Here Comes the Sun – Daily Joy with Honey Girl

Life can be sweet. Hard but with moments of grace. As I was writing this, Richie Havens, “Here Comes the Sun” came on the airwaves thanks to my favorite radio station KEXP, and reminded me of this flowering tree seen recently in Chinatown. Yes, let’s have some hope! Spring is coming, hate has lost, help is on the way. Tomorrow Trump has to leave the White House by noon, and we’ll have new leaders : President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris!

After four years of Trump, it is amazing to survive intact. And after all those years in the drear darkness and punishing snow and winds of Indiana winters, I am surprised by the light touch of winter in Seattle–it’s a damp darkness, slow-moving but livable. While we await vaccines and better times, I gave myself a task of capturing the rage and despair inspired by Trump, but now that “The Ten Days til Post-Trump” is done and published, I am ready to move on.

We persevere, holding book discussions while shivering at a picnic table, finding things to do at home, suspending judgment, just getting by. My sewing gives me hope and love; I hope the feeling comes across and gives you a little lift. Here is a sneak preview of “Respect” quilts no. 7 and 8, in progress.

“Respect” quilt no. 7: top and center squares, made of Sheila Bridges’ “Harlem Toile de Jouy” and African fabrics from Cultured Expressions

“Respect” quilt no. 8: top and center squares, made of Sheila Bridges’ “Harlem Toile de Jouy” and African fabrics from Cultured Expressions

day 26: here comes the sun

There are some signs of hope in the news this morning and I say, “All right!”

Today marks the beginning of Week 5 of our shelter-in-place lifestyle and, as you can see by comparing this photo to Weeks 3, and 4, below, spring is in full swing.

Three more sunny thoughts for you:

The mornings are suddenly much brighter in my North-facing studio—a sure sign that the earth is turning and we’re getting more sun out here in Seattle Yay!

(Tour of the studio: Behind the iron, you’ll see a lithograph by my friend, the creative genius, Jean Dibble. I love how she cast a sunset glow over a passage from Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s reveries. In the corner is a treasured gift from my mom, Beach Baby by Seattle artist Nancy Bogni. To the left, the Chinese images of anatomy and T’ai chi wisdom remind me of the exercises I practice, every day now in this room instead of my beloved club in Chinatown. Please note the soft and cuddly rocking horse under the sewing machine too–an open invitation to visits from small people!)

2. Yesterday’s face mask production hit 100! I’ve been sewing daily since April 1; I make eight or so a day, to meet the needs of local people via the West Seattle Blog. It seems a small number for a daily output, but I like to make things nice. Not fast.

And I’m happy to announce an agreement with the DESC, in downtown Seattle, whereby I pledge to continue providing masks for the homeless, at least 10 a week, until this crisis is over.

Thanks to the Good News Network (whose daily updates are excellent), we learned that when someone recovers from the COVID-19 disease in certain hospitals, the good news is announced by P.A. speakers playing “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles. Signing off with those sweet lyrics and song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUNqsfFUwhY

See you later, alligator!

Here Comes The Sun (Acoustic)

with thanks from The Beatles Connection

Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun
And I say, it’s all right

Little darling
It’s been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling
It seems like years since it’s been here

Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun
And I say, it’s all right

Little darling
The smiles returning to the faces
Little darling
It seems like years since it’s been here

Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun
And I say, it’s all right

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes

Little darling
I…

Source: Musixmatch