Crocheting Pistachio....Here We Go Again!!

     Can I just say right off the bat today, I am a..............

      There is no denying it!! :-) Don't get me wrong, as you know, I have some other loves...real loves....in my life. My God, my hubby, my friends, my poetry, music, etc... I better stop now. I could be here all day writing down a list of all the things I love. But Oooooooo! I love to crochet!!!
     I picked up my crochet hook and my yummy pistachio green yarn day before yesterday, after almost a week of not being able to crochet {because of the pinched nerve in my shoulder, that went all the way down my arm, to my crochet loving fingers!}. I've been working on pistachio scarves. Pistachio and celery, pistachio and moss, pistachio with white, etc. And you think I'd be sick of this color by now, but nooooooooooooo! LOL

      I love this color yarn!! I have to thank my customer that I recently did the custom ordered scarf for. If not for her I may not have ever met Mr. Pistachio! :-)) I know she, and probably all of you, wish I hadn't met Mr. Pistachio!! ^_^ Bare with me though. I don't have much of it left. That's why I started this hat. I figured I'd have enough to finish a hat, and then maybe use the rest for an accent on something. A couple of crochet brooch flowers perhaps!
    I'll tell ya, if you have things going on in your life that cause you unhappiness, like all the deaths and illness that are all around me lately, there's nothing better than being able to sit down with something, or someone, you love and working it all out! Every strand of this pistachio hat I'm working on is now full of deep thought, figurative tears, and love. Can you see it?!

    Can you feel it?!

      With the Chilean miners being lifted up, one by one, from the mine yesterday, and me sitting here crocheting my hat, stitch by stitch, and watching, I feel like a lot of good, and a lot of love, was accomplished...there....and here. :-) Their experience down in that mine, where they shoveled rock as if they were still on their regular work schedule, and sang Elvis songs, is a testament to how well you can do if your mind is in the right place. Crocheting is one of the things that puts my mind in the right place.
     What,...besides your kids, husbands, and pets,...puts your minds in the right place?! And remember, your comments also put an entry in my GIVEAWAY! {And by the way, the first monthly drawing for my giveaways will be tomorrow, the 15th! So, make sure you do comment today!}
    Before you go though, please meet my AWM team member, Lou!

    Her Etsy shop is LousUpcycles. It is amazing what she does with recycled items...really! Take a look! She really wants everyone to STOP using plastic, and put her out of business! :-))
    She's trying to get put out of business, and I'm trying to find some way to put myself IN business...so to speak...with my crocheting and poetry! Speaking of poetry, Chilean miners, this one is for you!

Mine Darkness To Light

Devoid of light, engulfed in darkness,
now only able to remember sky.
Diabetes, panic and hunger,
But a unity you cannot deny.

The thirty three Chilean miners,
with family waiting at Camp Hope,
portioned out milk, tuna, and crackers,
while in darkness they sang just to cope.

Sixty-nine days they'd endure,
Shoveling the rock that still had them bound.
Seems impossible, yes, but true,
that one said he would still go back down!

Beams of light, in the sky, and on faces,
was what the miners would come up and see,
when the tubular cage was extracted
and the earth finally set them all free.

Years from now what will be remembered?
Claustrophobia? The cheers from above?
Letters of hope sent to loved ones?
Co-workers with lots to speak of?

Grateful for life and for family,
with their spirits still strong and bright,
Days ahead will come the real challenge
of turning this darkness to light.