March is half way through; it does seem true that the older we get the faster time flies. I've done a lot of sewing and knitting this week. The picture on the above left is of the fabrics that I am using to make a strip quilt which is to go in the car instead of a traditional-type car rug.
After I'd finished my weekly shopping I decided to try out a different café for some refreshment. I went to the Veg Out café, which serves only vegetarian and vegan food. I had a hot chocolate and a slice of vegan chocolate cake, which was lovely. The atmosphere inside was very relaxed and peaceful and I sat enjoying my food and drink and reading a very long letter from a friend in the US.
Thinking about how quickly time can fly by, a few months ago I read an interesting article by a psychologist (whose name I can't remember) who wrote that we can help stop the feeling of time slipping away by noting and celebrating important times during the year - birthdays, anniversaries, feast days etc.
Celebrating feasts and festivals is something that our society doesn't do very well anymore, which I think is to our detriment. Most of our festivals and feast days have been lost. Those that are left have been taken over by big business and are stressful consumer fests, rather than times for us to mark time and celebrate our lives. Bank holidays have become extra shopping days inserted into the year where we are encouraged to go and spend. One of my goals for 2015 was to celebrate more "special days" and I am looking forward to welcoming the Spring Equinox next week. I am planning to make a Spring Wreath as described by Anne Wheaton in her blog Life In Mud Spattered Boots , which is one of my favourite blogs.
You are right, time is slipping by more quickly as I age. But I noticed that keeping a journal and remembering events and happenings makes time more stretchy again. What a lovely idea to celebrate spring equinox. I have been looking for springy twigs to make a spring wreath like Anne's. Have a lovely week.
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