Convergence

I had an intersting adventure over the week-end. I went to Merrickville with a friend to buy a gift at the glass blowers' place but the town was closed because of a planned power outage (it's a small town). Most of the stores were closed until noon - we ended up in a quilt store. Now I just read Plain and Simple whose structure is loosely based on simple quilts made of nine squares. Throughout the book, the idea of quilts floats around and permeates the atmosphere. As you know, I also read a book about Slowing down and so have constantly in my mind those two notions of simplicity and slowing down. I was happy to have an opportunity to learn about quilts.
Well, these days quilts is serious business. There are classes, and beginners are encouraged to buy special grids to help them calculate their creations. Right sizes of squares are sold in very nice fabrics. I asked ther lady if she herself did any. She said she made them for her grand-children. I asked if she used old material which carried memories of the year. She didn't answer. I guess I am too old school. People these days buy pretty easy-to-assemble squares and use patterns to stimulate their imagination.
So things are as you make them to be and slowness will only creep in if you let it. BTW, we had time to kill before the elcticity came back and we could buy our gift. We had to sit down in a cafe in front of hot chocolate and chat for an hour. Talk about the joys of Slowness : )