Alice's cushion

Our Alice made this beautiful cushion as a gift for Komorebi.  And I was so proud of that.

The more so because the blue and green side

is made from the beautiful yarn Julie Faraway sent us from her daughter Sharon’s wonderful yarn business – and Sharon has moved on to other things now, which means my lovely cushion is partly crocheted memory, a web of beauty, friendship, talent, family and skills – and how cool is that?  When I see the blue and green side, I will pray for Julie and Sharon and all the family.

It’s also special because the orange yarn for this side

is chosen from a HUGE bundle, the generous gift of our dear friend Gail – crocheting in the happy memory of a weekend spent at her home in Devon.  Those days were extra special because we were allowed to be part of her preparations for trying her vocation as a nun, helping with some of the sorting and clearing of possessions and readying her home for tenants as she takes this momentous step.  In giving away the belongings that accumulated over the years, she let us have her bags of yarn.   When I see that orange, I will pray for Gail in her new vocation.

There’s a little edging of the softest yarn – alpaca, I think Alice said.  

When I trace my finger along that softness, I will pray for my cousin Kathryn who keeps alpaca, and for animals everywhere whose lives are given to keep us warm and fed.

And the finishing touch is this row of buttons – covered by Alice with such care in velvet of a soft apricot orange, to match.  

And when I look at those four buttons I will pray for Alice and each of her four sisters – so very dear to me.

Treasure of memory, treasure of making, treasure of love.