We met at Rachel's and brainstormed packaging possibilities for her dreidl project, ate lunch, napped, and discussed Jean's Art of the Book club assignment. She was to "illustrate" three specific stanza's of the following poem by designing clothes for a standard paper doll figure. We enjoyed thinking about the poem and its relevance and/or applicability to our own lives.
MAYA ANGELOU'S BEST POEM EVER
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…..
Enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own even if she never
wants it or needs to…..
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…..
Something perfect to wear if the employer or
date of her dreams wants to see Her in an hour…..
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…..
A youth she’s content to leave behind…..
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE …..
A past juicy enough that she’s looking
forward to retelling it in her Old Age…..
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…..
A set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and
a black lace bra…..
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…..
One friend who always makes her laugh…..
and one Who lets her cry…..
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…..
A good piece of furniture not previously
owned by anyone else in her Family…..
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE …..
Eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems,
and a recipe for a meal that will make her guests
feel Honored…..
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…..
A feeling of control over her destiny…..
A WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…..
How to fall in love without losing herself…..
A WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…..
How to quit a job; break up with a lover,
and comfort a friend without ruining the
friendship…..
A WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…..
When to try harder…..
and when to walk away…..
A WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…..
That she can’t change the length of her calves,
the width of her hips, or the nature of her
parents…..
A WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…..
That her childhood may not have been
perfect….But it’s over…..
A WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…..
What she would and wouldn’t do for love
or more…..
A WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…..
How to live alone…..
even if she doesn’t like it…..
A WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…..
Whom she can trust, Whom she can’t,
and why she shouldn’t take it personally…..
A WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…..
Where to go…..Be it to her best friend’s kitchen
table…..Or a charming inn in the woods…..
when her soul needs soothing…..
A WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…..
What she can and can’t accomplish in a day…
a month…a year…..
Bea showed how to fill our teeth with the wool thing.
Margaret wooly showed us how to comb.
Debra and Nancy spun yarns.
We were all wool hungry for a yummy lunch!
The May 15 new moon marked the first evening of Sivan, the third month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year. In New England, this moon will wax into the Milk Moon or Frog Moon. For those of us with recently freshened goats or cows, we will experience a flood of milk as our animals are turned out onto fresh pasture grass. We'll watch and listen for frogs singing love songs to their mates by the light of this moon.