Cold Full Moon

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cold full moon dreamboard

cold full moon dreamboard

In my board I see the clean, dry cold of a crispy morning, frozen rowan berries hiding their promise of life, the flash of a homecoming salmon. And 6 glorious weeks of not teaching! My relief and longing for the quiet calm of a frozen lake, my love of winter. I think it’s a time for taking stock and contemplation of what changes I’ll make in the coming year. A time to let my creativity recover and play.

I have a special love for that rowan berry felt bowl. I once had a coat made from fabric very like that. It was brought from Norway for me as a child and I loved it dearly. Seeing the bowl I could feel the rub of it against my fingers and just for a moment reconnect with that 8 year old who was fascinated by stories of the Sami. So I hope this month my creativity is going to spark and dance like the fires of the Sami on those long dark northern nights.

By the way, I’m not into the whole cosmic ordering stuff. I just see dream boards as a great tool for connecting with my much neglected, often ignored (both by me!) creative side.
You can see other people’s dream boards for this month via Jamie’s Blog

18 Comments

  • December 2, 2009 - 2:03 pm | Permalink

    I love the white spaces left on your dreamboard. I am seeing that as your 6 weeks off! Your images are lovely. May all your dreams be realized.

  • Linda
    December 2, 2009 - 3:02 pm | Permalink

    Thanks Susie. 6 weeks away from teaching, though not from working should give me some space to let my imagination flow. I like the white space too, it feels cool and tranquil :-) I must remember not to fill it up too fast!

  • December 2, 2009 - 4:00 pm | Permalink

    What beautiful images and words…. so peaceful… thank you for sharing your dreamboard. Many blessings to you as you nourish your creative side!

  • December 2, 2009 - 4:53 pm | Permalink

    I love that there is such warmth and passion here despite the cold. Your love of winter inspires me, I’m going to have to try that. Full moon blessings to you.

  • December 2, 2009 - 5:25 pm | Permalink

    Oh, I really love your story about the rowan berry felt owl, your childhood coat and stories of the Sami! I hope your holiday break will give you the white space you need to bring out the creativity you may have had more time for as an 8 year old! May your dreams come true!

  • December 2, 2009 - 5:30 pm | Permalink

    How beautiful! I see you and I share similar colour stories :) I just want to keep looking at the beauty.

    I’m so glad you found us, Linda. Welcome to the Full Moon Dreamboard Circle. May this be the beginning of many shared magical moments.

    Have a beautiful holiday and may all of your dreams come true!

  • December 2, 2009 - 9:01 pm | Permalink

    Oh, we do have a similar theme going. Love the owls! (My favorite bird.)
    May all your dreams come true!

  • December 3, 2009 - 2:30 am | Permalink

    Beautiful I love owls also.. May all your dreams come true.

  • December 3, 2009 - 3:46 am | Permalink

    Cosmic ordering isn’t my thing really, either! But reminding myself what I want out of life is always important… you wouldn’t think it was so easy to forget : )

  • December 3, 2009 - 4:24 pm | Permalink

    Linda, it’s wonderful to see what you came up with. These words really jumped out at me:”So I hope this month my creativity is going to spark and dance like the fires of the Sami on those long dark northern nights.” – dance like the fires of the Sami… wonderful

    PS Thanks for including one of my images too – it’s wonderful to feel that sense of connection

  • Linda
    December 3, 2009 - 4:39 pm | Permalink

    Thanks for your good wishes Lisa, nourishing definitely needs to go on!

  • Linda
    December 3, 2009 - 4:41 pm | Permalink

    It’s funny, I’d almost forgotten that I could love winter till I did the dream board! Thanks Suzie

  • Linda
    December 3, 2009 - 4:44 pm | Permalink

    The Sami were one of my passions, along with Mongolian gers (mustn’t call them yurts, although I often forget!) and felt making. The joys of topic based education :-) I spent a whole term working on them when I was 8. Maybe it’s that sense of immersion that will help my creative side. Thanks Kate

  • Linda
    December 3, 2009 - 4:46 pm | Permalink

    Hi Jamie, flickr is an amazing source of gorgeous images but the funny thing is most of these come from friends and contacts! Yes, our boards do share a sense of colour, as do several of the other participants. Interesting isn’t it?

  • Linda
    December 3, 2009 - 4:48 pm | Permalink

    Hi Emily, I love owls too and those two are gorgeous! Those eyes look right into me! Similar themes seem to be recurring in many people’s boards this month.

  • Linda
    December 3, 2009 - 4:48 pm | Permalink

    Thanks Karen, and yours too.

  • Linda
    December 3, 2009 - 4:52 pm | Permalink

    Hi Joanna, LOL I was pleased with that phrase too :-) Your rowan heart set me off on the path that led to the dream board so it had to be there. I think it was your nature table post that started me thinking about it! So many thanks for that.

  • Linda
    December 3, 2009 - 4:53 pm | Permalink

    I know kazari- how could we not know that it’s important to give our creativity space to play??? And yet so hard to remember!

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