Wandering down the canal.
Discovering new nooks and crannies.
Roaming without a map.

Back at my house after wandering wherever my feet wanted to take me around DC, I’m reminded of the Prologue to “Off the Map” by Hib and Kika,

This is what it means to be an adventurer in our day: to give up creature comforts of the mind, to realize possibilities of imagination. Because everything around us says no you cannot do this, you cannot live without that, nothing is useful unless in it’s in service to money, to gain, to stability.

The adventurer gives in to tides of chaos, trusts the world to support her- and in doing so turns her back on the fear and obedience she has been taught. She rejects the indoctrination of impossibility.

My adventure is a struggle for freedom.

The last time I was reminded of this quote was September 5, 2005, writing about moving to a sheep farm in England. Nervous. Excited. Hopeful.

And now 5 years later, feeling somewhat similar. Wanting it all. Somewhere new and wild and wonderful. Wide-eyed and older now, I’ve crafted the solution to a wish made so long ago. And still, I’m nervous. Excited. Hopeful. For all the new adventures about to come.

And some craftiness (and randomness) for Friday:
*Local Harvest
*Knit Not War 1,000
*Bulgur Veggie Burgers!
*Giver’s Log (via Supernaturale)
*Vintage Bollywood superstar ads
*How Monopoly Helped Defend the Free World
*The Jak Pak: the jacket that turns into a tent!
*Sketchy Web Icons: 20 Hand Drawn Icon Pack
*Things That Are Not Steampunk (via Regretsy)
*How to Make Swatch Portraits (via The Purl Bee)
*An incredibly awesome clip of Grover singing a catchy Pakistani tune (Brilliant!!)