Woman Work

Woman Work, originally uploaded by *Lovelight*.

Woman Work

I've got the children to tend
The clothes to mend
The floor to mop
The food to shop
Then the chicken to fry
Then baby to dry
I got company to feed
The garden to weed
I've got the shirts to press
The tots to dress
The cane to be cut
I gotta clean up this hut
Then see about the sick
And the cotton to pick

Shine on me, sunshine
Rain on me, rain
Fall softly, dewdrops
And cool my brow again

Storm, blow me from here
With your fiercest wind
Let me float across the sky
'Til I can rest again

Fall gently, snowflakes
Cover me with white
Cold icey kisses and
Let me rest tonight

Sun, rain, curving sky
Mountain, oceans, leaf and stone
Star shine, moon glow
You're all that I can call my own.

-Maya Angelou

This is my first project with the old Morse sewing machine Juliet helped me revive :) A VERY simple dish towel apron, all straight stitches, but it was still challenging for me! I'm happy with how it turned out, and hope to branch out into more complicated stuff soon. I've been (mostly) domesticated!!!