The basil just never seemed to grow. I’d plant it in May and it wouldn’t grow much before the frost hit. It would look pale – almost yellow, and the amount I’d get to dry didn’t even fill a small container.
I couldn’t figure out what was wrong.
We’ve spent some time talking about what it means to be an Artisan. To make it easy to understand, I told you there were three C’s that marked an Artisan: craftsmanship, creativity, and community. We continue our focus on Craftsmanship. Today, it’s about how practicing change keeps us sharp and continuously evolving.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherI had just pulled into the parking garage at the hospital to visit my mother after surgery. You know those garages where you go around and around? There’s one way to park and another to exit, with signs all over the place?
I had just made a sharp right after I got my ticket, when I saw this.
An Artisan develops craftsmanship. And it doesn’t stop even at mastery. There’s always room for more growth. What’s one way to develop craftsmanship? By following your curiosity. How do you do that, you ask? Well, it’s all explained in this episode. Not only that, but we’re talking blueberries and how sometimes quotes get just a little bit jumbled as people use them over time.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherIt started so innocently. Waking up to a sunshiny Sunday morning. Preparing for worship. Making sure I had my music, my water bottle. Everything I needed.
Then I realized I was running late.
I walk into the kitchen and see the kale I was going to turn into chips starting to turn brown. I see the used food processor that I was going to give away sitting on the kitchen table. I go into the spare bathroom and see the decorative cloth I've had “soaking” for 2 weeks.
I haven't washed it yet.
We’ve spent some time talking about what it means to be an Artisan. To make it easy to understand, I told you there were three C’s that marked an Artisan: craftsmanship, creativity, and community. Today we’ll dig deeper into Craftsmanship. You’ll learn that there are three support structures upon which craftsmanship is built. Not only that, but I’ll talk about picking raspberries, seeing, and CCO. (You’ll find out what that is when you listen.)
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherI was picking blueberries at the farm when I get my Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box. “Go between rows 5 and 6. The bushes are full and they are my favorite kind. Smooth as butter and fantastic flavor.” That’s what the farmer said as I headed out.
He was right. The bushes were loaded with berries.
You know how I told you in my last post how I dislocated my ribs with the lopping shears – and they’ve popped back out again twice? The pain has been sharp and strong. And sometimes more dull. It really is getting better. But something’s slowing the healing process.
I keep tightening down.
After one of the nights where I didn’t sleep, I decided to go outside and work in the yard. “Why on earth would you do that after no sleep?” you might ask. Well, because I figured if I exercised more, I’d be more likely to fall asleep. That’s usually the case. And it was a beautiful day.
So out I went.