A is for…
Rabbit Rabbit. Sorry, that was a necessary pause before we can move on. After all it is the first of the month and custom suggests the first words out of your mouth on the first of the month should be “rabbit, rabbit” thereby insuring a month (or some varying measure) of good luck.
I’m not a particularly disciplined person, and I like challenges on my own terms, which means gentle invitations that I listen to with my heart for guidance about. But I do like those right-fit invitations. Last month I was challenged to blog on an-almost-daily basis and that was fun, particularly as I celebrated May flowers. But it’s a new month and we can invite in some new energies and ways to play.
Today begins Daisy Yellow’s ICAD challenge – an invitation to create something on a 3×5″ index card every day for 61 days. Do go check it out and see what people have created and play along if you want. There are optional prompts if you’d like. But in any case it feels like a fun way to kick start a bit of creative invitation into each day, without a huge commitment of time or effort. An index card. I can do that. And here’s mine for today.
But my personal feels-like-fun-to-me made-up challenge is blog my way through the alphabet this month. Who knows what letter-related inspiration will show up? I’m open to happy surprises and some lucky ones as well. (After all I DID open the month invoking rabbits didn’t I ?!)
So today we begin:
is for abecedarium.
Abecedarium is an alphabetical wordbook used as a primer for teaching reading and spelling. I believe the earliest ones were simply letters, showing the form, but they soon evolved and we’re all familiar with examples from childhood – those A-is-for-apple books.
Here is an ARRAY of links with some abedecariums you might want to APPRECIATE and ADMIRE.
Beached Whale Designs
So there you have it. It’s official. A is for Abecedarium in my world. What is A for in your world? What is it you’re adoring or abhorring today? What question would you like to ASK? What ANSWER would you like to give? Do tell, you know I love to hear.
Happy Happy First Day of ICAD challenge. My first year participating. I like your card, looking forward to seeing more.
I don’t remember ever hearing about Rabbit, Rabbit before but I just googled it and found some interesting variations of it, too. I wish I hadn’t spoken yet today but I have…so I’ll shoot for July.
LOL – I think it TAKES luck to remember. I have a friend who puts a note on her alarm clock the night before so when she turns it off in the morning she’ll be properly prepared.
Thank you so much for your visit. Yes, I think this will be fun. And I’m sure I’ll learn something “a”long the way, too. Your rabbit is adorable!!
A-musing comment. 😉 I’m already delighted with ICAD for directing me to your blog where I’ve had fun poking around.
I love your card. I had never heard that about saying rabbit rabbit before. Now I know!!
I look forward to seeing your cards throughout the challenge and watching you work your way through the alphabet.
Thanks Natasha. We’re in for a fun summer of index carding I do believe.
Rabbit, rabbit–I love it and I love your cute card! I never heard the rabbit thing at the beginning of the month for good luck, but why not? So fun and I love your alphabet blog challenge! Can’t wait to read more!
Thanks for stopping by Dawn. The rabbit rabbit luck thing is a fun little odd custom and such things fascinate me. Looking forward to seeing your ICAD creations this summer.
I always enjoy reading what you are up to Deborah. I love the challenges that you take on and accomplish. My hat off to you. 🙂 The ‘A’ that is in my world… I would have to say is my daughter Amy. She is quite the inspiration to me.
Wishing you a fun and lovely month of June!!
Happy June to you as well Suzanne. And I think your choice for A is a most excellent one. I’d go so far as to say a-mazing. 😉
I am definitely adoring your ICAD card for today! And abhorring the fact that I have not seen your website before!
Thanks for coming and checking out my blog, otherwise I might not have seen your beautiful site, and that would be a total shame! I am going on the followers list as soon as I finish commenting!
I think your idea for making your own abecedarium is so smart! I love it! I can’t wait to see what you come up with along the way!
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LOL – what a charming post Sweet Red Clover. I’m delighted to have found your blog as well. A tip of the hat to powers of ICAD.
i love your first icad!! what a cute little rabbit 🙂
Thanks Sue – glad you stopped by!
LOVE this series!
I collect Alphabet books so this feeds something in my childlike spirit.
A is for allowing and acceptance and abide and abundant
and acrylics and adventure and alliteration!
You always shared the best links … thank you!
Oh what a fun thing to collect. And what an absolute abundantly awesome articulation of A associations. So glad to have you play!