One of the essays, “crocheting infinite blankets”, has the line that “Perfect stitches are for people who don’t want to move forward. So much safer to fuss and dawdle over one precious pattern than to allow yourself to create without censor.” This line has inspired me that i need to talk more about imperfect creative efforts like bad art.

What I found so intriguing and emotive about Everyday Enchantments was how easily I could identify with most of the small passages. The topics she picks to discuss are right on target with myself. Some things she discusses are books, tea and tea making, yoga, fresh fruit, rainy days, reading, snow days, the moon, New Mexico, the body, flowers, Coyote, and the seasons. There are so many points in this book where I can picture myself in my own home doing what the text is discussing whether it be reading in a comfy spot, watching the rain fall on the windows, or making massive pots of soup to freeze for the winter. The ability to transpose me in the passages she discusses made it a very personal book for me.

I was taken aback with how beautiful the writing is even when it covers such seemingly mundane ideas. While this book is set up as prose, it reads like poetry.I would, without a doubt, recommend this book to others. While I think this book is probably directed towards women (I haven’t researched this), it could easily read by anyone with an interest. Everyday Enchantments can be a quick read or a drawn-out one if you like; I read it over the period of a month so that I could enjoy it and savor the passages. On Goodreads, I gave this book four stars for its accessibility and poignant imagery. I was really able to get into the short pieces and take some good points away, so for me, that is a winner! I will probably pick this back up when I need some inspiration or just want to read some beautiful writing about everyday life.