Anger

Anger, pronounced "angrrrrrr" and also known as "wrrrrrath"

is the third of the Deadly Sins.  We do it because we're hot wired

for it and because there's some pretty damned infuriating

people around and stuff going down.  Even God had his

moments in the Old Testament and did a bit of smiteing here

and there, thunderbolts an optional extra!

 

When he points that finger best take cover fast.

 

Anger, it would appear, is only frowned upon if you're already

a sinner and then, what the hell, by that time what's one more

sin if you're already on the slippery slope to damnation.

It's not only humans that lose it from time to time.

 

 

The righteous, on the other hand, are allowed to get a bit arsey

at times and even have a form of indignation set aside

just for them.

Apologies for the language but you have to admit he does look really mad.

 

 

Heated words, cool malice, deadley fueds, the furious rush of

adrenaline, the most destructive of the Seven Deadley Sins.

Which of us stitchers hasn't at some time hurled their work across

the room, uttered dark Anglo-Saxon curses whilst

unpicking the final stitches of a giant, intricate border which

turns out to be two rows down from the start for some

inexplicable reason.

Do I look as if I'm hiding your threadpack?

 

That feeling of fury when the postman passes and still the

threadpack hasn't arrived.

That's OK - it was only the carpet this time.

And, worst of all, that urge to rage

around the place tearing out fistfulls of hair when a stray

drip of red wine lands on your work leaving a stain which

can't possibly be hidden up even by moving a couple of motifs.

Don't drink and drive, don't sip and sew.  Aaaaargh!

Do Bears, the best calming device around.

 

Now please don't bare your teeth in a display of anger when I

sneakily attempt to divert you over to the Long Dog website where

I have the ideal project to stitch while putting your anger

management skills into practice.  Do Bears - it's the only

choice as the bear is the designated anger animal, stitch in red

as it's the anger colour but do concentrate.  We don't want

anyone "dismembered alive" with their own needle

which is the punishment for anger.  Blood stains are even worse

than wine for causing "stitch rage!"

 

www.longdogsampler.com

 

SLOTH's up next if you can summon up sufficient energy to join me.