As quite as a mouse

I was walking in from the fabric store with my hands full of a idea for the year ahead; I wasn't planning on the news...

We live in the sticks & it is as quite as a mouse,

Our landlord now has plans to put in a storage unit on 1/2 of our 3 acres of bliss; directly next to the house. In the late afternoons I routinely take pleasure in that open field, the best part of my day be it winter or summer is laying on the ground & looking up at the sky & when my spirit gets all knotted up I can count on binging on that fresh air. Now It's like fern gully & my heart feels broken for what is to be of this beauty; Are we the last to appreciate it's splendor...

He has plans to start the building process this summer before out lease is over. I moved out here with excitement; have a large garden, talk with deer like snow white & get that city bully off my shoulder. I do not think I'll be gardening next to cement trucks & I'm pretty sure snow white wouldn't put up with construction workers. The sadness that will go on is nearly to overwhelming & perhaps we will be breaking the lease; especially after the conversation I just had with this man. It's kind of like wanting to hold you're lovers hand while they are in surgery but you know it will not be of any help to the operation.

It's very difficult for me to get to work today even with all the new fabric. I feel like I need to soak up as much of the love the land has to give...

Eclipse of the Balance

There is a look we feel when we are alive,

with strength we may give impressions to our mind to make it happen.

The moon will always change as should you along by it's side,

giving way to the flow.

The design on the "eclipse of the balance" obi belt is one I have been drawing for over 10 years. The complexity I find in it's shapes while portraying a universal guide for all life is to me quite peaceful. I find myself doodling variations of the same design before drawing anything else as a way to open the creative rivers within.

I'd like to think that all of us wear a tattoo from birth beneath the skin.

An image of the lock that preserves or protects our inner wisdom from the days of old and/or days of new. Each having our place in the delicate eclipse of the balance.

Two of the best Movie's on my top ten

Got to tell you

If you have not seen them yet..

You

Must!

There are very, very few movie's I will watch more then once, though I do certainly have my favorites; I'm just one of those people. Weather it's a true blue that had me sobbing on my knee & feeling as though I was flying; I just can't do it once it's been done. I have found some exceptions to the rules & the latest is the Son Of Rambo! I thought I'd be in big trouble when it came to kids & there replay when they find something they love. Nop, if I am lucky I will have a son that will not be able to resist this movie & we will curl up in it's replay.

The movie is in the same comedic zone as Hitch Hikers Guide to the galaxy with the sentimental love of Billy Elliot. A sheltered boy being raised in the brethren has been watching from the outside in his own little world till he meets a bully who is looking for a friend; embarking on the journey of finding true brotherhood beyond there homes.

MUST SEE!

Cannon Rebel Xs I love you

I first purchased the Nikon D3000; I should have known I didn't know what I was doing when I realized I had a banana sticker on my hand at the time of purchasing. Everyone said Cannon Rebel while my heart was screaming Nikon for reasons unknown. I didn't know what to do with that Nikon & it's fancy len's anyway; I'm over the break up.

Canon Rebel Xs, I like you; you're fun, easy & comfortable to be around. Most of lovey's is that my Photoshop color correction days are OVER!

I've yet to learn all you're shiny curves & possess you're diamond lens. For now I do certainly love how you make a simple click so magnificent. I picked up action photo's where my hair is standing straight up in the air!

Sewed my finger for the first time today

Beneath the open sky on a thick layer of sparkling ice and two feet of snow; I saw what was before me. Squatting down at level with wild dried weeds taking in a deep breath of the cold air. It started with the the first stalk in front of me & trickled out to clouds. The landscape began to divide so thoroughly that it seemed possible to place my hand between the divides in the depth; like a Bob Ross painting in 3d. The clouds that were so far away that by the time my eyes reached them, I felt I was looking at into another world.

I was in a much quieter mood then most days today. Randomly getting caught by the nets of fibers in the sunbeams while sewing. My hands were running with out me while my mind took a lunch break. When I got back I'd sewn my finger and was I wearing a broken needle in my pinky.

Maybe tomorrow I can meditate my mellow-jello out before getting to working

R.I.P. Hamsterstyle Valentine

Between my sewing machine & cutting table Hamsterstyle has been my little cheerleader since the very beginning of my etsy endeavors. Never did it fail that his wide open yawns would greet me in the mornings.

My little old man had gone blind a few months ago; his nose led him around flawlessly.

He then Lost control of his bladder & we began washing him; I believe he found this to be not only amusing but pleasant. He waited for his last ride in a new ball & passed away in his sleep that night.

You were given to me on the saddest of all days in my year & mad the rest the very best.

From you're wee little feet to you're tiger teeth you will be missed.

R.I.P

Hamsterstyle Valentine

February 8th 2008 ~ January 2010

True Progress

This morning I tried a different route; I woke up & showered to get ready for work.

I realize most of you dream of working from home & staying in you're p.j's. Let me just tell you it's not, totally NOT what it appears to be without ALOT of effort. The ability to indulge in slacking & the ability to indulge in working to the wee hours is a very fine balance.

Who'da Thunk that getting ready for the day before starting the day was so essential. I was able to get more accomplished because I simply felt clean & ready. Eyes open, deep breath, yoga, shower, clothed & then... coffee & work.

I was choking on my coffee, sneezing & spiting it out with two dogs all up in my face & instead of being aggravated I was amused by the love. This small moment was worth taking the day a bit slower. Did you know that it takes 6 hours after being riled up or frustrated for your body chemistry to come back down!