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just something for me to remember as i walk this path that has chosen me
G
it’s been while since I have actually made myself sit and write a post. all along I have been taking pics with the intention of blogging about it but somehow I never actually do it.
after i came back from the retreat in June (be present with liz lamoreux) i knew without a doubt that another side of me had opened up. liz, in her calm, soulful and giving way, did that for me.
i feel more open and more of who I was meant to be but, because I didn’t know how to put that out there, I stopped everything…calling, talking, posting.
what i have realized tho, is that all this time instead of being open and reveling it this new found discovery, i cowered. i’ve been trying to hide (especially this new creative me i’ve discovered) so no one will notice any change. and that way i won’t get rejected or be unable to fulfill expectations.
but since i can’t control others (and really care not to) i’m just gonna be me….warts —and bits of loveliness — and all.
love to all
G
i realized recently that these lazy days of summer are the last all of my kids and i will spend together living under the same roof
(barring any emergency “mummy help me puh-leeze” phone calls).
one of them, #1 child, will be off on his own life adventure (basic training) come september and it’ll be only a short while before #2 child heads back to college for her next phase in life. that leaves one more left to make the house feel lived in.
i’ve been looking through photographs old and new of late and reminiscing, not believing how much they have grown and changed, remembering each one’s entry into my life. what are journey! guess it’s time now to really test those wings and the pull of my heart.
here’s who makes me smile each day..
what makes you smile?
♥
who fills YOUR heartspace?
toodles,
bake something.
~~ whoops…did i really say that???? ~~
earlier today i tweeted about loving to look at recipes and could almost taste the food as i look at it on the puter but…………bummer, i really don’t like to cook.
don’t get me wrong…i can definitely cook. used to love to bake and, when in the mood, still love cooking a whole slew of Bahamian dishes for a full dinner, but the inclination to produce food other than for consumption by the people that inhabit our house is all i can muster at times.
i would like to really get into creating culinary fatastisms (prolly not a word huh?) that wow the people who eat it but alas….that is not to be…at least not right now, in this moment.
so i drool when i see stuff and dream about the fantastic creations I can create instead.
then just today, again, i happened upon a new blog …the818.com…Morgan over there posted this dee-licee-ous recipe on whisky (now who would not love something tinged with that lil concoction), white chocolate (can you say nirvana?) and a crock pot.
yup….a crock pot! (easy peasy lemon squeezy)
she has this recipe for a ‘white chocolate whisky bread pudding‘ that she got from her dad. as usual i’m looking at the pics and my mouth is watering so much i can feel the smoothness of the chocolate on my tongue along with that lil twang of the whisky…oh my gosh!
little history…bout 3 years ago i just discovered that i like really, really bread pudding. before then, mushy bread & sloppy pudding (yup that’s how i thought of it) did not cut it for me. but…me thinks this girl will have to try this recipe on for size. i mean really….it’s made in a crock pot for goodness sake!
on another note….i know it’s been a while folks and i can’t say when things will change but i’m still here and hope you’ll keep up till it posts gets regular again. i’ll just say that a family member is dealing with a medical issue that needs my full attention.
Love you guys and thanks.
Toodles,
resolutions, shmesolutions…who needs em.
instead i promise to live this year as it comes…with AUDACITY and authenticity, with the calm that comes with centered peace.
a few things i resolve to do this year….
* take lots more pics (and share them)
* spend more time with friends
* journal without editing (darn that delete button!)
* feel less guilt over the goodies i enjoy eating
* learn how to use PSE actions (finally)
* write more personally
* amp up the journal making (cause i love it when you get excited about receiving one of my journals)
* breathe more deeply
* indulge in just 1 chai tea latte a week (OMG did I just write that??)
* walk more often
* be present for my kids (I do that now but they are growing up so fast that i want to be sure i see & experience everything)
* fly high on a cloud (or let go a little more)
* allow ME to be stage front for a change
how are you planning to spend your year?
Strolling along the beach
memories collide
laughter tickling my ear
as kids frolic in the water
familiar sounds and smells
permeate through my consciousness.
Coming home
refreshes the soul.
today is the first day of the SAQA Benefit Auction. for the past few years SAQA (studio art quilts associates) has asked quilt/fiber artist to donate a 12″ x 12″ piece of artwork for their annual auction. it’s wonderful to see each year how many artist take part.
the piece i donated this year is “amidst the fire” (on page 1b).
here are a few other pieces for your perusal…
“Under Cover” – Diane Marie Chaudiere
“Chiapas III ” – Pam Lowe
“Elysium” – Deidre Adams
(one of my absolute favorite fiber artist…love her work!)
“Deconstructed Flower II “- Deborah Weir
“Voila” – Olga Norris
“Gray Study” – Norma Schlager
how to bid
all the funds raised during the auction support SAQA’s ongoing mission to create exciting exhibitions, full colour catalogs and to fund outreach programs.
take a moment now to peruse all the wonderful artwork on SAQA’s website. here you’ll find beautiful photos of each piece, info on how the auction works and a bidding form.
bidding starts today at 2pm (eastern time) and ends October 9th. check out all the pieces and note which ones you’d like to see hanging in your home then go to the bidding form and send it it. soon you too will be looking at 1, 2 or even 3 pieces of beautiful fiber art gracing your walls.
toodles,
It seems such a long point till this time and this post. we all go thru hectic, busy times but it seemed that I just could not gather the oomph for a long while to write any post, far less about art and, i must admit, it was starting to get to me. with a boost from my friend nancy a couple of nights ago, here’s an update on life.
small yippee!
one of the things that has happened recently is my daughter’s transition into college.
oh my what a transition! but I was so very surprised at the extent that this event would affect me. i can honestly say that the last few weeks adjusting to her not being at home has been one of the hardest things i have had to endure.
i hear from friends who’ve experienced this already that it is far from being over but i feel i am coming out the other side (ehh). still tearing up when certain memories creep in or thoughts about our daily life that’s now different hits me. A new normal i have to learn to adjust to.
the crew
before we hit the road that friday i asked a neighbor to help us commemorate the day. the sillyness in this picture is so telling about us as a family. did NOT know, however, that hubby had fingers behind my head as well!!! also notice college student’s tongue sticking out. 
. the other 2 were totally oblivious to what was going on. Ha!
car packed to the tip top
should have been a sluggish car ride cause car was totally packed with no room to move. believe it or not connor was sitting right behind cheney in this shot..poor thing.
her place of residence for the next 4 yrs… 
cheney is adjusting well to life as a college student. just like she did when she was home, she checks in with me almost every day by phone…funnily enough, it’s the same time she did before…right after classes finish for the day.
one of the good things we’ve taken advantage of is getting her a camera for her pc so we can skype with her (another one of those words like “google” that’s turned into a verb).
it’s strange being in this big house with only 3 of us here now…fells like a cavern sometimes, especially when hubby is away on business and just 2 of us are here.
my only question to my mother after having experienced this all-consuming wave of emotion is why didn’t she ever tell me I would feel like this. in her wise Mavis voice , she said there would be no way to describe what would happen but knew when it did, that she would be there for me when i needed her.
WoW! and the baton has been passed on.
in the last few months i’ve been reading more and more blogs about photography, digital scrapbooking (to print and use in my fiber artwork) and being zen.
this last one, being zen, is what has got me on a centering myself path. Here I read about making a comfort list.
there are many kinds of lists we can make about ourselves including the gratitude journal I started keeping years ago (and still do) and, most recently, my not yet completed “bucket list’ but what, you ask, is a comfort list?
in a nutshell, a comfort list is a very personal list of things that bring comfort, a sense of serenity, tranquility or contentment.
so yesterday in my daily meditative-like blog wanderings i came upon the comfort list. just the thought of writing a comfort list was comforting (how can that be?)
off the top of my head, here’s my list for today, right now at least:
i could write forever as more thoughts keeps tumbling through my head.
what’s on YOUR comfort list?
Have you seen this video……it’s hilarious. It’s comedienne Anita Renfroe‘s take on Beyonce’s Single Ladies song. We need a spokesperson for us ladies who’ve been around a little longer than Beyonce and Anita has taken on that mantle and “danced” with it. Ha!
