I know, I know, it's only mid August, but it is beginning to sound like fall, i.e. crickets, cicades, bluejays squawking.
Not the greatest summer I've ever had: too much rain, and not ever really hot a la eastern Ontario, worrying about Samantha, and now Tony and Sam are unhappy and are breaking up. At least, so far, they are not doing so in anger, but they are in pain.
There have been several really good things happen for me, too, though, and not the least of which is that I am healthy! I have met and become good friends with Susan Quipp, I have reconnected with an old dear friend, Gayla Freitag, and I have had the use of Susan's studio. That'll be over in a couple of weeks ( lease problems) and we simply cannot afford any other space in Perth. This story isn't over yet, though. There are several other factors that are yet to be resolved.
I've also started going up to the MacDonald's Corners farmer's market at M.E.R.A. (see www.meraschoolhouse.org) on Saturday mornings and selling my OOAK greeting cards. I know most of the people up there, it is very friendly and stressless (except for the early morning).
And by-the-way, I am not going to the Montreal World Fim Festival this year, what a relief! this is the first time in many years.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
As a true daughter of the 21st century, I'm on facebook now too.
Blogs, facebook, gmail...what's next? However, I have to say that I still prefer to write actual old-fashion snail mail letters.
Blogs, facebook, gmail...what's next? However, I have to say that I still prefer to write actual old-fashion snail mail letters.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Going West With Samantha
We went to visit Nick for a couple of days. The actual travel was a piece of cake. WestJet is easy, and Budget rent-a-car is also easy. My travel companion, i.e. Sam, was hard work. Nick is fine, nice apartment, and he is enjoying his job and his new computer.
I had a terrific day with 2 "cousins", Jennifer and Heather, and I feel like I have 2 good friends there. I would go to visit them any time. Abbotsford, however doesn't really exist. It is a huge mall surrounded by little malls surrounded by houses! The area, the lower Fraser Valley is the market garden of the province; low, flat, fertile surrounded by mighty mountains. When you look up to the nearest mountains you see a swath of clear cutting along it with new, monster houses on the march across the clear cut.
I had a terrific day with 2 "cousins", Jennifer and Heather, and I feel like I have 2 good friends there. I would go to visit them any time. Abbotsford, however doesn't really exist. It is a huge mall surrounded by little malls surrounded by houses! The area, the lower Fraser Valley is the market garden of the province; low, flat, fertile surrounded by mighty mountains. When you look up to the nearest mountains you see a swath of clear cutting along it with new, monster houses on the march across the clear cut.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
More Field Notes
Why is time flying by so fast, and scaring me? The rapid passage of time makes me wonder if I will get "it" all done in time. This bears thinking about.
I've spent almost every day at the studio this month. I've been doing mostly abstracts in mixed media. I'd like to do something huge - 4'x6' - the largest I have ever done is 11"x16".
We have to leave the studio at the end of August, but I am not thinking about it yet. I am hoping that the Universe will take notice and provide!
Meanwhile everything at home is bumping along as usual.
I've spent almost every day at the studio this month. I've been doing mostly abstracts in mixed media. I'd like to do something huge - 4'x6' - the largest I have ever done is 11"x16".
We have to leave the studio at the end of August, but I am not thinking about it yet. I am hoping that the Universe will take notice and provide!
Meanwhile everything at home is bumping along as usual.
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