tea towel fun

who will help with the washing up?

filling you in on this and that...

tomorrow's project...

PIES!

Taking a tea break to catch my breath and update you on a few of my recent posts...

HENRY had his teeth cleaned last week and while he was anesthetized, our vet took some tissue samples from under his chin (some for biopsies, some for culturing). He has four little sutures on his chin which must not be scratched, and thus the cone. He is moping a bit and I know we'll both be glad when the cone comes off next week. Thanks for all your questions and concerns. We appreciate your good thoughts, for sure.

THE CROWS are part of a piece I did for a swap, and I'll be happy to show the whole piece once it has reached its destination. I was stuck for a while, but had a flash of insight while riding home on the train from NYC the other night.  I think sometimes my wee brain just needs a little space to process ideas.

My friend Potts' comment on THE GRAINS reminded me of the poem I read at my dad's memorial service in 2003. You can read it here. There really is something magical and awesome and comforting about fields of grass.

Tonight, Batman will drive to La Guardia to fetch Gretta from her journey home for the holidays. May I just say that I am excited to share my new studio space with her, and get into some crafty mischief together?

Thinking of all of you this week, dear blog buddies. Grateful for the connections we've made near and far...

this week is for...

...amber waves of grain

and bringing in the sheaves

and our daily bread

and prairie wind

and the field of opportunity

and threshing floors 

and winnowing baskets

and harvesting gratitude...

i sink into the midst of it all.

5:54 PM

the full moon and the weeping willow remind me that

much in life is way beyond my control.

(thank goodness!)

a crow and a cat

detail of a work in progress

with a deadline

and i am stuck.

time for a break.

poor henry, who will be looking very

elizabethan for 14 days.

please send him good thoughts.

thanks.

paradise

Paradise, for Zen, is accessible now and here,

for it is our everyday world,

but perceived with the awakened eye.

-Frederick Franck

these two pieces have me smiling

(Does anyone know how to import a full screen YouTube?)

And check this out, too. (two of our young adult kids have tickets for a first screening).

Now, have a good day, OK?