a little bit of this and that
i have to share how excited i am about my new monthly columns over at poetry thursday. this week, i shared some words about meditation and Natalie Goldberg and some other good stuff. this column, take a breath (write a poem), will run the second monday of each month. i plan to share meditations over there, along with some words about the connections between mindfulness and writing. as i wrote the column sunday evening, it was wonderful to remember back to my first experience reading goldberg’s work. so much good stuff there.
spring is really in full gear here. though my daffodils are not blooming for the second year in a row (bah humbug – i will plant new bulbs this fall), it is great to see the cherry trees smiling all over the place when i drive around town. and the tulip buds are coming up!
on friday, i received a wonderful surprise in the mail! jennifer of sacred cake was going through her stash of goodness and sent me some wondrous stuff (thank you girl!). so you know what this means...it’s time to indulge me and look at more photos of:
fabric
(a closer look at the green fabric - it reminds me of people out and about in a market in paris...or perhaps seattle)
trim (look at that yellow rick rack!)
hankies (soon to be peace prayer flags)
and…
my favorite thing of all…
buttons. pink buttons. that look like flowers.
there were other buttons and various other delights too…
how lucky am i? i know…i know…
and rumor has it that jennifer is going to be featured in the next issue of cloth, paper, scissors (okay, it isn’t a rumor at all…i will keep you posted on the details here). i love the way she looks at the world (this is my favorite piece of all time) and i am so excited she is getting the attention she deserves! check out her etsy shop!
i continue with the steps toward artfest and getting my little craftsy/artsy business up and running. over the weekend, jon and i started to work on my new website. i am learning (read fighting with) photoshop elements and how to create a website. so i spent a lot of saturday evening cursing and being a general grumpy-butt toward my husband. but, after i finally figured out this one little thing, i was happy as can be (and a lot nicer) and am now on my way.
oh and i am finally beginning to update my gratitude blog. i have continued to take my polaroids each day and write my gratitude list, but i have found it a bit impossible to scan the photos in each day. and because i want to post them in order, i fell behind by several weeks. i decided that this week i am going to just start posting the current ones and will catch up as i can…so stay tuned.
and one more thing…thanks for all the kind comments you leave here. you all fill my heart up. really you do.
this is me
Reader Comments (14)
oh my. she told me she was sending you goodies, but i didn't realize they were the best of the best goodies!
loving those pink buttons that seem to have been made just for you, and those hankies!
i should post a photo of what she sent me recently - a major blast from the past. let's just say 1985. hot pink plastic charm necklaces. remember those?
it's always a treat when you get somthing in the mail from jennifer valentine.
You two are too kind.....thank you so much for all of the wonderful compliments! How did I get so fortunate?
None of these online fabric companies deliver to the underworld. It stinks! When I was alive you should have seen how I decorated my palaces-come visit me at my new blog at http://saddaminthehouse.blogspot.com Liz! You're one of my favorite bloggers, btw, down here. I mean, YOU are up there. I am down here.
It's so nice to be NICE! I love to hear things like this, Liz! It's so exciting that you are getting your shop together and a new website- woo hoo! Can't wait!
awesome mail goodies!
can't wait to see what
you do with it...
and i have to tell you
that i thought about your
words regarding meditation
last night
when i came down with a
killer headache
and thought that laying
in the dark with some
tiger balm on my temples
and the sounds of silence
may help...
thanks for that!
:)
Yummy yummy yummy fabric. I'm glad to learn of other people who also swoon over these things.
that yellow ric-rac totally rocks!
are you as tacky to j when working on computer/website stuff as i am to t? sometimes i'm ashamed of how ugly i can be to him. it's not really him i'm made at (...it's the damn computer/computer program), but sadly he gets my wrath...
always happy to indulge you...
I'm loving the new PT website, it's so inspiring and I'm going to use your meditations to get myself into a good writing place.
The fabrics are gorgeous, as are the buttons and rick-rack. And that rick-rack is a blast from the past. My mother was an amazing seamstress when she was younger and made all our clothes. Because it was the 60's everything was trimmed in rick-rack or had pin-tucks. I didn't appreciate it at the time.
Can I commission a set of beautiful Liz-made prayer flags to grace and bless my new house?
Look at those glorious buttons! Great photos. I'm not crafty with fabric at all, so I admire those who are.
Oh those buttons! They totally made me remember something about my mom's mom that I had forgotten! She had jars and jars of buttons. I played with them for hours.(Is it me, or were we easier to please, as children?? LOL!)
I can't wait to see what you create with your new fabric. looks so pretty!
As far as the kind things people say here...I find you to be a very soothing, thoughtful, and kind-vibe kind of person, Liz. I can feel it through your blog. That is why it comes back to you from so many. ;)
:)
oooh, do you have any patterns or suggestions for making peace/prayer flags...i have a ton of hankies!
and by the way, you're adorable, as always.
Lovely blog you have here and lovely goodies you got in the mail! I'm really enjoying reading your musings.
I will be back.
:)
Liz - Peace flags - that is what i am working on in my head today, what a big syncronicity seeing as i have just Devoured you blog. We are having a peace day in the park on Sunday here in Australia and everyone will work towards there own. any ideas for materials i can take? PS do you ever do swaps of cards or anything simple?