Thanksgiving Weekend

I used to jump out of bed with excitement about what I was going to create that day. I would have my sewing tables full of projects in various stages of completeness. (yes... tables- as there were three of them)


There, also waiting, was my painting table- laden with stacks of wood that I had cut out and sanded- ready to be painted. My paints were organized by color and type. My favorite brushes, standing upright in a tub so as not to bend the bristles. Always there, at a moment's notice to leap into action.


I made things for people. I created with a purpose. My babies sat on my lap as I painted... My older boys would answer the phone and take messages, saying, "Mom can't come to the phone right now, she is working."


I kept the laundry going and filled the crock-pot with that evening's dinner. Bread was rising and I made sure the house was tidied before I sat down to the project(s) of the day..... sewn, painted, quilted, handstitched...... with love.


                                  *****************************************


I must confess.... I well and truly miss those days... My house warm with the smells of cooking, noisy with the sounds of children playing, my hands busy with my putterings.... I miss those days.


I got worried about being home alone when the last of my seven kids headed off to kindergarten. I got worried that I would miss them too much to rattle in the empty house....


So, I went back to school and got my teaching degree... and found more children to keep me company.... and so it went.... and it was good.


                            *****************************************


But now..... NOW... I need to go back to MYSELF... to who I am.... to what I am. So, these last few years I have started doodling.... and carrying around pens to entertain me... to keep my hand in.... sort of.... haha! Funny thing--- I have been doing calligraphy for 30 years (the REAL one- not the new fad of "faux calligraphy".... hahahahaha!!!!) So, it is sort of fun to see that the fad has caught up to the old me...... haha! Gotta love it!




So... I have doodled and written "sayings" for a few years and satisfied my yearnings for a little creativity that way......

sort of..... 

(haha!) 





BUT..... in the last little while, I have found that I need a bit more.... I need to get my paints out for a spin.... and warm up my sewing machine...

Yes... it is time...

So let it be written.... so let it be done.

Cheers! 

judifer