About the same time I finished "Nutmeg", I got the news that I need a hysterectomy and other minor repairs. Now, I thought this kind of thing only happened to stock animals, not young and lovely creatures like myself. Recovery is long and as my studio is upstairs so I will not be going up there for a least a couple of weeks. That set me into High Distraction and Discombobulation Mode. What on earth to do NOW?!!!
Aside from the usual taking care of business stuff like making sure you are pre-authorized by your insurance company and all your bills are paid, there is the mental peace and spiritual angst to seek and address. For me, this is best done in my studio. So I got to work on some small pieces that (theoretically) can be done in a day. A lot of what I have done in the last couple of weeks is now in the trash, but I did get some good and fun experimentation in and made the above spritely paper collage card for a dear friend.
Talking to another good friend gave me the idea of turning my living room into my recovery hotel suite. The weekend was spent completing "getting ready for winter" chores with my husband (which is always on your mind when you live at elevation 5,200) and filling baskets with the basic necessities of life, which includes a basket of glue sticks, pencils, erasers, mark-makers of all kinds... you get the idea. AND a big box of magazines and pictures I love that can be collaged to my hearts content as soon as I can focus and feel like having a bit of fun.
Thanks to good friends and family, I know I will be fine and well taken care of. Looking forward to blogging again soon and feeling so very good!
This is what my yard looks like right now - a glorious fall indeed!
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| Our Crabapple Tree |
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