Playing the Poppytalk color game this week
Here are my greens....
can't muster up the words lately~ but I can show you the peanut that I adore like no other.
so many thoughts and images still swirling through my heart and soul after the week I just had.
The art, the love, the trees, the acorns that would fall on our roof and also fall on our heads, the crunch of leaves beneath my feet, the creek of the boards on the pier, the sounds of the loons, the chatter amongst all the ladies at breakfast, lunch and dinner, the squeals of delight after seeing someone or meeting someone for the first time....the openness that happened after that first day spent with Emme and Leo. Leo the best shuttle/van driver I will ever meet. Pure magic that Leo is.
Emme who made my time away from home carefree and fun. Moments after meeting her I knew there was something special and that we'd be friends for a long time to come.
Jen Lee's writing classes, where I cracked a little more open with the honesty and pure magic she speaks of. The sound of her voice put me at ease instantly. The intention rock I will keep with me for courage.
The talks, laughter and friendships that were shared in front of the fire late at night. The snuggling under the down comforter while still trying to chit chat the night away with roomies.
The painting class with sarah that made me play and get out of my own way, the messy fingers, the ease I felt from the way she taught and all the goodies she provided. My classmates art inspiring me to keep going and to show the real me.
Andrea's TTV class which I looked forward to the whole time and how she was so kind in the way she explained all the "math" of it all. How pure magic happened and how giddy it made me feel. How jen came to hold props and be our model, how Jonatha came all dolled up and ready to pose. exploring the woods finding treasures along the way and seeing Elizabeth out on the pier looking so magnificent and feeling such gratitude for her vision of this camp. welling up just thinking of all the worries i had and how they all swept away that first day.
The art fair and how i put together my first "table" and sold my books, prints and blocks and the amazing interactions I had with such amazing men and women. Dear friends who had my back and who were there when I'd turn around and grin from ear to ear when I made a sale. Still not believing someone who buy something to have in their home. Still in awe. All the love and sweetness and great energy I felt that night summed it all up.
I am filled up to the rim with gratitude, love, inspiration and an energy for the future.
thank you squam lake ~ thank you elizabeth ~ thank you camp ~ thank you friends ~ thank you...thank you...thank you!
Oh! I have so many stories and so many photos to sift through and share with you all ~ it was an amazing adventure in the woods these past few days and now I'm back under the California sun with my girls who are so cuddly I can't get enough....
much more to come ...much more.
So much going on these past couple of weeks ~ getting ready for my adventure out east to participate in the Squam art workshops but also participating in my first ever art fair! yes, I'll be selling books, prints and blocks. I can't believe it! (if you happen to be in Sandwich, NH next Saturday...please come by and say hello)
Now here I am the eve before I leave and I'm fluttering about the house gathering my camera's, my flashlight, my warm cozy clothes and wondering what shoes to bring!
I feel I'm on the verge of something big, something profound, something magical.
See you in a week ~ bubbling over with words and photos!
photos from a walk with Kadison ~ street art.
my mind is a never ending record. sometimes it skips over and over and over, other times you can hear the bright sound of music to your ears or other other times it's screeching to a halt!
i wonder what it would be like if someone could hear all it has to say? or if someone else could come up behind me and answer all the never ending questions.
i've been searching for answers on what I *really* wish for, what are my wildest dreams and what would be dreams come true. It's harder than you think or what I thought.
I mean, yes there are many things I could jot down quickly if you asked what I would wish for but when you really think about it and you really think those dreams could come true....I have to "think" about it. And for me wondering what I really want is a tall order since I don't ever seem to know what I really want. I seem to act fast, make decisions on the fly and head first into either disaster or bliss.
Over the years, now that I have children maybe those split decisions have become less and less since I know what can come out of those decisions! Maybe not even split decisions but just not asking all the questions of what would it look like or mean to have "such and such" or do "this or that!"
So...here I am trying to come up with a list of what I most desire and what I would like to come true in the future or even right now.
to be continued.......
