JEWELRY
This was our view at the Waterfront Art Festival this past weekend.
It looks really cool, but, oh my, it was hot.
We had a great show, thanks so much to all of our
fun and wonderful customers!
And speaking of hot, today I am over at Vision & Verb,
talking about, umm…glistening.
Would love to have you stop by for a visit!
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(I will send you an email later today so you can get me your shipping info.)
Thanks to everyone who entered, and an extra thanks
to those of you who added me to your blog roll, (or already had me there).
This was really a lot of fun, I am thinking that
I will do giveaways more often,
perhaps each time we have a show!
Speaking of shows, we will be here again today,
if you live in the area, stop by and say hello:
Saturday, July 24 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Sunday, July 25 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Hope you have a relaxing Sunday!
Saturday, July 24 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Sunday, July 25 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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And today is the last day to enter our giveaway! Click here to go to giveaway post…it ends tonight at midnight!
So I woke up this morning, which is the day that we are to set up for the Waterfront Art Festival and it is raining. No, actually it is pouring. Ugh. The only thing that’s as bad as doing a festival in the rain is setting up for a festival in the rain. Everything will be wet before we even get started.
This is such a lovely festival, held right on the main beach of Canandaigua Lake, our view will be of water and sailboats and seagulls, unless it is of gray skies, rough waves and lightning. Ugh. Last year our tent almost blew away, several other vendor’s tents DID blow away, it was crazy. The festival itself had to close early on Sunday because of a severe thunderstorm, and even though we had started to pack things up, we didn’t finish before the deluge came and there we stood, huddled inside our tent as thunder and lightning and torrential rain raged all around us.
It’s supposed to clear up a little later, and I am hoping for that window to get our tent set up. The weekend calls for scattered thunderstorms and I am hoping they will scatter themselves away to somewhere else. I am trying to think positive thoughts and remain optimistic, although looking out the window, right now, as I write this, it’s difficult. It’s pouring.
But I’m trying… My sister and I always have fun together, we crack silly jokes and talk about all the things we never have time to talk about otherwise. We always meet nice people, many of whom have become friends over the years. We chat with other vendors, especially about the weather, and when things get rough, we all band together to help each other out. It is always great to get feedback from customers, and new ideas, and really, festivals are fun. If the sun is shining, people are happy and friendly and you see that there is an appreciation for things handmade, for creativity, for art.
Oh, and I won’t have to water my weeds garden this weekend.
So there it is, the silver lining and some silver jewelry, and I hope that if you’re in the area, and the weather is nice, you will stop by and say hello…
Saturday, July 24 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Sunday, July 25 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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life gets so complicated. busy, crazy, overwhelming.
the simple things keep me sane, through pattern and repetition
become my traditions, grounding forces in my life,
little habits that soothe and comfort.
tea in the morning as i stroll through my garden.
cooking dinner with my husband, he grills while i cook vegetables.
a snuggle with a cat, soft fur and purring.
cinnamon toast before bed every night.
a good book and a quiet night on the couch.
planting old-fashioned flowers i started from seed.
letting my dog take the lead on a walk around the block.
watering my garden and watching dragonflies dance in the mist.
spending time with my family with food, love, and laughter.
sitting by a fire, outside in summer, inside in winter.
five words in a gratitude journal.
simple things.
traditions that make up a life.
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It’s hard to know if you are on the right path, moving in the right direction, doing the right thing. I move in circles a lot, pondering this question, wondering. Of course, there is no answer, you can’t know the answer until you get where you are going, and then it is too late to ask the question.
Along the way we make a million choices, each one a pebble in our path, some round and pretty, some jagged, sharp, occasionally painful. But each one is ours, we claim them with every step we take, whether on tiptoes with trepidation, or running full steam steam ahead, hair streaming out behind us. Choices, always, choices. This or that, here or there, today or tomorrow.
It’s enough to make you stand still, sometimes. Afraid.
But that doesn’t work either, at least not for me. I can’t just stand here, wasting time, wasting life, wasting possibility. I prefer to be in motion, even if I go the wrong way, get lost sometimes, even if I am forced to retrace my steps. Getting lost isn’t the worst thing that can happen. Neither is falling down. Fear is not the only option.
Pick some flowers along the way, breathe in their scent. Look up at the sky, watch the sun rise and set, find the moon nestled in the stars, listen to the trees as they sway in the breeze. Look around you, outside yourself, find all that is there, waiting. Find the joy and the wonder and the things that make you smile. Look for the signs.
Nobody has a map of life. No one knows exactly where they will end up.
But along the way, don’t forget to watch where you are going.
You might just see the most beautiful thing.
This sweet little pair of earrings will go to the lucky winner! There is a different pattern on the reverse as you can see in this photo:
These earrings are handmade from precious metal clay and are part of our new matte finish series. They measure approximately 1 1/2 inches long by
3/8 inches wide, and are a $30 value. So sweet!
HOW TO ENTER:
All you have to do to enter is leave a comment here. To make it a little more fun, tell me what you wear most, necklaces, bracelets or earrings. (But any comment will get you entered!)
ADDED BONUS:
I am trying to build traffic to my blog, so if you would like a second chance at winning, add me to your blog roll! Just leave me another comment with the link so I can verify, and your name will be added a second time.
This giveaway will be up until next Saturday, July 24th. I will announce the winner next Sunday, July 25th, 2010.
GOOD LUCK!
Maybe it’s all this learning. Maybe it’s the writing.
I feel myself expanding, my heart, my soul, my mind.
I feel endless.
Infinity swirls through me, wrapped up in my own mortality.
There are so many things I want to do, so many things I want to embrace,
so many moments, so many people, so many words, images, stories.
She was slightly distracted by the possibilities of life.
A line from a movie I saw more than 20 years ago.
But I have always remembered it, the way it resonated,
the way it defined me.
I am made of possibility.
I have been open, I have been closed, I have been everything in between.
I have blossomed and withered and blossomed again.
I reach for the sun and sink back to the earth, both at the very same time.
I grow and I age, I age as I grow, but it is always there, this yearning,
this stretching towards the light, drinking in, opening.
Each petal peels itself back from my face.
When the last one opens, I will shine.
taking time to make a pot of earl gray
sifting through a fat newspaper
the smell of bacon, wafting
sipping tea with my feet on a chair
flowers in a vase, cut fresh
no rush for anything
no timeline, no deadline
just a day spreading out
before me
lazy
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