I am at home among the trees...JRR Tolkien

 

This is so true. 

I do not personally know the artist of this 

poster but wanted to include the link.

September already

I took this photo last weekend as I walked around a golf course with visiting family.

September already.

Where has this year gone? It is crazy that

in just over a week we will be in the last 3 months of this year.

It has felt like summer vacation as a kid....2 months feeling like 2 weeks.

I thought it might be an age thing, but everyone of all ages around

me are feeling the same.

Are we maybe trying to rush to 2020?

Does it sound exciting to be heading into a year that seems quite

futuristic? Especially if I think back to when I was a kid growing up

in the 70"s....2020 was definately a number I probably would have

thought of as way way way way off in the future....with hover craft,

and tri-corders and instant food materializers.

Yes I watched Star Trek and dreamed of a future like that.

Makes me wonder what I've done this year.

Have I changed anything?

Have I been happy staying the same?

Plenty to think about.

How about you?

Random thoughts from me, Suzanne

Wanderlust

I just posted a couple of pics on my tumblr
of cottages on the edge of a body of water.
Feels very calm and solitary...
I just came back from a vacation but I feel
I need more than a vacation....I need something
new.....some kind of change.....

stay tuned......
Suzanne

We all scream for ice cream

Another new thing happening this year for me is a
creative get together group with my co conspirators
from work.....I threw around the idea of getting
together once a month or so and sharing what we
like to do. We had our first meeting at my little apartment.
I played around with honey comb
smocking and some abstract paint on cardboard.

An idea that popped up was to pick a prompt word
and who ever feels inclined to, work on a project
in between get togethers and do a show and tell at
next meeting.

The word was ice cream....I came across a pic of
an ice cream cone online that inspired me, and
using my own hand as my model,  I painted my interpretation
on a perfectly round piece of cardboard I had in my
cupboard.....I really like how it turned out.

So, yay for new things in 2019!!
Suzanne

Virginia Woolf

….there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you
can set upon the freedom of my mind.

—	Virginia Woolf

Henry Miller

““Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.””

—  Henry Miller

is it 2019 already?

Its a darkish, cool January 5th.
One day after my 53rd birthday.

I've started a  New Years post a few times now.

The last couple of years, I have started the new year with a reflection of
the past year and thoughts towards what I would like to accomplish
for the next.  You can read them -- end of 2017  
end of 2016

Last year I actually tested the waters and tried to meet some new people.
All I'm going to say is it was interesting....

I completed my sketchbook project and sent it in. It then went on tour.
You can read about it here--- sketchbook project
I felt very accomplished and super stoked when I finally finished it,
but kind of sad that I was letting it go somewhere else.....
Will I do it again? I'm not sure.....

The beginning of summer I flew to my mom's and we spent a couple of weeks
driving around exploring and searching for family mysteries that she had
been trying to solve for a while.....very fun.

I spent a lot of time being frustrated with my neck issues....lots of pain and
hardly any moments of relief.....which lead me to the decision that I would
have to accept that there are things that I just can't do anymore...... Still, my
creative brain doesn't turn off just like that, and I wouldn't be suzanne the dreamer
if it did....I just have to channel that creativity into other things....

So, towards the end of 2018, I started to eliminate the negative things that were making
me feel frustrated, and to try and find things that made me smile and feel happy to be me.
A couple of things I found were listening to the nature music channel on the t.v.....you know
how I love the seasonal t.v. fireplace. I also found a Youtube channel that is a live
feed of birdies, check them out here -  the cornell lab bird cams
....very chill and happy inducing.

 I didn't post a lot last year,  that might also change this year.....there is writing started
on my desktop, perhaps some will get finished....wink wink.

I feel there will be some good changes this year. I've already decided that I will try
new things. One thing already was a needle felting birthday lesson with my daughter.
My friend who is amazing at it came and gave us a lesson.
We made the cutest little bunny heads. We were going to
set them up as key chains but they are way tooo cute for that, so decorative little bunny heads they
shall remain..
Something else I am interested in trying is needle punch. 

Mine is on the left, my friend/teacher's is centre,  and my daughter's is on the right. She was going for evil bunny. I think we did amazingly well for our first try.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 What are you guys getting up to this year?                                                                             
                               
Anyways, onwards and upwards....

Happy and healthy 2019 to you all, and lets be sure to lead with
kindness and compassion...

hugs, Suzanne