coconutannies

Standing Idly By

 I'm itching to start something new. It's been too long since I've made anything fun. My poor sewing machine is gathering dust. I want to make a purse out of Starbucks shopping bags or maybe a new little doll or a small bear...I have a few ideas...I just need to gather my thoughts and dive in...

My Favorite Spot

 The prompt for Photo Friday forced me to get up from my fav spot to photograph it. I love my bed! Cool, soft sheets, diffused sunlight coming through my window, books and laptop fingertips away...on hot Florida days like this...my bed soothes and comforts me. I could write poetry (i.e. Ode to an afternoon nap) but suffice it to say...I love my bed...it's my favorite spot.

Love is in the air. . .

Everything is tingly and exciting around here. My sweet Lolly-girl has a little Lolly-boy that she's been talking to and seeing (as a friend) lately. It's amazing the feelings that are stirred in me by my daughter's romantic adventures! It has caused me to think about when Joe and I first started seeing each other.

My sister Lois created this artwork for us - it includes oodles of meaningful words and phrases that we used with each other.

Before . . .

Studio Friday's prompt is the "Color Wheel "-

I attempted to find something in my studio to suitably interpret this theme. What I found  when I opened the door was a dizzying array of colors in a tangled mess of projects and supplies.

You see, my "studio" is a 1972 Airstream parked outside my kitchen door. A few years ago, when I lost my original studio to my daughter who wanted her own room, it seemed like the perfect space - so I painted the inside, put up curtains and outfitted it with all my supplies. What I did not plan on though, was the summertime temps super-heating my studio and making it all but impossible to work in! Over the years I've settled for using it as storage space in the summer months and work space in the winter. By the end of the hot months though, it looks like a jungle of unfinished projects and thrift store finds waiting to be used! The weather is just getting cool enough here for me to get out there and give it a good clean-out. I've decided to post my "before" photos as a late entry in this week's SF : the Color Wheel. I hope to post "after" photos soon!

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dream

I love to daydream. As a child I always got in trouble for daydreaming and dillydallying but I think that it is a big/important part of living a creative life. This reminder hangs over my bed so that I will always give myself permission to dream.