Self Examination

Yesterday was not a lot of fun as I discovered some hard truths about myself.

It is one thing to have high principles and integrity - - quite another to practice these principles in my life. I've been playing with potential fire lately and unable to stop myself. . . . strike that, I've been unwilling to stop myself.

I have no excuses; the excuse I attempted to use when explaining to my friend yesterday is this:

"My mother would understand; she knows the history; she would say no harm done." I said.

"You mean your mother would have co-signed your bullshit!" she exclaimed.

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I can't play with fire if I stay away from the dry leaves and don't pick up any matches. How Freudian of me to use "dry leaves" . . . . . they are old; past; done for; no more; and can never be made green again and put back on that tree.

My Return to Blogging

Today I have decided to make a some what feeble attempt to continue this blog for myself. ...it's a nice place to ramble and post pictures of my creative projects.

"Yes", I have been doing a little creating and will be posting pictures soon. I have done a ton of scrapbooking although most likely won't post those pages here. My dear friend came by Tuesday and taught me quiliting. The worse part is the fabric cutting - which she did most of for me - and I have learned to hand piece.

Here are the fabrics I've selected, cut into 3"x3" squares.

Hand pieced together - this will most likely become a pillow! Without trying I selected colors that will be nice in my living room.

I've also started embroidering"Angel of the Month" . . . well, my start has been tracing the pattern onto muslin and selecting my DMC colors.

Carolyn Nancy

Mother passed on September 24, 2009.