"Ashokan Farewell" performed by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason.
Above is my interpretation of me entering 2009. Just agog at the fantasticness of it all (yes, fantasticness is a word, albeit one I sort of made up).
Who knows what we will be smacked with this year? At my age, I know better than to try to predict the future. I have learned that you cannot do that, at least beyond the next five minutes and mostly not even then. Generally speaking, I have found that you can expect the most unexpected things to happen and I'm pretty OK with that unless it's something very dire, like death or dismemberment or when the bathtub doesn't drain properly..............
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Today I rode my bike in 45F weather past the frozen reservoir. Glowing red sandstone buttes stood on the other side. I stopped at the river, also frozen, to consider how blessed I am to be able to ride my bike in such a beautiful place. The sun was out, I had on my thick biking pants, fleece, windbreaker, gloves and ear bags. (see below) These are great little "only on your ear" tiny earmuffs. They fit very well under my bike helmet. They are also great because they don't mess up your hair like banded earmuffs or winter hats. However, since I'm generally wearing a bike helmet when wearing earbags, my hair is a mess anyway after stuffing my wiry wig under it. Anyway, I was plenty warm, almost too warm after a period of vigorous pedaling. (Isn't this a cute couple I copied off of Google Images. Just makes you want to go out and buy earbags and be cute too - not.)
Our holiday was a good one. Family visitors from Texas and Florida, other nearby family members for fun, food and games, a trip to a cabin, 3 movies at the theatre, creative endeavors by both myself and hubby. Speaking of, we are preparing to submit photos of our creative endeavors to the Boulder Art Fair and see if one or both of us might be accepted. I did it last year, with some success and hope to repeat that performance with even more success. I'm doing smaller, less expensive paintings considering the current state of the economy. Now if I don't get accepted and he does..................
I've made a couple of softies recently. These are cute little handmade stuffed "things" - animals, dolls, creatures, etc.. Go to this Etsy link to see others people have made that are for sale. I also will be putting softies up for sale on Etsy at some point. Audrey (my daughter) and I plan to make some. Here's a picture of one softie I have constructed. It's rough sewn to give it a more primitive, handmade look. Her name is Rebecca (Merle's name for her) or Myrtle (my Mom's name for her).
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Reading report: I'm reading a Connie Willis book called Bellwether. She's a well known science fiction author from our neighboring town. This book is not science fiction, at least so far, but it's good. She's a very good writer and I might try her science fiction next.
In closing, here's a video pan of the "studio" where I do my stuff.
Arrivederci, Baby..
(it's also an old movie)
