It was a very happy thing to create (see my last post for earlier stages), but already Christmas is making demands and the baby is also making itself known with much writhing and thrashing about. So preparations for both are underway.
Keep Saturday 5th December clear if you can get to Chagford because our Artisan Fayre is back with another wonderful mix of talented artists of all ilks, not to mention the music and teas and cakes and those very nice mince pies and... but really it's all about the art and not at all an excuse to hang out with some really lovely people in a sort of all-day party/market way. Do come!
The first load of very tiny clothes have been washed. Pickle and I had an unashamedly squealy time hanging them up to dry and it was fun to see her amazememnt at how very teeny some of them are. I'm not sure she really believes me that she was once just a loveable lollable blob of blubber which fitted into these clothes.
And space is needed (as it always is in our house), so I have taken radical action and offerred one of our sofas to whoever could carry it down our twisty stone steps on their head. No Gappies were harmed in the making of this photo.
There is a sadness in this crisp autumn air. Two young women friends, both with particularly warm hearts and generous natures, have died within the last month and another is very ill indeed. Also, I have recently made it through another wedding anniversary - a day I hope to celebrate rather than suffer at some point. Death brings gratitude to the living, as well as sorrow, and I am making the most of this gift each time I step outside, following Pickle with her new dinosaur backpack, to meet a new day. We continue to find ways to reach for the light.
For Bea. For Ella.
You had me at sofa on woman's head! Your commission painting's so pretty, it reminds me of the summer, they're sure to be delighted with it! I hope to get to the Artisan Fayre if I can, I'll certainly tell Jared to go if he doesn't know about it already. Both him and his girlfriend love art and I know they'd enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your friends and another difficult anniversary to get through. Pickle must seem like a little beacon of light during these sad days.
Love to you and your sunshine girl. xx
Bittersweet posting. We had a similar anniversary in our family and it passes us by with sharp stabbing needles and intense feelings. But, as Jess said, you have such a lovely beacon that comes with attached dino accessories. It is this that makes the sweet bits worth while. Love the finished picture and hope your newest to come is not a budding footballer.
ReplyDeleteLove your painting “Reaching for the Light” is it for sale or do you have prints of it for sale?
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