Spring Has Sprung!

Yes, it is official. It is now spring. Tell that to the folks in Chicago and parts of Maine right now! HAH!

I don't have much to report. My brain is buzzing with lots of ideas that just need to be executed. Isn't that a weird term for putting thought into action? Hmmmm, I wonder where that came from. But I digress. I'm planning to do another trunk show in May, details to follow.

It is so nice outside. I'm glad it's starting to get warmer, because I try to go out in the sun each day. No, no, not to the point where I burn. I may be a brunette (naturally), but I still have that damned Celtic skin that does not tan well. But I sit out just long enough to sip a cup of coffee. Everyone knows that sunshine helps out bodies produce Vitamin D and helps boost our immune system. It also helps fight depression. So, all things in moderation, I sit in the sun for a few minutes each morning that it's nice. Try it. And if that doesn't work, visit Pam's journal site, Heartbeats at My Feet and check out the doggie 12 steps to happiness! Have a wonderful Spring Equinox and a Happy Easter.

Ain't It Great When You Get Some?

Sleep, glorious sleep, I got some sleep! The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the wind is not howling down the chimney! I feel good!! Plus, I am mere rows from completion. All is right in my little corner of the world!!

YUCK

Today is YUCK. Today is depressing. It is windy, it is cold, and it is raining non-stop. It's not just raining; the rain is coming down sideways from the north. Yuck. Plus, I did not sleep. It was HOT last night (yes, the freakish Central Texas weather strikes again) and the wind was blowing. There is something about that noise that totally unnerves me. I would never have made it as my ancestors did, traveling across the prairie, sleeping (or not) on the prairie. It's bad enough on our modern day Texas prairie; I cannot even imagine what it would be like without buildings and cars to buffer the noise.

Look what I won! How did you win that, T?? Well, you know all those links over there to the right?? You should visit some of them. Actually, I won this from Cindy Gimbrone when she and her studio were the subject of Studio Saturdays at Art Bead Scene. I don't often win things, so you can imagine my surprise on finding out that I got the prize!

I did a stupid thing yesterday when KC came by. I offered her some of the agaves that T-man had dropped near the drive way (there were simply too many to put into pots right away). I reached to pull one out, not realizing that they are firmly rooted now, the wind gusted and I got stuck by the freaking thorns. Now my hand hurts like hell!

What are agaves? Well, if you don't live down here, they are pretty much like big, bad-assed weeds, but they make for a lovely xeriscape and they need almost no care at all. They are the family of plants whence tequila comes (good word, "whence"). You can see the thorns in this picture.


I'm almost finished with the business card case. I've got another designed and waiting in the wings. I've been a stitching maniac, sore hand and all. So, I think I'll go watch some mindless TV and stitch away. Please send some sunshine my way today! I could really use it.