April 2020

So here we are at home and losing track of what day it is.  I'm thankful I have a warm home, a loved one with me, groceries and a car (if needed.)

I go outside each day.  Sunny days I work in my yard, raking and cleaning up my gardens, pruning flowering bushes.  

Night times include watching tv, Netflix and the like.  Face time with my family and eating a snack or two.  Chocolate is a favorite!

No one knows right now when this will all end and it will be okay to get back to our old routines.  For now, I'm going to take heed in what Lesley Riley recently posted.

"I am also aware that for many, this is a time of bewilderment, distraction and even inertia. If I were there with you now (oh, how I wish!), I would take you by the (washed) hand and say, "Let's go play with your fabric, your paints, pencils, camera, recipes, or yarn." Because there is one thing I know to be 100% true - and I'll borrow a phrase from Mark Nepo here, "an irrepressible cinder of life-force waits in the ruin of every catastrophe." Putting your hands on your creative materials is the spark that will ignite it. Give it 5-minutes today and if nothing happens, come back tomorrow. But do return, because what you're doing is coming home to yourself. Remember, YOU are the art. We do it to become whole. To experience and flourish in the abundance your creativity creates."
Lesley Riley

Stay Safe and Remember to Play a Little Each Day!
Diane