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Mandala Monday

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  Do not depend on the hope of results. You may have to face the fact that your work will be apparently worthless and even achieve no result at all, if not perhaps results opposite to what you expect. As you get used to this idea, you start more and more to concentrate not on the results, but on the value, the rightness, the truth of the work itself That quote by Thomas Merton was from Letter to a Young Activist.  It seems to me that is appropriate for artists as well.   This mandala isn't beautiful but I enjoyed creating it.  

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4. Do you like puzzles? what kind? jigsaw, things like rubiks cube or slide puzzles, written ones like crossword or sudoku ? I do like puzzles.  Hubby and I do Connections together almost every night.  I do Wortendo on my own almost every day.  I also like to do Sudoku.  I want to keep my mind as sharp as possible! I like tea with a friend!  Circumstances have prevented me from getting together with a dear friend for more than a few months.  Yesterday  it finally worked and we had such a lovely time together.  She has twin granddaughters now!  Seeing the video clips and hearing their giggles was delightful! Speaking of granddaughters, Marigold, who is not quite two, said "Dodo funny" the other day.  My grandkids call me Gogo, but she can't quite say it yet.  I love being silly with them.  We were goofing around, and I howled like a wolf.  I really committed to it, and she thought it was funny.  It makes me smile to th...

Work in Progress Wednesday

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  I am sure I have posted this journal in the past.  It was probably a long time ago.  It is one of the first crazy quilt pieces that I did.  This lovely journal has sat on my shelf for years.  It was time to be used.  What was I waiting for? The right idea to come along.  I have filled it with quotes.  Quotes are often sprinkled through my journals.  It is nice to have a journal that is solely for quotes.  I love how quickly it came together.  

Mandala Monday

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 I have started a new journal to house my mandalas.  This journal is larger than the last one I used.  It will be an interesting playground!  

Slow Stitching Sunday

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 I finished my pillow cover!  I love it!  Even though a bit of orange is popping through, I won't try to cover it up.  I actually don't mind the bit of orange.  The whole thing being orange was too much for me.  I can handle tiny bits.   This reminds me of Milliefori glass.  It was fun to use up small bit of fabric and I have a few flowers/circles leftover.  I hate wasting so I am contemplating how I should use them up.  I am leaning towards doing another scroll.  Any other ideas? I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

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LeeAnna  and the ladies are discussing   do you like calendars either desk or wall real calendars? I love calendars!  Hubby gets me a weekly planner every year for Christmas.  I know I could keep track on my phone, but I don't.  I also love pretty wall calendars and I always save them to use in collage.  I  enjoy the page-a-day calendars as they are good for collage as well.  I am not a minimalist! I like snow, sometimes.  This year we have had so much!  This horrible photo of my deck shows how much we have right now.  A couple of weeks ago we had the same amount.  We had a thaw and it all melted.  So this is the second time this year we have had this much snow!  Sorry about the photo, I didn't want to go outside to take it! I like the beauty of snow.  It is covering my world with a thick, fluffy blanket.  Nature is telling us it is time to rest.  Stay cosy!

Work in Progress Wednesday

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 These are some of the tassels that I have been creating.  They are a lot of fun to make!  I am just noticing that the ball on the top of the blue tassel in the middle is a bit big.  I wonder why I didn't notice that when I was making it!