Life is Great

I have been so busy lately.  Ellie and I took a break and had a fire outside and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows.  What a great smell.....Hot dogs......burnt marshmallows.......and a beautiful fire.   Time is nothing without memories.  People say time flies.  Well, if time is going to fly by, I at least want to remember it.
This little old man came in to the salon the other day.  His wife was getting her hair done.  I put rollers in his wife's hair and put her under the dryer.  The little Old Man started talking to me, in the back of my mind I thought I sure have a lot to do, but I needed, he need me to sit and listen to him for awhile.  What a joy he was.  I listened to a man tell of the days of prohibition, the war, and how he met the love of his life.  He is 91 years young.  He has Parkinson disease and had his car taken away from him, he was not happy about that.  I found out he is a fellow artist and has made furniture, shoes, and plans on bringing me a tin man that he has made.  I can't wait to see it.  Well, I listened with great interest and amazement as to how full his life has been.  He created so many wonderful memories.  I am glad I took some of my time to share in some of his.  As he left the salon, he said, " this has been the best day he has had in a long time".  Can  you imagine, just a few moments of my time made someone have the best day in a long time.  The little Old Mans wife is coming in for a perm next week and the little Old Man would like a hair cut and will be visiting for two hours.  He asked how much are the hair cuts and I said they are the price of one tin man, he seemed to be happy about that.

Creating Memories

Time seems to fly by, but memories linger.  The kids are back in school, and all we are left with are memories of a summer gone by.  Ellie and I had a busy summer. We did alot of fishing, movie watching, reading, swimming, crafting and creating. 

  Last year I started a journal out of and old ledger that I garbage picked.  The pages are full of records of hand made furniture dated during the sixties.  I LOVE MY JOURNAL!!  At first I didn't know what to put is the journal.  I just started collecting pictures of things that inspired me and writing short thoughts, wishes, fears, dreams.  Before you no it, my journal was filling up.  Now it has drawings, paintings, fabric and pretty much anything I wish to throw in there. I think having a journal is helping me capture memories.  I look back and can see how busy I have been, I can see that I have lived. 

New Art for Indianapolis

I love my journals that I have been making.



 If you don't journal, take a moment to try it.  Its takes awhile to get started but I promise you will love it.
I suggest starting with cutting out magazine picture of thing that make you feel good, or things you would like to create or have.  Just have fun.

Bunnies

Well the bunnies are really growing and about ready for home, just one more week.  I think that Ruby is going to miss them.  They just climb on her all the time.

Our summer is hot hot hot!!!  I am getting kind of sick of it and the summer has barely started.  Northern woods sound really good right now.  Cool breezes and the sweet smell of evergreens.  Maybe next year we can head north. 
Ellie and I are still working hard on stuff to sell at the rug hooking convention in Indianapolis in September.  We will have pictures of what we are working on soon.
Everybody stay healthy, happy, sassy, and cool.

Creative Summer

Ellie and I are having a creative summer.  Ellie decided to make a manikin of herself out of duct tape.  It is sooo cool.  Her are some pictures.

Bunny Pictures

Bunnies at two weeks

Bunnies at three weeks

Ellie with the babies

Ruby had her babies

We have learned a lot about raising bunnies.  Ruby had six babies the day before Easter, but three didn't make it and now it is safe to say we have three fat, round, white baby bunnies.  They are so cute and Ruby like most moms has a lot of patience.  One of the babies likes to poop in the food bowl, one hates his nose touched, and one is smaller and always busy. I think we have takers for all the babies.  "Will I do this again?"
"NO"!  well maybe.