Fine Living

Spring Dreamers II

Roads to Imagination

 Lately I have been pondering the parallel universe that may aaccompany my senior years , and  I do hope that I will still know alot of you and many other creative types to share it with. With some luck on side, good health  and good memory will  come along for the journey, perhaps to become a period of great imagination. Accompanied by the profit of many life experiences as a lens in which to view it all through,  I am optimistic it will  prove to be an interesting and exciting time to share. 

 Some of my elderly clients are great role models, light-hearted, light-footed, independent types, eyeing the day like a pearl !!  This couple was just out for a stroll in the park and seemed to find a nice pace to their step, still happy to be together ! Here's to a wonderful future for all of us, and with some luck, the finest of days. 

Fine Living: Window Seat

When I was little, one of my favourite spots was the musty old sunporch at my grandmother's cottage. I would snuggle up on the old sofa bed, surrounded by pillows, and spend hours lost in a book. When the thunderstorms roared across the lake, I watched in fascination from the safety of my cosy corner.

In my own home now, I have a window seat overlooking a different lake. Sitting there with a good book is my idea of "fine living".

I took the image from a photo, reduced it to a line drawing, and traced it onto heat-away stabilizer. Once the basic shapes had been fused into place on muslin, I pinned the stabilizer to the project and stitched the line using heavy black thread. This was a good opportunity to try a slight variation on a technique that I have used a lot in the last few months, and which I have been asked to teach.

(Thanks to Dianne, whose cottage's "cozy corner" was an inspiration for a drawing last summer.)