I Has Pineapple

Just eating m' lunch and thought I would do a post before someone comes and hassels me. I have some Del Monte pineapple rings for dessert today. U R Gellus.

I know I have been slack on posting. This is down to busyness at work, Murry being terminally ill, and me being a lazy bum art-wise. So really there have been no posts because there is not much to post about. Which I don't mind after recalling several choice ancient chinese proverbs.

The lazy bum thing isn't exactly true. I am working on a project but it isn't very exciting. It is a cross stitch wedding sampler for my cousine who is getting married in August. I am going to the wedding you see so I don't have to mail it which means I can frame it up nice and carry it with me. It isn't exactly creatively challenging but some how just what I need right now. I find that cross stitch has a lot of zen potential for me. During some of my worst episodes it saved my brain from asploding. There is the right balance of activity, concentration, and stillness in it that can produce an almost trance-like state.

I had plans waaaaaaay back last year when I got my wedding invite to do an original design but with one thing and another time got away from me. I had to opt for a bought design as there just was not enough time to do a design AND stitch it. I am quite pleased with it though.

It is a large piece of work and to get it done in time for the wedding I have to devote just about all my spare time after work to getting a certain number of squares stitched each day. It is no hardship for me to be doing something special for my cousine but I am starting to miss some of my regular pursuits. I take a break at weekends to spend time in the garden or walk in the woods and enjoy the time I have left with Murry.

I bought some oven firing ceramic paints last month and I have not even TOUCHED them because I have been doing this thing. My ideas are starting to pile up so I might commune with my sketch book this week to make sure none of them escape!