Echos

Where is your head lass,

 when you are stitchin?

It is in a time long ago...

in my mind today,

 Tis Downton Abbey that captures me.

Not upstairs...

nay, 

but down.

Not just Downton~

but 

actually more

Hildene...

Robert Todd Lincoln's

estate.

My Great Grandparent's served him

in his fields and house.

The maids and kitchen staff a flutter

 and at the table,

a young maid quickly makes

 tiny repair stitches. 

Her pins on a pinkeep 

made of scrap. 

Perhaps pieces of a uniform, 

long retired from it's obvious task?

I wouldn't be able to create 

in that time.

Life would have been spent with many more needful duties,

and 

creating would have been made in small, 

stolen moments.

I wonder sometimes if my heart held memories, 

over years greater than I.

Could the stars and heavens

 have kept glimpses 

of another era

reflecting

that heart?

A Busy Season

As the sun was making it's way to sleep

I scurried to finish

 my Early Work offerings 

and capture the sunset colors

through the picture window.

My inspire was home...

and family now gone.

Now they will live on,

 perhaps unknowingly

with their new families.

If you get a chance, 

do stop by

EarlyWork Mercantile

to see the offerings ~

along with others 

from my friends.

What better gift,

than a handmade piece for 

someone close to your heart!

I have been fast at work

creating for a local show

and 

trying to get better.

Sometimes,

 it just takes more than one try

and some ruling out.

So today,

it seems that my Asthma is the culprit~

and not willing to leave so easily.

When the Dr. stepped into

the room

 I said,

"just call me Rerun".

Apparently my age is not helping either.

I was so into that 

age is just a number thing...

One thing is clear 

however,

I 

refuse

to 

grow

up

!!!!!!

I am enjoying my create time

despite

healing and visits.

It will come together

and I hope 

my local friends will

visit 

at a new venue for me~

I hope you will stop by!

Over The Moon!

When I first met my husband

in 1988,

I was welcomed to a family that

loved

Halloween.

A visit to a nearby

Haunted House 

that raised money for the town's

volunteer Fire Department,

sparked my husband and his brothers.

What a fun way to raise money 

for the Fire Department 

in their own small town!

The years passed. 

My husband and I separated,

but I remained a part of 

the Halloween fund raiser, 

until my caregiver duties demanded that I leave.

As I took the journey 

to create primitives,

Halloween was a strong love~

and a natural subject.

This past January,

 I decided that I wanted a stronger 

art presence 

and focus

in 

this world 

and passion of mine.

It has truly 

been a place that 

my heart lives.

And so.....

it is truly my honor,

to share that I will

be joining 

the most amazing Halloween Artists.

(by then my pinch marks should be healed)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ghoultide Gathering 

now has different wings to guide it,

but the same faces remain.

It will be under a new name as well~

The Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween.

Mark your calendars

for

the 30th of September 2017

at the

Chelsea Michigan

Fairgrounds!

I look forward to meeting everyone!

A special thank you to my beloved, Tim.

My daughter's Bailey and Jess

as well as 

my family and friends 

for being such wonderful supporters 

as well as secret keepers.

It is with many

that dreams can come true.

I am soooo

over the moon!