The days are all about luxuriating in doing NOTHING important. Nothing urgent. Not finding envelopes for fallen baby teeth. Not answering a single solitary question. Not seeing other humans or hearing chatter. It’s difficult to describe the strong need I have for solitude. For fantastically uncivilized behavior.
In the quiet of the day I went out back to the spraypaint station. A squirrel watched me from high up on the roof. We worked out there together. Me on my stencils, he on his acorns.
The visual journal didn’t end up going to Carmel. Too heavy and cumbersome for the road. I took my plain old writing journal instead. Here’s what became of those pages I had made up in advance.
New Year’s Day sunset was spectacular. Wide bands of fire spreading out across the sky. Stars blooming in the dark spaces.
From my porch I watched.
A silent, alert witness.
Maybe, like me, you are entranced by security envelopes. I’ve been using them on almost every page.
Thanks so much for the blog love! It’s warmed me to my toes. I’m just starting to dig into your blog and all I can say is…WOW. Glad you found me.
developing my own little pile of sec envies – thanks to you Miss Moss – I’m dittoing Judy…
xox – eb.
Layers of layers of good stuff here….one of your link finds…the heart locket photographed on the lovely succulents that you grow! love it!
Those sunsets really are hard to beat. They are beautiful
Amen on time for self, solitude, eyes on the skies or eyes on the prized project at hand. Does your version of fantastically uncivilized behavior include crazy poofed up ratty bed head, no makeup or watch, and eating nothing but guacomole and chips all day? Meanwhile, security envelope windows — well, let me tell ya, I take care of the mail at work, so I have envelope windows coming out of my ears and drooling down my chest. I am stark raving lunatic mad for ’em. I was so so glad to read your entry and realize I’m not alone!!!
such a mundane object and I’ve NEVER noticed. awesome. Love peeking into your solitary moments!
I’ve been lurking here a bit. Your writing has such a peace to it. I always feel calm & relaxed as I read your posts. With a two & half year old running around, I live vicariously through you & your opportunities for solitude! Stay cozy-a storm is heading our way! Weather is hard to come by in So Cal & I always treasure it when we get it!
Yup, I’ve just spent another HOUR following all the “go here”s in your entry and then getting caught up in THEIR links and so on. You ferret out the best stuff!! And my security envelopes are piling up on my desk; a new addiction! I love it. You are like the scout out ahead of us bringing us all the good news, directions, tantalizing bits of goodness to explore. Yum.(you know we can’t make out all that blurry writing, right? – dang!)
Thanks for this post and affirming what we women too frequently neglect –allowing time for ourselves to just BE. I’m learning to lighten up on myself and have given myself permission to say NO, even to those friends and family members closest to me. I shall not be pressured into participating in anything that I don’t really wish to do. I will allow there to be “holes” of time in my day, so that I am not over-extended and over-obligated. That way I will have the leisure time available to do what I truly enjoy—even if that means doing nothing at all but being still.
Down time is critical! Must have. Hopefully you are getting what you need. In the meantime…creating more lovely crow pages, stencils and what’s this…security envelopes. Who would have thought.. I usually catch this kind of stuff. Cool. Now my eyes are peeled. Lovely omigod sunset. I had one of these sunrises today and I looked out and saw it in the reflection of my pool. Found Object cool site, thank you. Enjoy your peace!