Weekend Journal

MANDALA BOOK UPDATE


I finished my mandala book, just this morning!  I feel such a sense of accomplishment, and I can't wait to fill the pages with colorful mandalas.  I followed the directions in the video, but I used polyurethane to seal my covers, and I used cotton cord for the binding. (They didn't have waxed linen at my local craft store).  I'm quite pleased with my first attempt.  I did have to remove 3 pages because my hole drilling techniques are, shall we say, not quite up to par!  The universe even unexpectedly gifted me with some bells for the binding!  As I've said, you've gotta love synchronicity!

FEEDING THE WELL


I can't believe it's Saturday already!  There was lots of journaling activity this week, but more importantly, I took some time to enjoy the nice weather and soak up Mother Nature to "feed the well".  There were so many inspiring things to see and appreciate.

My dear friend (and adopted Mom), Tina, gave me these gorgeous eggplant from her garden.  I'm afraid the photo doesn't do justice to just how beautifully colored they are.  I can see some pages inspired directly from these colors, and as a bonus, I will be trying eggplant for the first time.  That's right - I've never had eggplant before!

I also took some time to linger among the remains of the flowers on my deck.  I know I will procrastinate until the last possible day to finish the chore of winterizing and making way for entirely too much snow shoveling.  In the meantime, I enjoyed a perfect dahlia blossom glistening in the sunlight.

I had the opportunity to finally welcome a dear, little angel to the planet.  Her name is Zoey, and I have her pegged as a future musician.  All the signs are there; long slender fingers, a dad who plays guitar, and she was happy as a clam as she and I danced to music.  

THE BEACH

Hubby and I headed down to the beach for sunset last night.  It's funny how life changes.  Last year there were very few days that I didn't make my pilgrimage to be next to the water, but this year, I haven't made my way there more than a dozen times.  We found this beautiful piece of driftwood to sit on and take in the sunset.  I see a little hand - do you?

Sunset was spectacular last night, and I'm so glad that we took the time to just hang out and enjoy the calm lapping of Lake Erie along the shore, and the gentle breeze coming in from the north.

I hope you've had a wonderful week, and I hope you're enjoying the things that you like to do this weekend.   Remember to take time out to enjoy life and nature as you "Celebrate, LOVE, and Create!"