2022 Happy To Be Here

It is my thankful Wednesday. Today is all about the dishes. For starters, I’m thankful for them–dishes, plates, bowls, silverware, cookware, bakeware, serving utensils, all of it. Where would we be without them? Eating with our fingers and cooking over a fire, maybe. I’m not saying that there aren’t things to eat with our fingers, but not everything, at least not for me. I like to be able to clean my fingers soon after eating something messy. It is just the way I am. There are also disposable dishes, bowls, etc. They have a place and I am thankful for them. I do prefer the real stuff that can be washed though. I’m not sure if one has a lesser environmental impact or not, I like to think that ceramic that needs to be washed is better for the environment as a whole. Many people don’t like to wash dishes. It may not be my most favorite thing to do, but it isn’t usually the worst. When I am not in a rush, or the dishes aren’t completely gross, I find it enjoyable. For one th...

 As I sit, alone, in the studio I am again filled with gratitude and happiness at having this space to use.  I say alone, but there are others, friends and probably people I have yet to meet, in the building as well.  Today Keziah stayed home though.  I have worked on the braiding for what will someday be a braided rug and I have spent some time meditating.  The chair that I tend to use I keep moving slightly to chase the sun.  All seems right in my little corner of the room.  Other, or more detail of,  happy things for today: Before going shopping today and picking up a pair of earbuds, I searched my room more for the ones I lost and found them.  Yay!  Listening to music at the studio with them is polite.  Dancing around the studio to music only I can hear is fun. The yoga mat was placed in a sun beam before I practiced meditating.   With my back on the yoga mat I looked up to the ceiling to see that someone had drawn so...