MOSAICS and other PRECIOUS THINGS ...

Today is a beautiful sunny day, although it started of rather foggy. This area often has all 4 seasons in one day!
We had the privilege of welcoming our newest grandchild into the world 10 days ago. What a precious bundle of PINK! She is, of course, gorgeous : ) Her personality might still change as she grows, but at the moment, she is a patient, content baby. Very quizzy and still puzzled by these 5-fingered attachments that keep landing up on her face! So she 'bites' them ha ha. This is going to be a memorable few months, watching her develop and grow.

One of my own creations started off quite by accident; the neighbours' accident. Broken tiles. I picked up two of the tiles that they were throwing out and kept them for ages. Then after we had moved into our new place, I needed to put one of my tables outside and decided to mosaic it, using said tiles. I first broke them, wrapped up in a cloth, smashing them with a hammer .... what fun!


Then I had to break them into smaller pieces, more evenly sized, with a tile cutter. The process of sanding the edges smooth nearly cost me all my fingernails. A few more pieces and colors and voila! a piece of art.

I have realized that we all have to make an effort to make something spectacular of our lives. Time is a-wasting if a day goes by, and you haven't done Something noteworthy. Go somewhere, make something, say something, help something or someone! Make your life count! Think back at the end of the week on what you have accomplished. Sometimes it takes COURAGE to do this. Remember, courage does not always roar - sometimes it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying I will try again tomorrow....

FILLING THE DAY!

I can't believe that a so much time has slipped by again ... much has happened.
Having to move from a 4 bedroomed house into a 2 bedroomed home is hectic ... it doesn't help that we have lived in that house for 7 years and had, well, gathered lots of things ha ha. So it was major sorting-out time and getting rid of some furniture, books, clothes and so on. Sometimes it was a relief to chuck it out, other times a lot of thought had to go into it. Mmmm, I'm sure if you have ever been in that position, you will know what I'm talking about. On the other hand, I was rather starting to feel guilty living in a house with that much space, and no more children at home. Only one sort of kid (90yrs old)... mom.


A lot of adjusting, but at the same time, less to clean & look after! So what am I moaning about??
We try to do our bit for recycling so a lot of paper, cardboard, plastic etc went to the recycling depot. We don't actually realise just how much packaging we throw into the rubbish bin, till we keep it one side! That goes with living in a city I suppose, as everything HAS to be packaged to get to us. If we were living on a farm, we could milk our cow every day, pick fruit off our trees and pull some veggies out the patch. To live organically. One day ..... : )
I have begun with a new hobby. It was at first out of desperation, as I wanted to use this particular table outside, but being wood and in danger of getting wet in the rain, I had to make a plan. So I decided to try my hand at MOSAICS. Yes, mosaicing... I have seen many wonderful looking items, so tackled it with vigour. Next time I will post a pic of my accomplishment and in the future, more.
Till then xx