It's not only little ones that need some 'quiet time' now and then-
I did- I certainly did-
This has been the year of 'falling on my face' multiple times-
and it ain't over yet, I know-
So, I have been doing my best
to rediscover the things that bring me joy
and just plain having 'fun'...
I sleep as much as I can-
I paint the things I love-
I simplified our meals-
and obviously any ideas of 'dieting' has been thrown
out the window-
I am currently celebrating my soft and rolling, 'huggable' extensions...-
I am making lists of all the things I want
to do and will * of course* do one day-
like:
1. *read all the 'classics'*
(have you ever done that- or aspired to?)
(is there a serious list somewhere?)
2.*take one favorite chef's book and cooking
each and every recipe* (a la Julie and Julia of course)
(which chef would you choose? I am still thinking
about mine- I am debating between Michael Smith-Nigella-
and Jamie Oliver...)
3.* read as much as I can about gardening
because one day I will have a nice little
yard to plant a garden in*-for real-
not as a metaphor for a marital... relationship...-hehe-
(any books to suggest?)
4.*watch the whole series of the 'Gilmore
girls' while painting my toe nails-*
(I have never watched the 'Gilmore gilrs' before
and my daughter Elli,
looked at me with a questionmark face-
'isn't it a few years too late mom?'
Whatever...-
This new part of my life will allow plenty
of plain, old-fashioned vegging-
comfort food,
comfort reading,
comfort watching,
comfort sleeping,
cheap entertainment if I have to,
and I will go through this life cycle
with a smile on my lips-
5.* Paint a painting daily*,
even if I have already discovered that I
am horribly undisciplined, and hate any kind
of commitment-
6.* Aim for 1000 paintings in the next few years*-
I might be ABLE TO REALLY PAINT then...-
so I will first aim for 500-
and really 100-
so probably it is better to focus of the next 10-
yes- I will start with doing 1 (glorious) painting a day-
and sometimes go a bit larger because I refuse to be too
'tight 'as-ed' about this-
yes, I will be gentle on my hard-to-commit self-
I am thinking of bribes and such...-
Anyway, I have already started on this, and I will show more
artwork soon,
but I really must run off to the studio now-
and to attend to some young girl's need
for new school supplies,
(back to school in five days....yea!)
life as usual-
but not before I show you these:
Ok. we were there only three days -
but it was plenty to fall in LOVE
with the place-
Imagine vineyards in BC,
open skies,
beautiful lakes,
orchards,
vineyards,
vineyards,
more vineyards,
sunny, sunny days...
Yes, this is *Naramata*-
we wanted to stay there, live there,
breathe there,
paint this landscape daily...
oh- I dream a dream-...
so what about you?
Did you all have a wild and wonderful August?
Or was it a quiet, gentle and wonderful August?
Hugs-
Annamaria Potamiti
