…and a catch up.
This lovely meme was started by Abi at Creating Paper Dreams. Around this time of the month we imagine a conversation over a cup of tea (and sometimes cake). I imagine we have met in town, old friends, catching up with each other.
I’m sitting on the wall opposite the café day dreaming, waiting for you, when all of a sudden there you are, smiling broadly.
“Happy New Year! I know it’s the end of the month but it’s the first time I’ve seen you. How are you? You look so well.
I was watching for you, hoping you weren’t blown away it is so blustery today but at least it’s not raining.”
We walk to the café arms linked easily falling in to step as we cross the road.
“I’ll get the drinks; you find us somewhere nice to sit, by the window perhaps?
I’m having the largest hot chocolate they have, yes and with cream, I need it.”
It’s been far too long since I had a natter with someone about blogging and all things crafty. We slip into easy conversation about our families, Christmas and New Year and where on earth has January gone?
You have brought me some of your latest makes; they are so much more beautiful in my hands than they are on screen.
“This is quite a nice café; overlooking the beach where I took my ZIZO picture of the dog. Helena’s new meme has really captured the imagination hasn’t it? I love it. Poor Helena’s ears, they must be constantly burning “Oh, wait a minute, go back, I’ve seen a ZIZO for Helena” or, in answer to “what on earth are you looking at?” “A picture for Helena! She’ll love this one”
I have brought some crafty things to show you. You were kind enough to ask me to bring something for you to see.
I tell you about the Gelli Printing class I started this week; it’s with Carla Sonheim. There seems to be a bit more structure to the printing than I have seen before. It’s only day two of five today but it’s messy and fun.
And about the postcards of my photographs I received in the post this morning. They look so lovely. The printing quality is wonderful even if the web site drove me nuts!
We discover that we are both joining Kat Sloma’s Liberate Your Art again this year. And I plan to send a card through the post every week this year. “If I have your address, you are on my list!”
I tell you that I have starting contributing to a new meme: Six Word Fridays, which I am enjoying. Adrienne who hosts it gives out a prompt each week. I like to find a picture and add just one sentence to it.
I am joining in with an eight-week course called Frugal Still Life Photography by Cheryl McCain. I struggled the first week but since I have set up a table top backdrop and reflector, I am getting along much better. I am also fortunate to be able to leave the table full of my stuff for days on end!
We talk about January, the beginning of the year and how so many people we know (mostly women) suffer with a depression, a lack of serotonin and the feeling of ‘What’s it all about’
In the past I have really struggled with the ‘January Blues’. This year I decided to alter my mindset and not think about January as a time in the year, the beginning of an uphill climb or the bottom of something too deep to climb out of as I used to. I am thrilled to tell you that I have been fine and can’t believe that it is February at the weekend. I am extra pleased with myself, as I have been quite poorly over the last couple of weeks and on top of that my hand, although improving is still very painful. (I have a new mouse mat, which has a gelli wrist support. I do think it’s helping.)
So this year I didn’t let myself go down. I covered up the word January on my desktop calendar and started two classes, both of which are indoor pursuits so I can watch the rain happily fall out of the sky and smile, I have something lovely to do right here.
You can tell I missed talking to you, I’ve not stopped to draw breath!
Can we do this again?
Next month?
I’ll bring some Washi tape for my mouth!
What would you tell me if we were able to have coffee together?
