New Work

A new red piece in progress, pretty much open to alteration, as nothing is attached to anything. Conceptual at this point. It would have gone further but the dog wanted a walk.

I have posted the other two red pieces before, was going to do so again, but the photo I uploaded was ghastly--so blurry. I really need a camera with a larger viewing section or I need to use the enlargement device in iphoto to look at the images BEFORE loading them into blogger. Bad pictures are so totally unacceptable to me as the "eye candy" i.e. pictures is what I LOVE about blogging and the internet.

Riley and I walked and came upon an unexpected surprise--a Sunday New York Times in the street. No where near a house. So we brought it home with us. Delightful. And we got to visit with A and her son E out for a bike ride. E very kindly helped "train" Riley regarding small children as E is small. Riley is very nervous and over active around the little ones but SO eager to play with them. I gave E small treats to hold in his open palm and then we waited for Riley to approach and get the treat. Eventually, he came up close and sniffed E's clothes and let E touch his head. Enough for the first time.

Riley found a plastic food container to carry on the walk. Having something in his mouth on the walk is so satisfying to him. He even likes to carry a small rock in his mouth (like a hard candy) moving it around every once in a while and then spitting it out when he finds something better. He has carried home long metal plant stakes, tree branches, small trees and a large chunk of asphalt. His job. His work.

I have begun to notice that my choice of post title influences what I write or perhaps what I am thinking about writing influences the title. It is all a mystery to me. This post is all about work: the art, dog training and dog jobs. I am also thinking about getting a job. So work is on my mind. New work.

I have decided that my work should follow my passions from now on. So I will look into work opportunities relating to art, cooking and gardening as those are the things I enjoy the most. I turned on the television this morning for what remained of the CBS Sunday Morning program and Mr Osgood was saying the word Quilts. Ricky Timms in particular. Delightful. Serendipity. As what Ricky had to say about fabric and art and the sewing machine was what I needed to hear. And the music he creates on the piano!!!! I'm so happy I turned on the television at just the right "moment in time".

What's Good Today: It seems like just about everything is good today. The paper, Ricky, the walk, A&E. Yesterday's outing to our chapter all day work session/potluck was lightly attended due to snow falling overnight but it was still nice. Good crockpot lunch dishes. And I got all Ge's blocks unstitched and now I can replace the centers and sew the borders back on.

What's Not: Unstitching. Sewing the blocks back together. Piecing is NOT what I like to do but I am doing it to complete this final quilt for my friend Ge. I had to take it ALL apart in order to replace fabrics in the center blocks. It is what she wanted. New, better fabric choices had been purchased and washed and set beside the cutting table in the days and weeks before Ge's death. I am only following her directions.