What A Day!

Yesterday was a busy day here for me. I headed out the door in the morning with Teapot and the Daughters and never got home till after four o'clock. I had been asked by the museum committee to help judge the Heritage Fair at the school. I was on my feet all day talking to kids about their history displays etc... It was quite interesting talking to kids from grade 3 to grade 7 and what their concept of what history is. At one point I walked up to one station and the girl, who was about 12 years of age started talking about Paul Brandt.... "PAUL BRANDT," I thought, "How in the hell is he a historical figure!" Then I wanted to start laughing when she told me that he was born in 1972!!! My reaction was, "Ulp! Am I that old?!" It is quite interesting to see how kids think. Then last night was the Peace Liard Juried Art Exhibit and you will remember that I had a couple of paintings in that. I didn't win anything... which I wasn't really expecting... I knew that my art would be a step away from what normally appeals.... normally people pick realism and pottery and occasionally they'll step out of the norm and pick some kind of print or a sculpture.... but I was hoping that the judge would make some kind of comment as they usually do.... but evidently that is not to be due to the amount of time it would take to do everybody's art work so I'm not going to get any comments or feedback on my work. D-mn! That's why I put it in the show in the first place. However, I did hook up with another lady who finished art school at Emily Carr and she and I critiqued each other's work. Then we had a discussion on how odd balls are a cog in the wheel. Then she told me about making a paper wedding dress in art school and breaking porcelain and putting it back together as a woman gluing herself together.... I liked that one. We discussed ideas about art and what art means to us... it was quite interesting actually. When Teapot and I left we met another gentleman who is here in HH to open up a new restaurant for the community and so we got into a good discussion about food etc.... and what would be good for this community. Another favourable moment for the day, as in the end, I agreed to sell him some lamb... not for the restaurant but for him personally.  So I came home last night completely pooped and with no samples finished for my level 4 homework.

Speaking of level 4 a good friend came to my house this week for a day of spinning and had a look at my book. She suggested nicely that I might want to redo my flax samples. ARGH! I thought that was behind me.... and then she said its my attitude that's keeping me from getting flax right. I have to love my flax... I grabbed a bag of flax which I promptly hugged, but it was all fake because I HATE FLAX and that ain't ever going to change... but flax samples here I come and I'm at it again and actually I'm seeing a little improvement from the ones I did back in the winter. Still it is holding up my work on the 150 hour project. I'll be glad when everything is done and I can really start on the 150 hour project in earnest. 

So today I am off to buy hay. Then I'm going to Mudder's and Pop's place for lobster luncheon, in the effort to celebrate Mother's day which is not till tomorrow but the lobsters came on a plane from down east yesterday and needed to be cooked and eaten quickly.... you can't cook lobster that died in transit... not healthy at all. Then I'm going to do some more work.... and maybe tomorrow I'll go for a picnic.

So shower and hay first.... and that's an update on my life.... what's happening in yours?!