Bea
The swan lands, awkwardly gliding
into water among strangers, among friends.
On the far horizon, the ponds edges
kiss coy stars, lurking in the dusk.
The swan gracefully turns her long neck;
her eyelids close softly — contentedly.
A world escapes behind veils of thin skin;
the murmur of voices fades to silence.
Gently, the elegant bird tucks her beak
under her wing and lets peace take her.
4.26.2009
I’m into tea again. I didn’t really ever stop, but I had been drinking really mediocre teas for a while and it just wasn’t the same. Not everyone agrees, but I love Republic of Tea. We got in another tea order in (because apparently Alaskans love tea a lot) and I couldn’t resist. I got me a couple tins of white teas and one rooibos.
Harney & Sons makes a really wonderful Earl Grey White… try it, love it. Even better than black earl greys.
Well, probably not. But I did like these paper ornaments that I made. I think I’ll make sets of them to sell, but I’m not sure if I should make them and require that the person buying them put together the top part or if I should sell them already assembled and just charge the extra shipping. I’d like to assume people aren’t stupid, but… hmm.
I have been searching the corners of the earth for seahorse stamps. So far, I’ve purchased two. I will stop after 2 or 3 more. I really need a variety and a variety of sizes to really make the most use of them. My search brought several really great sites into my radar too. In the spirit of sharing (which I hear is a good thing), here’s a little list of the craft sites I like:
}}starlit studio :: all my favorite companies on one site. tim holtz is my new favorite person.
}}purl soho :: if you need yarn or fabric, go here first.
}}scrap your trip :: there is so much more to it than that! good deals and reasonable shipping rates to alaska
}}gorey details :: i’m not into most of the stuff on this site, but they have some really different rubber stamps. i bought 2. lots of fun edward gorey stuff.
}}river city rubber works :: some really beautiful stamps. a bit pricey, but if they’ve got what you want, they are probably the only ones who do.
}}rubber stamp plantation :: for all your hawaiian needs. okay, i don’t need much from this site. they have a really amazing seahorse and many many many…. MANY turtles to choose from.
Just getting over a slight cold. Not too bad.
WHERE DID APRIL GO ALREADY!?!!? I wasn’t ready to really get into this month and half of it slipped away quietly. I confused. I guess it was all the Charmed I’ve been watching that could have tipped me off… how else could I have gotten through so much?
Work hasn’t been as bad as I thought it would be… yet. Stacy being gone is weird. I keep forgetting that she isn’t going to take care of certain things and I must get them done. Fortunately, the scheduling managers seem to understand at the moment and are seeing that I get more time to actually do my job. And I think I’ll like my job more without another person to use as a crutch. I mean, it was nice to have someone to depend on, but I think it will be nice to just make my own mistakes. My first order of business was to take down the wall of pictures over the desk. I needed to take ownership visually, so it had to change. I really do think it will all be just fine.
I was hungry for mushrooms, Asian noodles, and/or eggs… so I decided I should have them together. Don’t do that. It wasn’t very good. I should have just had eggs.
