Today was finish-the-drawing-masque-the-thorns-do-the-laundry-water-the-garden-bake-bread-and-make-lesson-plans-for-school day. After we finished supper we remembered it was our-turn-to-clean-the-church-day, too. Some days are just like that. I must tell myself every single day of my life, "Alice, you need to work in the studio just as though it was a regular job." No matter how often I say it or how much I mean it, life still happens. Regularly.
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| The drawing done. Maybe... |
So.. between letting sections of masque dry on my painting I ran outside and moved the hose. After hanging out the laundry, I mixed up bread dough. You know the drill. We have to eat. The garden needs tended. Dirty undies only get you so far in life. Dang it.
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| Garlic and mushroom pizza, unbaked, and enough for supper tonight and lunches all week. |
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| Baked and smelling delish! |
However,
any time spent in the studio is worth the effort. What is surprising is not how much household stuff I got done today, but how far I got on my project. If I hadn't spent 30 years raising 6 kids I would never have been able to pull off this many projects in one day. That was organizational training by fire. Do or die. However, now I am ready to take a cold shower (105 degrees here today..) and fall into bed.
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| Bread dough rising. One of my favorite things to do when I am feeling the need to 'nest.' |
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| Done and ready to share a loaf. Funny thing is, one loaf will last Tom and I a whole week. |
Tomorrow will be here bright and early and since I got so many chores done today I can really concentrate on what I want to do then. I hope. Unless life decides to happen again. However, if it does, chances are, I can handle it.
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| Masking the needles. The network of thorns on this one will be pretty complex- I hope it's not to busy to be effective. |
Tomorrow I might get a chance to start putting color down. Cross your fingers and thanks for stopping by! Alice
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