Love Letters

Pure Genius!

No matter your political views, the video below, from Saturday Night Live this past week, is pure genius. Tina Fey "got" Sarah Palin perfectly, and just as importantly, made fun of some real women's issues. And perhaps humor can get people talking!

Saturday events...

I've been under the weather for the past couple of days, and thankfully, I'm finally feeling somewhat better. The only thing I felt much like doing, besides trying to sleep, was knitting...

This is the start to a lap blanket... for some reason that I cannot recall, I bought a ton of this yarn, which is half acrylic, half mohair. I think I liked the colors... but I'm not crazy about the texture of the yarn. I'm SO impulsive sometimes, and trust me, it's gotten me into plenty of hot water over the years. So I decided I would make something with the yarn, whether or not I liked knitting with it, and perhaps I will end up liking it when I'm done. If not, perhaps someone will be receiving a lap blanket in shades of magenta for Christmas!

This afternoon I am driving to Grand Blanc, MI for a funeral visitation. My dear friend Mary's father passed away this week, and while there are lots of other things I'd prefer to do, especially now that I feel better; I need to go do this, to show my support for Mary and her family. Losing a parent, even if they are failing right before our eyes, is one of the hardest things we have to get through as humans. And I'm convinced, nothing can prepare us for it. Of course, we all grieve in our own way, but losing a beloved parent is universally difficult. It brings up SO many issues... our own mortality, things we wish we'd said, thing we wish we hadn't said, things we wish we'd done differently. And one of the things that frustrates me most, is that there really isn't much we can do for our friends besides let them know we love them, and stand beside them in their time of need.

Just a peek...

Just a little peek at a collage I am working on for a very dear friend of mine, who has asked me to design a cover for his latest CD of piano music... titled, what else, Collage. I am SO excited about this project, and I am SO hopeful David will like what I've done so far. I've yet to decide quite what to do with some of the personal three dimensional objects David gave me to use, and also the photographs he gave me, but I'm sure it will all come together...

Besides being an accomplished musician, David is an avid gardener, and owns a specialty store for fresh and salt water fish lovers (as in, where one would go to purchase the fish and tanks, etc.). I am hopeful this collage isn't too busy for David's taste, but if it is, we'll figure something out! This man is one of the kindest, most generous men I've ever known, and I love him dearly.