Well, I just checked, and the economy: still crap. (Although at this very moment the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P are each up a tiny bit.) Yesterday I got an oil bill for $790. That is a 7 and a 9 and a 0, each before the decimal point. Yeah. So today I am in a rather cool house, covered in snow and impressive icicles, though full of happy daylight, and I'm trying to do happy and hopeful things. I drew this image (above) which has been in my head for weeks, and I watched The Art of Quilting documentary by PBS. I got it from Netflix. It's not a how-to, not at all, but an exploration of art quilts. I was so mesmerized by seeing and hearing the voices of these artists I have been reading about for years that I forgot about being hungry, forgot about my pause button, and burned lunch but good.
It was worth it.
I am sending a print of the daffodil bulbs to my sister who is on an amazing journey in South Dakota. I would say that in the I'm-colder-than-you pity party, she wins!
I think I had also better tell my mom, who reads this blog, that we are not freezing to death and that we can certainly pay the oil bill. I think it is just time to conserve, is all. Would you like some hot tea and a rice pillow?
I love this print!
Posted by: Jen | February 05, 2009 at 04:31 PM