I AM GETTING READY FOR A SHOW AT MY TOWN HALL. THEY NEED INTERESTING 3 DIMENSIONAL PIECES...I HAVE INTERESTING PIECES. I DID A CRAZY SHOW LAST YEAR, I GOT TOGETHER ABOUT 100 DIFFERENT SCULPTURES, COLLAGES, ASSORTED PAINTINGS, AND MY COLLECTIONS...ALWAYS A PLETHORA OF THE CRAZY. IT SEEMS TO PERMEATE MY WORK. I AM SURROUNDED BY THE LOCAL NUTS, AND I MAKE BALLAD BOXES BASED ON THE STORIES.
TELL ME A TALE. IF HARD WORK IS NOT SOMETHING YOU ARE UP FOR, DON'T WORK FOR YOURSELF. I AM CONTEMPLATING GETTING SMALLER, MAKING A SMALLER FOOTPRINT. RISK TAKING IS NOT SOMETHING I AM ACCUSTOMED TO. HANGING OUT OVER THE WORLD...TRACKING THE PROGRESS, A LEAP OF FAITH, IF YOU WILL. HAVE A PLACE TO SELL WARES, DOWNTOWN WITH A MARKET COMPONENT IN MY YARD. I HAVE BEEN SICK AS OF LATE, SO ALLOWING THE PARTIES THAT BE TO ARRANGE THE ELEMENTS IN THE UNIVERSE. PATIENCE IS NOT A STRONG SUIT. PROBABLY FOR MOST.
I SAW THE FRUITS OF AN IDEA THAT I BORE. I WANT TO DO A PORTAL IN MY SHOP WITH INTERVIEWS FROM MY FRIENDS, THEIR TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS. I SAW WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT WROTE ABOUT ME IN A BLOG. IT WASN'T PRETTY. I SAW MYSELF THROUGH SOMEONE ELSES EYES. I GUESS WHEN YOU GET REAL, YOU HAVE TO EXPECT THAT THE REFLECTION ISN'T SO PRETTY. I WISH A VIDEOGRAPHER REVEALED THEMSELF FOR MY "EXS" CAMPAIGN. THE EXS OF EXETER. I STILL WANT TO DO IT. START A GALLERY AND STUDIO IN MY SHOP, FIX UP THE BARN AND HAVE A MARKET, AND WORK ON A BOOK/STORY ABOUT MY ESCAPADES IN THE SHOP.
I LOVE THANKSGIVING, TRADITIONS, BEING WITH THE ONES YOU LOVE. CAPTURING ALL OF THE FEELINGS OF CONTENT. I THINK IT IS A FEELING THAT WE DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND, AND SIMILAR TO HUNGER, IN THIS DAY AND AGE WE DO NOT SIT AND FEEL. I HOPE FOR EVERYONE THAT COMPLETE FEELING OF CONTENT. BE STILL, BE SOFT, BE RECEPTIVE.
I THINK OUR CHILDHOOD ROOM HAS A LOT OF BARING ON WHAT HAPPENS TO US AESTHICALLY AS ADULTS. IF WE ARE ALLOWED TO DESIGN AND DREAM IN OUR OWN ROOMS WE FEEL CONFIDENT IN OUR DECISIONS AS WE MATURE, NOT TO CARE ABOUT TRENDS OR "IN" COLORS. I HAVE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED MY CHILDREN TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENTS, NOT ALWAYS MY TASTE, BUT THE DOOR CLOSES. I BET I'M NOT THE ONLY MOTHER THAT DOES THIS. AS A CHILD I HAD A BEDROOM SET MY FATHER ASSEMBLED FROM A KIT THAT SEARS SOLD. I REMEMBER THAT IT WAS HIS FIRST "DO IT YOURSELF" PROJECT, HE HAD PIECES LEFT OVER, SHIPPED THE WHOLE THING BACK. THE NEXT KIT CAME AND HE READ THE DIRECTIONS. APPARENTLY IT'S UNAMERICAN TO USE THE DIRECTIONS. I MISS HIM. HE MADE MY WHOLE SET, WE STAINED IT AND IT BEGAN LIFE AS A CANOPY BED AND IN THE DAVID CASSIDY YEARS IT WAS SAWED OFF AND LOOKED MORE LIKE A SPOOL BED. I HAD HIDEOUS WALLPAPER I ONE EVOLUTION. BRIGHT YELLOW WALLS, I REMEMBER WANTING A BEER CAN COFFEE TABLE WITH A SWINGING BED, THOUGH DURING THOSE YEARS I NEEDED ONE FOOT ON THE GROUND SOME NIGHTS. THERE WAS THE POSTER CRAZE, THE DOOLHOUSE ROOM, THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHASE, THE CLOTHES HORSE CLOSET ROOM...I EVOLVED INTO AN INTERIOR DESIGNER FROM THE MASS MOVING, MELDING, MOMENTIS, MOM THAT I BECAME...
IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLY STRESSFUL MONTH FOR ME. MY TENANT SKIPPED OUT AND BEGAN LITIGATION FOR SPACE THOUGHT OWED. I HAVE LEARNED IN THE PROCESS THAT I MUST ATTACH MY WORDS, NOT FORCEFULLY, BUT QUICKLY...I AM NOW RECOVERING, AND I HAVE BEEN ENJOYING VIGNETTES INTO MY FUTURE WORLD BY COMPLETING MY OWN PATH. THAT SAID, IT IS A ROCKY ONE...MY SELF CONFIDENCE AND WORTH ARE WAINING, AND TRYING TO ESTABLISH A KIND OF COURSE TO BECOME WHO I SHOULD BE IS PAINFUL. IT REQUIRES BOTH A MAGNIFYING GLASS AND A HUG...NEITHER OF WHICH IS IN LARGE SUPPLY. I LOVE WHO I LOVE BUT I HAVE DECIDED THAT I CAN NO LONGER BE THE SUGGESTION BOX FOR MY PACK. I NEED TO BEGIN A NEW PATH BASED ON GETTING ME IN A NEW DIRECTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE MY SHOP MORE LIKE A VANITY GALLERY AND WORKSHOP, IT WOULD ENCOURAGE ME TO NOT ONLY MAKE MY ART, BUT OFFER CLASSES AND SELL MY ART AND ART MATERIALS. I AM GOING TO REALLY BEGIN TO SEE BEING AN ARTIST AS A MEANS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE MY WAY THIS LAST SEGMENT OF MY LIFE AS CLOSE TO WHO I AM AS I CAN BE. I'M DONE HIDING, EVEN OTHER ARTIST BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING CREATIVE WITHIN MY SOUL, NOW I NEED TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND IT AS WELL. I HEARD SOMETHING INTERESTING RECENTLY, IT IS NOT HAPPINESS FOUND IN THE JOURNEY, IT IS THE JOURNEY FOUND IN THE HAPPINESS. IN OTHER WORDS, BORN OF...NOT CAPTURED. I LOVE THAT, ATTITUDE, WE ARE ALL CAPABLE OF CHANGING IT. I AM ON A NEW COURSE, I'LL SHAKE A FEW TREES, BEGIN A NEW PATH. I AM PSYCHED. READY FOR FOREVER TO BEGIN.
SO THE THINGS THAT WE LEARN ABOUT OURSELVES ARE THINGS LEARNED THROUGH THE ARTS. WE COOPERATE, WE LEARN CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, TAKE CRITISM, LOTS AND LOTS OF LESSONS. ART COMPLETLY ALLOWS US TO BECOME. WE SEARCH, WE FIND. I LOVE ART, ALL OF US HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR FEELINGS, THEY NEED TO COME OUT. LIVE AND LOVE, EXPRESS FREELY. DO IT LIKE NO ONE IS LOOKING. ENJOY THE PROCESS. DON'T OVERTHINK IT. JUST ENJOY.
IF YOU WANT TO TELL YOUR STORY, IT IS YOURS TO TELL. IF PEOPLE ARE UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT THE RESULTS, THEY SHOULD LOOK INSIDE. I HAVE CONCERNED MYSELF ENOUGH WITH EVERYONE AND THEIR "FEELINGS", RUNNING A JUNK SHOP HAS PRIVIED ME TO THE INSIDE OF THE HUMAN CONDITION. PEOPLE ARE NOT NICE. WE ARE A VICTIM NATION. I HAVE TRIED TO BE A GOOD PERSON, WORKING THROUGH MY OWN DEMONS, I HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT OF MY MARRIAGE, MY HOME, MY LIFE. I HAVE TOSSED OUT MY BODY OF WORK THUSFAR...I HAVE SOLD MY LOOM, MY DRAFTING TABLE, MY LIBRARY, LET GO DREAMS I HAVE...BUT...I HAVE MY CHILDREN, THEY ARE MY LIFE, I AM REBUILDING MY BUSINESS, IT WILL RISE AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY FINANCES, BUT I KNOW THAT I CAN MAJ WE IT AGAIN. I AM SCARED, BUT I AM DETERMINED.
I AM LOOKING FOR A LITTLE COMFORT, BACKWARDS WHERE I STAND THERE LIES A LITTLE GIRL, SHE IS BROKEN, SHE TAKES WHAT SHE CAN...I AM THAT GIRL. I AM BROKEN, I AM THAT LITTLE GIRL. MOST OF MY MARRIAGE HAS BEEN SPENT AS THE FOLLOWER. NOT THE LEADER, I DIDN'T ORDER FOR MYSELF, NOW I SOAR. I AM CONFIDENT, BUT QUESTIONING, ALWAYS QUESTIONING. I LOVED ONCE. I SET UP A SENARIO WHEREAS I COULD TRY TO RECTIFY THE WRONGS. NOW I AM REMEMBERING THE UNAVAILABLE WOMAN WHO NEVER SPOKE HER MIND. I ALWAYS TRY TO ENVISION STRENGTH BUT THAT ISN'T WHO I HAVE BECOME. I BET THERE ARE A LOT OF LITTLE GIRLS THAT CAN'T SPEAK THEIR MIND. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WE ARE ALL CREATIVE SOULS WITH POTENTALS BELOW. I WANT THAT FOR ME, I WANT THAT FOR ALL.
SO THE HIGH ROLLERS COME OUT, THERE IS ELECTRICITY IN THE AIR. THE ITEMS ARE GOING FOR BIG BUCKS. THE WORRY IS THAT AT THERE ARE NO BARGAINS. BUT THERE ALWAYS ARE. I WONDER WHAT THE PHONE BIDDERS ARE HOLDING CLOSE TO THE VEST. I ALWAYS WONDER THE WHO THAT HAVE TO OBTAIN THESE THINGS.
MY BLOGGING SKILLS HAVE BEEN SEVERLY LACKING, I AM WORKING TOWARD A LAST BARN SALE, SETTING UP THINGS, PULLING OUT STUFF, ARRIVING WITH THE HOPE OF FRESH LOOKING ITEMS AND LOTS TO SELL. THERE ARE MANY...LOTS AND LOTS OF NIFTY THINGS TO PUT THINGS IN. I HAVE A MAJOR SUPPLY OF INTERESTING ITEMS WITH DECORATING DESIGN FUNCTIONS IN MIND.
TRYING TO BE EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE IS EXHAUSTING. I AM BEGINNING TO SEE THAT I HAVE HUGE LIMITATIONS TO MY PERSONNA. I HAVE LOOKED INTO RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE BEGINNING TO FALL AWAY. DISAPPOINTMENT IS BEGGING ME TO EXTINGUISH SOME CURRENT VALUED FRIENDSHIPS. IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T WANT TO KEEP THE PEOPLE, IT'S JUST THAT I AM TOO TIRED TO BE SOMETHING THAT I AM NOT. I AM NOT A PHONY, I AM NOT A BAD PERDON, I HAVE NO ILL INTENTIONS TOWARD ANYONE. IT KEEPS ME GROUNDED.
WISHING DOESN'T MAKE IT SO. I LOOK AROUND AND I SEE LESSONS LEARNED BY MISTAKES MADE. MY FRIENDS ARE GOING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, THEIR LIVES LEAD THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE CREATED REALITIES OF THEIR OWN MAKINGS. IF I THINK ABOUT IT MY OWN BEST LESSONS HAVE BEEN THROUGH SOMEONE ELSE'S DESTINY. I GUESS YOU CALL IT REACTIONARY RATHER THEN PROACTIVE. IT IS FUNNY THOUGH, I AM LIVING THE LIFE I WAS SUPPOSED TO LIVE, I JUST LIVED THROUGH MY MARRIAGE, MY CHILDREN, MY HOME. NOW I HAVE A LIFE OF MY OWN.
I THINK WE ARE HERE TO GIVE THE WORLD WHAT IS MISSING...YOUR SKILLS, YOUR LOVE, YOUR DREAMS. WHEN YOU GO INTO THE FUTURE OF OUR WORLD, THINGS NEED TO BE SIMPLER AND MORE REDUCED. WE NEED TO RECYCLE, REUSE AND REGROW.
DURING THE WANING DAYS OF SUMMER, IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO ENTERTAIN OUTDOORS. THE BEST TIME OF YEAR, NOT TO HOT OR COLD, WE WERE TREATED TO A BEAUTIFUL ARRAY OF FOODS AND THE DISPLAY OF GORGEOUS FALL COLOR. IT WAS A MAGICAL EVENING. WE ATE POT LUCK...COMFORT FOODS, MEAT LOAF, MAC & CHEESE, THAT SORT OF THING...COURSE AFTER COURSE. INCREDIBLE, CANDLES, RENTED FURNITURE FOR OUTSIDE. WHAT WE CAN DO, WE WOMEN.
THE LAST ONE OF THE YEAR...GETTING READY, THERE IS GREAT STUFF IN THE BARN, I'M GETTING EXCITED...MANY MORE ITEMS, SOME LOVELY BLANKETS, I HAVE A COOL STOVE, SOME INTERESTING DOO DADS, AND LOTS AND LOTS OF CHARM. I AM WISTFULLY THINKING ABOUT WHEN THE NEXT SEASON STARTS. LOOKING FOR NEW, INTERESTING VENDORS...TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A FORMULA FOR A WINNING BUSINESS MODEL. I THINK THERE IS SO MUCH NEAT STUFF OUT IN THE UNIVERSE NOW SO PERHAPS, THE IDEA OF HAVING AN EXPERIENCE FINDING THE TREASURE IS VASTLY BECOMING MORE ABOUT THE ROMANCE OF A MOMENT. I NEED TO PROVIDE THAT MOMENT...AND IT DOESN'T INCLUDE EBAY.
1.GET THERE AT OPENING BELL, ACTUALLY EARLIER BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE DOORS OPEN UP SOONER. 2.TAKE CASH. LOTS OF IT. 3.PREPARE TO PAY THE TAG PRICE IN THE BEGINNING. THE NEGOTIATIONS HAPPEN USUALLY WITH A PIG PILE, OR THE LAST DAY, WHEN STUFF IS LINGERING. 4.USE THE PHOTOS AS SUGGESTIONS, SOME THINGS WILL BE GONE, EITHER THE FAMILY OR FRIENDS WANT THE "GOOD" STUFF. 5.BRING BAGS. BOXES, SOLD SIGNS, MOXIE...EVERYONE IS PUSHY AND SHOVY. YOU CAN TELL A GOOD PERSON BY THE WAY THEY BEHAVE IN ODD CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE AN ESTATE SALE. I ALWAYS KNOW A GOOD PERSON BY HOW THEY TREAT WAITERS, TAXI DRIVERS, SALES CLERKS, AND ANY SERVICE INDUSTRY PERSON. I KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL IN THIS LIFE TOGETHER. MAKE IT GOOD ALL. 6.START WITH THINGS THAT YOU REALLY WANT, YOU CAN DROP THEM LATER, CHECK FOR CRACKS, LOOK FOR MARKS ON CHINA. 7.LOVE THEM 8.REPEAT.
OKAY, SO I NOT GONNA BE A MILLIONAIRE. IT IS GOING TO BE ENOUGH MONEY FOR ME TO LIVE THE LIFE OF A MODERN DAY FARM DAME. TRAVELING AROUND, I HAVE BOUGHT AND SOLD MORE STUFF THEN I CARE TO REMEMBER. TO FINALLY LAND IN THIS BIT OF HEAVEN IS EXTRA EXTRORDINARY. I CAN NOT TELL YOU HOW AMAZING IT IS TO FINALLY GROW WHERE I AM PLANTED. IF ANYONE WOULD HAVE TOLD ME I WAS GOING TO BE BLOGGING, SELLING THINGS ON LINE, WRITING ABOUT THIS CRAZY AREA, LIVING IN MY DREAM HOUSE, I'D HAVE TOLD YOU YOU WERE NUTS. HERE I AM
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WHIMSY, FOLK ART, DISCARDED OLD KNICK KNACKS...A DISTINCTIVE LOOKING HOME, ALL THINGS ACHIEVED BY CHASING THE DREAM. ALWAYS SEARCHING, NEVER QUITE ACHIEVING THE PERFECT, THE RARE, THE OLD, THE UNUSAL...IT IS ALL THE SAME TO A RUE COLLECTOR. WE THRIVE ON THE THRILL OF THE HUNT. WE NEED TO CAPTURE IT, IT'S WHO WE ARE...WE ARE DRIVEN TO HAVE
I HATE THIS BLOG, I HAVE ERASED SO MAN BLOGS BY ACCIDENT I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU. I HAVE TRIED TO COMPILE REASONS WHY COUNTRY IS SO UNIVERSAL. IT MAKES SENSE TO LOVE WHAT YOU PUT TOGETHER. IT'S A LIFESTYLE. LOVE WHAT YOU LOVE AND IT WILL ALL COME TOGETHER. STYLES AND FADS COME AND GO; PUT BEAUTIFUL SHAPES AND ELEGANT OBJECTS SHOULD SPEAK TO YOU. THE MOST IMPORTANT COUNTRY ASPECT IS IT FEELS COMFORTABLE AND WARM. PEOPLE WON'T DELICATELY CROSS THEIR FEET, THEY PUT THEM UP ON COFFEE TABLES THAT ARE USUALLY BLANKET CHESTS, CUT-DOWN FARMER TABLES, OVERSTUFFED OTTOMAN, WAGONS...IMAGINATION BEING THE ONLY BARRIER TO RICH, COMFORTABLE COUNTRY STYLE.
TRUE, HELPFUL, INSPIRATIONAL, NECESSARY, KIND...WORDS TO LIVE BY, I AM OFTEN ASKED ABOUT PERSONAL AFFAIRS OF PEOPLES LIVES. I DON'T GO LOOKING FOR IT, IT JUST COMES TO ME. I RUN THIS CRAZY ANTIQUE STORE AND OFTEN PEOPLE ARE BRAZEN IN THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THEY OFFER ABOUT THEIR LIVES AND LOVES. I USUALLY JUST SAY, BECAUSE I AM HONEST. JUST SAY. I AM NOW TAKING A DIFFERENT TACTIC. I HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF OVERSHARING, NO ONE PREFACES INFORMATION, BUT IF ITS SHARED THE ACCUSATIONS FLY. IT'S WHY I WANTED TO DO THE "EX'S OF EXETER", PEOPLE COULD GO ON CAMERA AND VENT, AND SOMEONE COULD EDIT THE MAYHEM. I COULD BE OUT OF THE EQUATION. YOU CAN'T BE SAVED UNTIL YOU KNOW YOU ARE LOST, SO MANY OF US ARE LOST...WE DON'T EVEN FACE WHAT WE ARE, WE ESCAPE, THROUGH ABUSE, MANY HORRIBLE WAYS TO HURT OURSELVES. THE MIRROR ALWAYS REFLECTING WHAT WE SEE MAGNIFIED, NOT SHRUNKEN.
I WANT TO BELIEVE, I DO, I DO BELIEVE. THERE IS SOMETHING THAT BECOMES EASIER IF YOU THINK THERE IS SOMETHING BIGGER THEN YOU. IF WE ARE TO WONDER WHAT HIS PART IS , IT IS TO STEADY US WHEN WE WOBBLE. TO KNOW FOR A BELIEF THAT WE WILL NOT GO INTO THE FUTURE ALONE. WE WILL FIND LOVE, IT IS A HOPE THAT WE ALL SHARE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHAT WE CANNOT SEE. SO BELIEF IS JUST THAT. I CAN NO MORE CHANGE YOUR MIND THEN YOU CAN CHANGE MINE. I CAN ONLY SHOW YOU BY MY EXAMPLE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL AND MEANINGFUL IN MY LIFE, AND YOU CANNOT SEE IT. ONLY KNOW THAT I AM LOVED, I HAVE BEEN SAVED FOR SOME REASON, THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I MUST SHARE, EITHER MY JOURNEY OR MY WORD. I HOPE THAT ART FIGURES PROMENENTLY, I ALWAYS RELY ON IT IN THE DARKNESS. IF I AM TO MAKE STRIDES IN LIFE, I MUST HOLD BELIEFS IN THE LIGHT. THE LIGHT, WHERE TRUTH IS MET BY REALITY. NOT NECESSARILY MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
BUCKETS, CANOE, TUB, HOLDING SODA AND WINE AND BEER. WORKING WATER WITH SINK FROM FAUCET. TRUNK WITH LINENS AND CARDS, STILL LIFE DISPLAY VIGNETTE AT EACH TABLE. SOME THINGS ARE MEANT TO TRANSCEND TIME, THOUGHTFUL BRIDES GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THINGS BROUGHT TOGETHER FOR THE SPECIAL DAY ARE SIGNIFICANT TO THE BRIDE AND GROOM. I THINK THERE SHOULD
BE A "MEMORY" BOX THAT CONTAINS OBJECTS PERTINENT TO THE HAPPY COUPLE.
THE SOURCE OF ALL HUMOR ISN'T JOY, IT'S SADNESS. PARAPHRASING MARK TWAIN, SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO MAKE A MARK ON LIFE. SOMETIMES ALL WE HAVE LEFT IS HUMOR. IF ALL OF MANKIND TRIED TO BECOME AND BE, RATHER THEN EXIST, THERE WOULD BE SO MUCH MORE HAPPINESS. THE REALITY IS THAT WE EXIST IN A VACCUM, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY WE COME BACK TO FACE FEARS, MAKE LEEWAY IN PAST TRANSGRESSIONS, ACCOMPLISH OUR DIFFICULTIES. WHY CAN'T WE GET IT RIGHT? LOVE ISN'T DIFFICULT, IT JUST HONORS US.
SO ANOTHER DREAM HAS BEEN REALIZED. I HAD MY FIRST BARN SALE AND IT WAS A HIT. LOTS OF GREAT CONNECTIONS, NICE PEOPLE, NICE DAYS. IT WAS OVERCAST MOST OF THE WEEKEND, BUT PEOPLE CAME OUT AND SHOPPED. THEY WERE LOOKING FOR TREASURES. THINGS TO ADORN THE HOME OR GARDEN. I LOVED IT. PERHAPS NEXT MONTH I'LL GET SOME MORE DEALERS OR ARTISTS TO SIT AND CHAT WITH. I MADE SOME GOOD MONEY, IT WILL GO BACK INTO THE ROOF FOR THE BARN...BUT IT IS A NECESSARY EVIL. I LOVED IT.
TECHNIQUE LIVES IN THE LEFT BRAIN...IDEAS IN THE RIGHT. PROCESS IS ACCENTUATED AND ALLOWING THE FREEDOM TO COMMIT IDEAS, BANK CREATIVITY...ALL IN ALL..MAKE EXCITING THINGS HAPPEN. CRITIQUE ONESELF FOR IDEAS, BE BRUTAL, ALLOWANCE FOR ADVANCING. IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, B YOU MUST THINK LOGICALLY. SO IF YOU THINK YOU CAN ESCAPE THE BRAIN, TRY TO AVOID DEALING WITH YOUR BODY...THINGS WILL GET LOUDER, THE CRIES MORE POIGNANT. TRY TO FILL YOU LIFE WITH THE BEST, BEST FOOD, GOOD FRIENDS, HOBBIES THAT LIFT YOU UP...WORK THAT IS IMPORTANT, BE CLOSER TO YOUR GOD, WHOEVER OR WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE. ALWAYS KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING BIGGER THEN YOU. ALWAYS BELIEVE THERE IS A WAY OUT, EVEN IF YOU CAN NOT SEE IT. HOPE GOES A LONG WAY TO LIFE. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH GOOD, NOT BAD. BE WITH LOVE NOT HATE.
A TOUR DE FORCE OF EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPE. CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF WHAT IT FEELS TO BE IN A DELUGE. WHAT THE COLD RAIN FORCING DOWN UP YOU. IF IS A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE BEGINNINGS OF THE MODERN MOVEMENT. I LOVE THE WAY HE PAINTED WAVES. TUMULTUOUS, MOVING, EVOLVING. HIS HISTORY AND THE WAY HE FEELS ABOUT HIS SUBJECT MATTER CAPTURES THE BEGINNINGS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION...A TIME BENT ON BIGGER AND BETTER, BECOMING, WHAT THINGS EXPLORE WITHIN THEMSELVES.
Did NOT THINK I SAW A GHOST, I SAW ONE...THE OTHER NIGHT I SAW ONE...AROUND 11 O'CLOCK, LAYING IN MY BED...LOOKED UP... AND THERE SHE WAS, I JUST ABOUT JUMPED OUT OF MY SKIN. I HAD SEEN THINGS MOVE AROUND THE HOUSE, NOW IT'S REALLY REAL, I HAVE COME AWAY WITH THE SCARIEST REMEMBRANCES OF THIS GREAT OLD HOME. I WAS TALKING TO MY FRIEND (HAPPENS TO BE MY REALTOR) ABOUT PUTTING UP THE 2 SELLABLE ACRES FOR SALE. EITHER THE GRAVEYARDS THERE OR SHE IS SICK AND TIRED OF THIS LAND GOING AWAY IN PART AND PARCEL. SHE WAS PISSED. I AM READY TO ACCEPT AND WELCOME.
EASIER TRAILS FOR THE FIFTY SOMETHINGS...IF YOU TRULY WANT TO ENJOY WHAT THIS GREAT STATE HAS TO OFFER, YOU NEED TO HIT OUR BEAUTIFUL AND EASIER TRAILS. WHEN YOU ARE TIRED OF THE OCEAN AND ITS WONDERS, HIT THE GREENERY. THE STATE IS VIRTUALLY GREEN THIS TIME OF YEAR. IF THERE IS LOW HUMIDITY AND A BREEZE, IT'S PERFECT. TRAILS CALLED PAPER MOUNTAIN IN GUILFORD...FALLING WATERS, BRIDAL PATH, PERSIDENTAL, DIANAS BATH, LONESOME LAKE, ZEALAND, ARTETHUSA FALLS, RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN, HAYSTACKS
ARE YOU KIDDING? IF THERE IS EVER A MOMENT IN TIME...BECOME WHO YOU ARE, RELISH IN YOUR BEING, FLY FREE INTO THE FUTURE WITH NO REGRETS. IF YOU ARE BURDENED, AND IT CHANGES WHO YOU ARE, LET THINGS GO, SIMPLIFY, CONDENSE, BOTH PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY...MAKE YOUR TIME ACCOUNT FOR WHO YOU ARE, BECOMING AND BELIEVING.
TRAVEL ALWAYS BE WITHIN THE SOUL, I LOVE THE GATHERING OF STUFF. THERE IS A CERTAIN POETRY OF THE SIMPLICITY OF EVERYDAY. WHY IS IT THAT THE SMARTEST PEOPLE HAVE SAD LIVES. YOU DON'T GET ALL THE GIFTS, IF THERE WAS THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATING A LIFE THAT INCLUDES AN EASY TRANSITION, IT WON'T BE HERE. THE MEMORY ABSENT IS DEATH. IMAGINATIVE WRITING IS A SELF SUFFICIENT PURSUIT, WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHO WE ARE BASED ON A FEW FAMILIAR THEMES THAT RESONATE FOR ALL, LOVE, LOSS, ALL WRAPPED UP IN A TIDY BALL. NOT SELF INVOLVED, AS WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE BEEN BELIEVED. IF THE TREPIDATION, DO I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, DIFFERENT FROM EVERYONE ELSE? DOES ANYONE CARE? MY POINT OF VIEW IS PARAMOUNT TO ME. DOES ANYONE SHARE IT? THINK OF THE MOMENTUM OF MOVING HEAVEN AND EARTH TO COMPLETELY GIVE OF YOURSELF, INTIMACY, SHARING FEELINGS.
IF YOU'VE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT MAKING N AVOCATION INTO A LIFE...JUST DO IT, LIFE IS TOO SHORT AND COMPLICATED. IT'S THAT SIMPLE. DO WHAT YOU LOVE AND THE MONEY WILL FOLLOW. I KNOW SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WORK SOMEWHERE OR DO SOMETHING THAT TAKES YOU AWAY FROM YOUR CALLING, BUT REMEMBER IT'S A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT. REVALUATE WHAT YOU THINK YOU NEED FROM WHAT YOU WANT. IT USUALLY BECOMES A LESSON IN SACRIFIC, BUT THE FURTHER YOU GET AWAY FROM YOUR "STUFF" THE CLOSER YOU GET TO MEANING IN YOUR LIFE. I ALWAYS WISH SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TOLD ME EARLIER ABOUT SIMPLIFYING MY LIFE, IT WOULD HAVE SERVED ME WELL. I AM NOW BEGINNING A JOURNEY OF TEARING DOWN, REALIZING THAT THIS IS AN ART EMPTY TO BLOCK MYSELF IN SO AS NOT TO FEEL. ANYTHING.
PERSISTANT, PATIENT, AND PASSIONATE. THOSE ARE THE THREE KEYS TO LIVING THE LIFE YOU WANT. IF YOU'VE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT MAKING A DREAM, A REALITY, COME EXERCISE THE MOMENTUM ENVOLVED IN LIFE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE DAILY WORK, COME ENJOY A PASSION AND MAKE IT WORK AS A VOCATION. IF EVER IT WERE TRUE, THINK OF ALL THE FAMOUS PEOPLE GETTING STARTED WITH A DOLLAR AND A DREAM. OR GARAGE BANDS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS. IT WE WORK HARD, TRY TO STAY FOCUSED, AND KEEP EYES ON THE PRIZE...IT'S A POSSIBILITY...
I GOT A GREAT IDEA, IT HAS TO DO WITH MAKING A PLACE FOR ARTISTS TO COME AND EXXRESS THEMSELVES. I WOULD LOVE A RETREAT THAT INVITES DIFFERENT KINDS OF ARTISTS TO COME AND TEACH THEIR CRAFT TO THOSE WHO WANT TO LEARN. I COULD TEACH ENCAUSTIC TECHNIQUES OR PAINT PLEN AIR, PERHAPS A WRITER WOULD LIKE TO TEACH HAIKU. ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO DO SOMETHING CREATIVE BEFORE YOU MAKE A BIG DECISION. IT PUTS THE MIND INTO A TRANCE AND THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND CAN TAKE OVER. WHENEVER I AM PICKING UP AN OBJECT, THE WORLD SPEAKS THROUGH IT. I WONDER WHAT THE FORMER OWNER THOUGHT, KNEW, AND FELT...IT'S A LOT OF FEELINGS THAT RATCHET IN. OK, I GOT IT, WE DO IT BECAUSE OF THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE COME AWAY WITH, THE CONNECTIONS...IT IS A MAKE IT...MOMENT
WELL, THERE IS TRUTH IN NUMBERS. IF YOU CAN BELIEVE, YOU CAN DO IT. I ALWAYS WONDERING WHAT THE NEXT RIGHT THING IS. SOMETIMES IT'S READY, SOMETIMES IT IS A PROCESS. I AM HAVING A BARN SALE TO RAISE MONEY FOR MY ROOF, MY WOOD PELLET STOCKPILE...COME ONE, COME ALL...ITS THIS WEEKEND AUGUST 2ND AND 3RD FROM 8 'TILL 4. LOTS TO DIG THROUGH, I HAVE THINGS THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN IN YEARS BURIED AMIDST BOXES, ASSEMBLAGE CARNAGE, DUSTY BUCKETS, YOU NAME IT...YOU'LL PROBABLY FIND IT.
ALRIGHT, SILLS ASIDE, TRYING TO BUTTON DOWN MY HOME FOR NEXT WINTER. I AM TRYING TO CREATE A WARMER, CLEANER, MORE GREEN HOME. I HAVE HAD IT PAINTED, THE ROOF IS GOING ON AS WE SPEAK. I MISSED MY WINDOW TO WORK ON MY PLANTING BED, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS NEXT YEAR. I NEVER THOUGHT APR HOW MUCH WORK AND MONEY THESE PROJECTS WOULD COST.
ARE YOU TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE WAY TO UNBLOCK YOUR WORLD, DISILLUSIONED WITH THE WORLD IN GENERAL, BECOME A TRIED AND TRUE DREAMER. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE IT. WE DREAMERS
ALWAYS A SADNESS WHEN A FEAR ASSIGNS ITSELF TO TRAGEDY...FEAR CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT PERMISSION. IF I WENT TO THE TROUBLE OF TRYING TO COMPLETE ALL OF THE THINGS ON MY LIST OF THINGS, IT HAS TO HAVE SIGNIFICANCE. THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME CRAZY THAT I HAVE. LOOK INTRO THIS FEAR. IT ISN'T CRAZY ANYMORE.
ARE YOU READY FOR DRAMA? I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE MIND OF THE CRAZY... ARE YOU READY TO BECOME PART OF THE EQUATION.
WITHIN THE CONFINES OF MAKING A LIVING AND MAKING A LIFE, I HAVE DECIDED THAT I AM TRULY NOT A BUSINESS MINDED PERSON. NOT REALLY THAT INTERESTING IN MAKING A KILLING IN RETAIL. I LOVE MAKING ART AND CREATING...NOW IF I COULD ONLY MAKE A DECENT WAGE, DOING IT. HAVING A PARTNER IN MY SHOP HAS MADE ME REALIZE THAT MAYBE THIS ISN'T WHAT MOTIVATES ME. HE IS MAKING AND DOING ALL THE TIME...I JUST WANT TO GET HOME TO GET AN IDEA TO FRUITION. FRUSTRATING. I DON'T HAVE THE KILLER INSTINCT NEEDED TO BE A GOOD BUSINESS PERSON. SAD, BUT TRUE.
ALWAYS ALLOW YOURSELF AN OUTLET FOR CREATING TO HAPPEN. WHETHER IT IS AN EMPTY PAD OF DRAWING PAPER, A PIECE OF MODELING CLAY, A NOTEBOOK...ALL BECOMES FODDER FOR
IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY...MOVING OUT OF MY SPACE, MOVING INTO MY BARN...IT IS SO FULL, I NEED TO GET PLYWOOD DOWN TO MAKE A SECOND FLOOR FOR STORAGE. I HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF REALLY NEAT PIECES TO SELL, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING A NEAT SPACE OUT OF THE CLUTTER. THERE ARE SOME REALLY NEAT THINGS. I AM SO TIRED RIGHT NOW, THOUGH. I AM REALLY TIRED. I CLEARED OUT MY LIFE A BIT AND I AM EXHAUSTED. RISK TAKING AND DREAMING BIG, HAVE TURNED MY LIFE UPSIDE DOWN. THERE ARE MANY, MANY UPSIDES, BUT AS THE CROW FLYS.
WHATEVER HAPPENS I THINK WE SURVIVE, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS WE NEVER GO QUIETLY, OR GRACEFULLY IT SEEMS. WISH THAT AT SOME POINT IN MY LIFE I COULD BENEFIT FROM AN EGO. IT SEEMS I AM ALWAYS PUTTING MYSELF DOWN AND NOT ALLOWING THE TRUTH TO COME OUT. IF I AM TO BELIEVE THE UNIVERSE, THINGS WILL COME TO ME AS I PUT THEM OUT THERE. TROUBLE IS I AM NOT TRYING TO GET THINGS OUT THERE. I WANT ENOUGH, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO MY ART. I'M NOT CONCERNED WITH THINGS OTHER PEOPLE CARE ABOUT. I WANT A NEW ROOF, PAINT FOR MY HOUSE, A STUDIO FILLED WITH ARTISTS THAT I CAN TALK TO. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS ASKING TOO MUCH. MY WILDEST DREAMS DON'T INCLUDE A GOB OF MONEY. I WANT TO HAVE FREEDOM TO TRAVEL. FREEDOM TO WORK ON ART. FREEDOM TO JUST BE. IS THAT TOO LOFTY? I GAVE A LOT OF MY ENERGY TO RAISING FAMILY. I HOPED I HAD A BIT LEFT, WHEN THE KIDS WERE GONE...GOT NOTHING LEFT IN THE TANK. IF DREAMS HAD WINGS WE WOULD ALL FLY.
MANY DAYS, LOTS OF WORK...NO VOICE OR ENERGY, BUT I'VE EXITED OUT OF HALF OF MY STORE. MY BARN IS FULL, MY WORK HAS STARTED, BUT I'M READY TO START FROM THE BOTTOM, REINVENT WHAT I DO, BECOME AN ENIGMA...MAKE SOMETHING CREATIVE HAPPEN WITHIN THE CONFINES OF A BARN, A HOME, AND A STUDIO...I CAN'T IMAGINE A BETTER. A LITTLE WORKING SITUATION.
SO I HAVE AN IDEA...DOES HEALTH SUFFER, WHEN YOU ARE STUCK...IS IT REALLY TRUE? I AM SO NOT READY TO PUT MYSELF INTO A LARGER POT, TRANSFER, AS IT WERE, INTO A LARGE POT. MY POTENTIAL. I REALIZE THAT I HAVE LIMITATIONS, I KNOW THAT I HAVE MY HEALTH, MY LIFE SHORTER THEN I WISH AND NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR ALL OF THE IDEAS THAT I HAVE. I WISH, TRULY THAT I COULD TELL WHICH PASSAGE MY LIFE TAKES. IT WOULD ELLEVIATE ALOT OF THE STEPS THAT I HAVE BEEN CHASING.
I LOVE MY LUFE, I REALLY DO BUT I HAVE HIT THE WALL. LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE MY LIFE EASIER, I MAKE IT MORE COMPLICATED. HOW DO I GET OUR OF THIS TREND? I NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE MY LIFE EASIER. I'D LIKE TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT IT DONE.
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU SEE THE ACTIONS OF A CONCERNED PERSON THAT DABBLES IN JUNK. I HAVE THE AUDACITY TO COLLECT WITH UTTER ABANDON. THERE IS A STORY IN THE MAKING OF THIS CRAZY, CRAZY, WORLD. I HAVE LOVED EVERY OBJECT THAT I HAVE TOUCHED. I AM BRAIN BOUND TO GET USED TO BE ABLE TO LET THEM GO ON THE WORLD... HOLDING THEM SERVES NO PURPOSE. WE ACCEPT TYNE NORTON THAT ALLOWING ITEMS TO BREATHE, TO COMMINGLE WITH OTHER PEOPLE STUFF...I WAS WONDERING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THINGS GO ARWY. SO I DON'T HAVE CARING FRIENDS. I WISH THAT I MADE MY FRIENDS BETTER. THEY ARE SWIMMING FOR THEIR OWN LIVES. I DARESAY WE ARE ALL ROTATE G ON THIS EARTH, SWIMMING FOR THE SHALL END...IS THIS WHAT A MID LIFE CRISIS LOOKS LIKE? IF I REALLY WANT TO CREATE A VORTEX, I DID IT.
HELP ME REMOVE MYSELF FROM THIS CLUTTER. I AM HAUNTED BY THE LITTLE STUFF, I AM WOUNDED BY MY LITTLE LIFE, MAKING A GRAB AT TRYING TO COMPLETE TASKS, TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE MY 1300 SQUARE FOOTPRINT SHOP INTO 700...RECKLACE IN MY TECHNIQUE FOR GATHERING. EVEN MY SHARP SKILLS CAN'T HELP ME. I AM ASTHMATIC AND TRYING TO BREATHE. NOBODY UNDERSTANDS THE EFFORT IT TAKES TO GET A CAKE, DECORATE IT, NOBODY GIVE ME HELP OR CREDIT. I HAVE TO PAY PEOPLE TO HELP ME, I HAVE MADE MY LIFE THAT COMPLICATED. IT SUCKS, I'M CRYING NOW. NOBODY UNDERSTANDS MY PAIN. I THINK MY FRIENDS ARE GOOD TIME FRIENDS. I HURT AND THEY DON'T LIFT ME UP.
GETTING THERE FROM HERE LOOKS UNSURMOUNTABLE. I NEED TO MOVE MY SHOP AROUND TO ACCOMIDATE ANOTHER DEALER...PROBLEM IS I HAVE HOARDED QUITE AN AMOUNT OF STUFF, MOSTLY FOR MY ASSEMBLAGE ART. IT COMES DOWN TO TRICKING MYSELF INTO BELIEVING THAT I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO USE EVERY SYMBOL. THAT SAID, IT'S DIFFICULT TO SORT THROUGH THINGS I HAVE, WANT AND NEED. I GUESS THAT IS THE PROBLEM FOR MOST ARTISTIC PEOPLE. MY ANXIETY IS GROWING AS I GET CLOSER TO MOVING MY STUDIO. STUFF + STUDIO= STUFDIO. LOVE IT. I HAVE SO MUCH TO DO IN TWO WEEKS...ACTUALLY LESS THEN TWO WEEKS. I NEED TO MAKE LOTS OF MONEY, STOP BUYING STUFF, MAKE WAY FOR GOOD THINGS TO HAPPEN-AND EXPECT THEY WILL. I NEED A BURST OF ENERGY AND SOME FRIENDS THAT I DON'T HAVE TO PAY.
SO YOU GO WITH A PRICE IN MIND. YOU NEED TO ADD THE BUYERS PREMIUM AND YOUR TIME AND GAS. I GET CAUGHT UP IN THE ACTION. I START TO PICTURE MYSELF WITH SAID ITEM. I LONG FOR THE DAYS OF AUCTION THAT ARE AN EVEN THAT YOU TRAVEL TO, TO COMPLETE A JOURNEY, WITH FRIENDS, PICNIC, HOT THERMOS OF COFFEE, ALL PART AND PARCEL OF THE EVENT. I AM AMAZED AT THE KINDS OF THINGS, THE AMOUNT OF TRINKETS AND TREASURES THAT PEOPLE AMASS. YOU NEED TO STICK TO YOUR GUNS, DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THE FERVER, OR YOU'LL WIND UP WITH EXPENSIVE ITEMS THAT YOU CANNOT MAKE MONEY ON...I HAVE DONE IT ALL. CAUGHT UP IN THE FEVER. HERE IS ME AND THE GUYS...
WITHIN THE CONFINES OF OBJECTS. WE ARE BEGINNING TO COMPLETELY CHANGE THE ENERGY OF ROOMS BY LAYERING...CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO ROTATE MY IMAGE HERE, SO LOOK TO THE LEFT...I LOVE THIS LOOK, THOUGH.
ALAS, MORE MOVING, MORE REARRANGING. MORE OF EVERYTHING, I NEED LESS, LESS LESS...HELP I NEED AN INTERVENTION. MY NAME IS LINDA AND I AM A POTENTIAL HOARDER. IF I DIDN'T SELL THIS STUFF I WOULD NEED THE 1 800 GET JUNK TRUCK. HELP ME. I ASK FOR HELP. I'M LOOKING FORWARDS. TRYING NOT TO LOOK BACKWARDS, THOUGH ONE RELATES TO THE OTHER. I AM ALWAYS THINKING, PAYING, WORKING. I NEED TO TRUST GOD. HE WILL PROVIDE FOR ME. ALWAYS DOES.
