Update

Internet is up and working at the house....weather is still cold....water crisis continues....ears are still infected....have rediscovered bagels and cream cheese, very yummy!!! Last minute felting in progress, and yes my fear of commitment and completion are still in play...Art opening poster making this afternoon with Jodi.....update complete.

Fear of commitment

I have some commitment issues, they range in intensity and typically involve committing on what I want for dinner or plans with friends ect. (you thought this was going to be a boy thing...nope!!!) Right now I am having difficulty committing to gluing felted folk in there frames and calling then done.....I feel mildly neurotic!!! The nature and charm of felting is it's slight imperfections, it is one of the quality's I adore...perfectly imperfect. I have no idea were this fear of the final finishing came from and yes, find it slightly irritating......that is it...as soon as I get home (I am at the coffee shop) I am going to plunge into finish land!! Finish land has never seemed quite so daunting....oh my goodness, I AM completely neurotic!!! On the wilderness front....I am adjusting to the water crisis and am still finding humour in it, laughing makes challenging situations way less challenging!! We have hit a cold snap and all washing has been suspended...way to cold to strip down... My art opening has been switched to Sunday afternoon..Pizza party with music..Aug. 29th, 2-5...should be fun!!!! I also have no Internet at the house...not sure why however it is a lovely excuse to hang at the coffee shop..yup I am a regular!!! Alright Blogging land, till next time...
xo

The fungus that was not.....

Does everyone remember my fungus, the one that had taken up residence in my ears? Well it is not a fungus......the Doctor swabbed my ear and sent it away on the off chance that it was something else....I was at the thrift store (yes, I have an addiction!!!) when I was tracked down (I have no phone) and told that the doctor needed to see me. Off I trotted to the clinic, slightly perplexed as to what the issue was. Bacteria.....every kind of bacteria the ear swab was tested for came back positive. How does one get that much bacteria in ones ear? Swimming in stagnate water is one way, or having that stagnate water "hosed" into your house, and then bathing in it is another!!!! I have to say I was very giggly at the pharmacy getting my perception filled........
Annie, I am working on some new stuff, so pictures are coming!!!!! Thanks for the "rainbow"...made me smile!!!

Water

I found the problem with my water, 2 problems really. I took pictures of my bush walk...documentation for when the bear ate me and people wondered what had happened....thankfully no bear!!!!!! First of all it was mmmmmm kinda silly...bush whacking for sure!!!! I didnt really know were I was going, just following the hose that was to bring me to the creek..through tons of brush...... The hose kept changing colour, was covered in moss at certain spots and buried in others...slightly problematic! There were some markers to follow which was fantastic however some of them were on the ground which was less so! Rox came with me as did Simon it was a family adventure!!! O.k. so the problem? The creek is dry. not 100% dry however I would say 95% dry, in theory leaving 5% to come to the house...the second problem is a leak in the hose!!!! The irony of the situation is not lost on me however I love the sun too much to curse it and I cant quite bring myself to wish for rain........Oh dear!!! Looks like sponge baths are in my future!!!! Giggling, I just wish the town girl could have taken one more bath before becoming bush girl........me and my inner dirt are about to become good buddy's!!!!

Simon

Sweet wonderful Simon brought me home a gift, granted it was a dead bird, however it is the thought that counts.

I think I might be sad...

I feel kind of sad, I just had a wonderful dinner of fresh bread, spinach, chick peas and goat cheese. The sun is still shining. My art "thing" is going well. yup, I feel blue, and not a bright happy blue, nope more a gray blue.

Update....

Pictures of the coffee shop that will have some Kim art......It is the most wonderful day..blue Sky's with not a bit of rain in the air!! The shop is closed on Sunday and the owners were out and about, so in pure island style we hunted down a guy who lives in town who wasn't home but ran into him while on his lunch break who said we could go into his house, which was unlocked to leave art who will then bring to coffee shop...did you get all that??? My part of the art drop off is complete! Water update: still no water.

Finding the humour.....

Alright, because deep down I am a problem solver (roll of eyes) I took myself into the bush in search of the water source and the problem of that source stopping before arriving to my bath. Simple really...just follow the "pipe thingy" until you hit water.....so many problems with that statement. First of all whoever laid the pipe thingy went through every bush, went round in several circles for no apparent reason, the thingy is covered in moss at certain spots and buried at others....I have no idea how far away the water is, toss in my fear of bears and the fact that Roxy my fearless guard dog refused to leave the porch I abandoned my search fairly quickly. Soooooo in bush woman frame of mind, I sponged myself. Boiled some drinking water...face wash, then armpits, then hair, then a little splish splash and I was done. Note to self....if sponge baths need to continue I need to do them earlier......my white bum in the dusk was like a neon sign calling every biting insect in the area....

A "situation"

I stink, my hair....little greasy. I have embraced my roughing it, bush woman, dirty self....and cant recall the last time I washed. I have left it a bit long and now I feel quite gross....so I should bath......I agree. This is were the "situation" comes into play. I have no water...in the toilet, in the kitchen sink, in the bathroom sink and most importantly the bathtub. This is very inconvenient as I am drooping off art in the morning...which means I will be in public, and a public I want to make a really good impression on. I would embrace my inner dirty person and not worry about it however I dont want to get to close.....bit smelly......fingers crossed for water...if only I had perfume.......

Happy day!

Hello all!!! The sun is shining, I have had a wonderful cup of coffee and an hour at the beach with Isadore and Jodi..Happy day! Tomorrow morning is an early pick-up and drive to the North end of the island. An art drop off to the coffee shop....I have chosen 7 pieces who will make the journey...farewell lovely felt folk, find happy homes and wonderful adventures!!!!

I am here!!!!!

Hello!!! I have neglected my blogging..again!! The music fest/craft fair was wonderful! I met the most glorious people (Hi Annie!!!!) and had fun, fun being me! I sold allot, the first 2 days were sort of mellow and I know my sister was expecting a bit more, however Sunday was the day, and I now have enough money to survive for another month..thank-you! It was also about connections...I have a coffee shop in Massett that would like to sell my art..rumour has it they also make a mean cup of coffee...key to my hart!!! My art show in Charlotte is a go and set up happens on the 21st with the grand opening the following weekend....yes there is terror in my belly!! One of the hard things this summer has been maintaining the confidence that what I am creating has appeal not only to me.....this past weekend was the most wonderful validation. I feel so lucky to have been doing something that I love and to have people love what I do makes me feel full!! The past several days I have been dealing with an ear infection...a fungus has taken root in both ears (apparently the ear elves are growing mushrooms..oh dear!) I have ear drops and with luck the "fungus" will relocate (to the forest!!!!!!!) I am about to tackle a Salmon, a felted one...has anyone ever really looked a salmon? Not an attractive fish!!! Annie, it was wonderful to meet you as well, I dont know when I will be in Prince Rupert, however the next time I am in town I will look you up.....I want to hear all about the felting you do with your daughter...coffee date for sure!!!!!!! Alright blogging gang off to felt and sit in the sun....sun is back!!!!!

Day one done...

Day (night) at the music fest is done, I am about to close my eyes but first a blog...The cost of my booth is paid for in owl pin sales!!!!! Lots of really lovely conversation, compliments and inquiries as to the times my booth will be open....all good things....with luck those people will make purchases in the next 2 days...we will see. I hang onto the theory that as long as I sell one piece" every market then it is successful.....truly I am really not a business woman!!!! I had a lady thank me for making art....see...already a wonderful success! Your welcome...thank-you!!

Hello.......rain!

Good Morning, The day of the Music fest/craft fair has arrived. The past several weeks have been the most glorious sunny warm weather ever. Today it is not. Weather forecast for this weekend is not sunny nor hot.......It is interesting how several weeks of sun can make your brain forget that this is the land of rain. I found out why the fall fair is held in the summer.....according to a local there is a small window of sun and one must jump on and plan around it...Fall does not fall in that window, thus the Fall fair is held the first weekend in Aug. Apparently the second weekend in Aug. is outside that window as well.....oh well, I was missing wearing my cute yellow rubber boots (yes, there is sarcasm in my voice).....craft fair/music fest starts today at 5 and runs till Sunday...wish me luck!!

"playing" craft fair

I have spent a silly amount of time nailing, name tagging, pricing, organizing, packing.....and I still have 11 frames I have yet to give my attention. I have the pictures of the "dress rehursal" (minus the 11)...I think a little nap and then some owl pin felting.....

Sleep

Sleep has taken a vacation, leaving me awake......all night.

Pricing

I don't like pricing my creativity....in fact I think it might be appropriate to pull out the hate word for this occasion. It is HARD!!!!! I wish someone could swoop in and price everything for me......I am waiting for the swoop.......still waiting!!

giggling....

I just fell down a rather steep hill covered in thorny bushes. I was walking down the path to the thrift store when I tripped, lost my balance and fell head first down a hill....giggling....The hill was so steep that it took me a bit to turn myself right way round, pull down my skirt (it was around my waist) and climb up the hill. I have skinned knees, and had to pull thorns out of my hand. The big damage was done to my neck, one side is scrapped and was full of tiny thorns. I think I have removed the majority of them, however it is a bit hard to see....it kind of hurts and my hand looks a bit puffy which is slightly worrisome considering the same thorns were in my neck.......serves me right I should have been at home felting!!!

Plan A

Plan "A" is being set in motion. What am I talking about? My finances.....we are back to plan "A" which involves selling enough to send me, art and furbies to Nelson...that's not quite true..I have enough for the travel however not enough to live apon arrival....no one needs to panic as I am viewing this as a wonderful opportunity to truly fly by the seat of my pants (hopefully they dont rip) The Fall fair....fantastic...the paper plate fish, fantastic.,.....they loved them!!! When life goes to shit throw a paper plate on your head and have a giggle...The slightly alarming thing about the fair were the vendors...they were mostly sweet elderly woman selling really lovely things for really really cheep...like a hand knitted adult hat for $10. I am fearful that my framed pieces will be too expensive and they are already priced really low...oh dear! My alarm is set for 5am (I know...insane) I am making as many owl barrettes and pins as I can....they may be the only thing I sell....so far I have 20 pins and 26 barrettes almost complete. Tomorrow, after early morning felting (may I find my inner joyful morning person!) I am walking into town to hang out with Isadore while my sister cleans her house. Her inlaws arrive tomorrow afternoon.......goodnight sleep tight...

I can't sleep...

I suppose in a way I have been avoiding writing this blog entry, writing things down tends to make things real and lasting. The Redfish was my place of employment for almost five years. The people that I worked with and for have become my family, the restraunt my home away from home. Last week I was asked to return, I said yes. It allowed me the guarantee of a paycheck apon arrival and the love and support of familiar faces. I booked my ticket on Tuesday and on Thursday the Redfish burnt down. The restraunt burnt down......I don't know were to begin, I don't know what to say.....I watched a video on the Internet.....there is a shot of the back staircase burning....the spot were every morning Ken (my toothless, grumpy, wonderful day cook) and I would have our morning cigarette, the same spot were gossip was exchanged and Roxy would hang out while I would run around the corner to the thrift store, the kitchen guys would feed her bacon..it is the restaurant were I had my first art show and my first taste of clam chowder. Virtually every person I know in Nelson is somehow connected to it, it had an identity of it's own. As I sat in the woods a million miles away I was unable to call anyone, in loo of a phonebook I would call the Redfish to get phone numbers..someone was always there...not anymore. In this moment I feel very far away....I am thinking of all of you and sending love!