Volare!

Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Happy Friday, everyone!

Decorating Is Afoot

I crawled under the eaves this morning and hauled out the Christmas decorations. My house is "up in arms" and could use a good cleaning, but I like to start hanging things around first. I have grandchildren coming to spend the night tomorrow and we're going to make some decorations on Saturday. They could give a hoot about cobwebs. Speaking of being a grandmother, these stockings were knit by my Grammma back in the 60's and 70's. She made one for all of her 10 grandchildren, and eventually all their spouses, and then for a number of her 29 great-grandchildren. And she always made us these pom pom slippers to wear on Christmas Eve...

Christmas Eve, 1969

(Really flattering on the end of those toothpick legs!!! Ha ha! Could I really have been that thin??)

Merry Making

Indoor/outdoor fun yesterday with my son Eben, daughter-in-law Tracey, daughter Kaitlyn, and Eben and Tracey's two little ones, my grandchildren, Cecilia, 5, and Calvin, 3. We made decorations, went sledding, and worked together buliding a snow castle. Tracey told us the sweetest story. She said that when they put up their tree a couple of nights ago, Calvin said, "It's so beautiful it makes my heart shake." Out of the mouth of babes...

Create, Inspire

One of the many perks that comes with teaching through the Continuing Studies Department at the Maine College of Art is to be privy to the on-going and ever-changing array of wonderful student artwork on display in the hallways. I believe that this particular installation came from the 3-D I class assignment to make a sculptural installation out of "a thousand of something." I have made these spheres as Christmas decorations out of recycled cards over the years, but have never come close to creating this amount! What a delightful installation! It had everyone smiling!