The Opera

'Opera'.  Fine Art Jewelry, 2008. 

Available at the Gift Shop. $12.90

The lady sings at the Opera,

But all eyes were on her.

Her crimson necklace,

Adorned her lovely frame.

She too was a star,

All to her own right

A unique, handmade contemporary piece.

Created in my studio today.

The House Portrait

Our first house portrait

He drew in ink

Big oak tree stands tall

With deep blue skies

He's not crafty but made me

A neat handmade birthday card

With colorful pencils he wrote

You're unlike any other mother

Others just feed and bathe

Let little ones sleep alone

You sing and dance while

Holding his hands

Even when he cries out loud

You patiently cuddles

Rocks him to la-la land

I hear sighs but also see smiles

Auntie I may be thirteen

But I already know

You are one of the best mom

I've ever seen

Thank you Micah for a beautiful card and message.

Lest I Forget

I always carry with me a little notebook, I call it my inspiration journal.  

Ideas, thoughts and inspirations come to me even in my most mundane tasks.  'Enrichment' moments are what I call those times.  Most of my rewarding endeavors started from one of those pages.  

There is power in writing.  Make a record of your thoughts.  At first, some won't make sense. And that's okay.  Patterns will emerge as you go over the things you wrote.  Perhaps, an idea or plan is surfacing up from the same phrases, names and thoughts you wrote.  Give yourself some time. 

You may not understand what it means today but in time, you will.

So, start writing. Believe me, you won't remember those mental notes in a week or month's time.