Kuriosities

We are awaiting the imminent arrival of hurricane Hannah, who is now a tropical storm – so I spent today doing the regular “get the animals and barn ready for a storm” routine. Stall mucking and hanging up the water buckets, filling the other buckets with water etc. in case the power goes out and we lose the well pump. I tend to leave the horses out until the last minute, so they don’t have to spend too much time all cramped up in their stalls and bored. So far there is no sign of the storm except for that ” a storm is a-coming” buzz in the air, and the breeze has picked up a little. Apparently, for all people say to the contrary, birds really do not have a proper sense of when a storm is coming their way, as the peacock has decided that it would be a fine night to roost in the treetops as opposed to going in the barn for the night. I imagine he will regret that by dawn and be eagerly awaiting the opening of the barn door.

I am not looking forward to the rain. 70 mm they are calling for, more in localised areas. If the trend continues on our farm, localised areas will mean a cloud will hang directly over our farm and wash us out to sea. I have never hated rain….until this year. Rain, rain go away. 

I am about to start several new custom pieces this week – and am excited about making them. One will be a record player pendant in sterling silver this time. Neat. Somehow just that small change of metal makes the whole thing new and exciting again – and it has been a couple of weeks since I made the last custom record player so it will be like sifting through treasure to sort through the watch parts and pick out the pieces I want to use. It is the neat thing about these creations – even I do not know what they will look like until they are done. It is a bit of an organic process, selecting a piece to start, and then it slowly builds and grows on that until it is completed and I sit in wonder of where the finished piece came from.

My mopeyness has lifted and departed – I have a party in the plans, and that is making me feel light and happy. Not only that, but my birthday is in a week or two, and for some reason that actually makes me feel really happy. I will be moving into the second half of my 30’s…36 years old – and that feel great. When I think of how far I have come in a year’s span, how many new goals I have reached, how many dreams I have dreamt and enacted – it is just good, buzzes through my bones with happiness. And I can’t help but think of what this new year will hold, what exciting new gifts, new things to learn, new people to meet and work with. It excites me. All the possibilities…

There is a new movie “It Might Get Loud” that I am DYING to see. A documentary about the electric guitar, and about 3 artists – Jimmy Page, the Edge, and Jack White. And yeah, if you know me, I am definitely in it for the Jack White parts. I am fascinated by his work as a musician and as an artist – because I don’t really see him as just a guitar player , but the whole thing – his vision, the aesthetic, the thought behind it all – resonates, impresses, inspires.