0WL CUSHION AND FERN FOSSILS

When you're hurt by someone you love, 

something happens...The chemistry of your

insides is disrupted and you're never quite the 

same. Your heart has a tick to it, a skip in beats

every now and then. Your stomach has a

permanent knot in it for quite some time

afterwards. And your soul, well your soul takes

quite a beating. It's damaged and scarred; but it

doesn't mean you're dead. And then someday,

just out of the blue, when you're least expecting

it... you'll feel a little better. Then a little better,

 and then  all at once you'll feel whole again...

  

Jordan Sarah Weatherhead

Author of "Naked Truth"

Found on www.shopftgs.com

I read this and I thought how true it was. Eight years ago my marriage of 30 years to my soul-mate ended to my surprise and extreme sadness. For 8 weeks I would wake up each day, remember I was alone, and cry. I thought I would cry forever, but then one day after 8 weeks I woke up and I didn't cry. It was a long road to wholeness, but three years later I met P:-). My soul will be forever scarred, but now I know I can be happy again. The words of Jordan Sarah Weatherhead really resonated with me.

Love vintage images.Separation of ideas is a great excuse to use one that has no relevance to anything.

P:-) and I planned a small trip away this week but P:-)'s van needed a clutch replaced so P-) spent the spare time putting new lights on the caravan. They are very bright and he has rigged them up in such a way that they can be turned on without the top being wound up. This will be great when we are setting up in the dark.

If we were in England we could say P:-)'s backyard was a wild flower meadow. Unfortunately dandelions are weeds in Australia so it makes this unmown grass a field of weeds. P:-) was not particularly happy having his backyard photographed in such a state but I think it is extremely pretty.

Fancy having fossils on your front stairs. P:-) does. His front stairs are slate and have these fossils of ferns embedded in them. They are really quite beautiful. I would love to know their age.

I finished this owl cushion for a friend's birthday. She was extremely happy with it. So was I. I managed to make this on my new sewing machine with no major damage to my fingers! The felt appliques were done by hand.

If you use embroidery thread sold in skeins this is a great hint. Use wooden clothes pegs as bobbins.

I came across this idea on Pinterest and it has been really handy in organizing my mess of embroidery cottons.








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