Small Stones....

For today...

Stitch by stitch, her hands remembered.

For yesterday... okay maybe it's not such a small one...

Picking up the pieces thrown.
Separating those that are my own,

shaping and hardening their form
to protect myself in case of storm.

Without the mastery of a guild
brick by brick myself I build.

I mortar my bricks back together
and stand against the coming weather.
DDD2011

Now I'm caught up!

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I've also joined the Heart Swap at  Mosaic Magpie!

A Small Stone for Yesterday...

Thoroughly exhausted from the trying week... she is now a pampered and coiffed redhead, kickin' in her purple Keds.

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Small Stone...

Having grieved over little paws gone...
withered hands stroke creamy fur...
Both have been rescued.

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Today's Small Stone...

I ushered discontent into a place of laughter...
regret brings no sun...
mea culpa

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Tuesday Tea and a Small Stone...

Tonight for Tuesday tea, I'm drinking this tea.  It's sooooo good...

Take a look at my newest vintage acquisition for my teapot collection...

Its midcentury modern design is soooo cool, don't you think?  I found it at a thrift store for $5!  Five bucks!  It doesn't have any markings on it, so I really know nothing about it... other than I love it!  It's my third midcentury modern teapot.  The others are McCoy. I'll have to do some research on this one.

Anyway, happy Tea Tuesday everyone! Check out what the other participants are up to on Kimmie's sidebar.

Now for the small stone...

The color of a worn leather boot... it had dried in the winter wind and fallen to the ground.  Brown and brittle, she saved it from underfoot and gave it to me.

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Some Fabric Cuffs and a Small Stone...

Here are some things I've been working on lately...

Fabric cuffs...

The lace one I made a while back. It features a huge vintage earring...

The peace button one I made just before Christmas...

This one (my favorite of these) I made the last time I had to travel for work, a few weeks ago sitting in my hotel room.

Small Stone for 1/3/11...

The note was unfamiliar... the bird, Robin sized, perched in the China Berry tree. The morning clouds veiled the light just enough to hide the bird's colors...  A Robin?... It's January!


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Today's Small Stone...

The gray day turned into a silver night.

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Small Stones...

I'm participating in "A River of Stones" for the month of January. I missed yesterday, but will post two today. This one is for something I noticed yesterday...

worn demin... whispery, threadbare
a striated cloud on his knee

To participate or just to read the stones visit A River of Stones.
Thanks Annell!

New Items Posted on Etsy...

I just posted this oil painting...

and some other new items in my Etsy shop, Pieces of D!  

Self-Keeping...

My mantra for 2011... Self-Keeping...

For various reasons the past 2 or 3 years has seen me letting my own keeping go.  I'm not bitter or melancholy. I have no regrets... but it's time... for me to look after me.

After years of watching over others...

It's time to be my own angel..