Recovering from strangeness can be very interesting. I have been totally enjoying my BlackApple prints (received yesterday) and AshleyG (KittyGenius) prints so very much. And, in the midst of my strange stressfulness yesterday I was able to purchase two BlackApple originals and a little pirate doll, whew they went so super fast!!! I tried to get Foxgirl for Knowme. I guess it just was not meant to be...sorry Knowme...
I took a drive home today, and visited my piano (La Pianola), which I miss terribly, and my books...I have been spending all of my time at my loftish space, where my studio and little gallery are...It is only a 30 minute drive. But, it is a drive into the hills from town...It feels very far. Still, I am torn. I love both places so much. And, if I can't create I can't exist. So I opt for the Studio.
I enjoy playing every night...And my keyboard, fancy as it is, just isn't the same as La Pianola herself. Books are my obsession. I can not enter a bookstore without leaving with a long long receipt and a young man helping me carry books out to my car. (This is only the tip of the iceberg regarding the amount of books I own, Yikes!)
I also admired my Wendy Addison heart Garland (which is still up from last year) and was very glad that I did not bother taking down any of my Valentine treasures from last year!! CinderellasRevenge and I are having a "Queen of Hearts, Mad Hatters Tea Party" for Valentine's day, so these hearts sparked the party favor/decoration making vibe. (I purchase my Wendy Addison loves at a stunning shop in Tucson, "Bon", but you can purchase online at Bayberry Cove also. They carry Wendy Addison.)
I will leave you with the annoying strange trauma. It occurred as follows...
The week was off to a great start...Knowme, Birthday parties, warm days....But then, Monday night on the way to the party, I couldn't find my keys. I blew it off, and thought, "I'll find them when I get back." Tuesday I was having a lovely morning getting ready to start a teeny painting...When I decided we needed a grocery run, Mr. Lovee had already gone to work...That is when I got sucked into a dark abyss...My keys. They were still missing, I had forgotten they were missing the night before...I was stranded in the country. Car keys, house keys, clients keys, office keys, mailbox keys, and on and on. Missing.
I started the typical "lost key locations" key search. This was at about 12 noon. It was fast becoming clear. No keys. 3:00 PM major search underway. No keys. 7 PM no keys. House torn apart, couches, chairs, outside, inside, car, studio, loft. No Keys. 9PM no Keys. Midnight. Total Panic. Tears. Chest pains. Anxiety. 3PM no Keys. Mr. Lovee tucked me in. Promised he would find them the next day if I went to sleep.
6 AM, shower. Prayers. Numb. Wondering, what next. Reality. Anxiety. So, I went for a stroll around the yard. My mom lives 2 hours away. But, I could smell her. Her perfume. Her lovely Mommy smell. Comfort. I walked around to see if someone was around me, no one. I prayed again....Then, I went back inside. Shock! There they were. On the table. Right on the table. The table that had nothing on it but a couple of magazines. Mr. Lovee was shocked, baffled. His eyes full of tears. Needless to say. I am exhausted today. What do you do when you lose your keys like that? Or your wallet or your purse. How can we stay calm? I literally made myself sick.
So, I am back to normal. I feel like I lost 2 1/2 days of my life though. And, really, where were those keys? How did they get there? I did pray like crazy...Later I found out...There had been a huge car accident down the road from me...Just about the time I was getting ready to leave the day the keys went missing..Noonish...Divine Intervention? Then, I went to see my little artist friend today, Dino...And he said, "Thank God you are here." I asked why. He said" Yesterday I had to put awful thoughts out of my head, I kept tripping myself out, thinking you had died in a car accident." Well, I don't know what to think about all this...You tell me...
I was happy to have my keys back today. I was happy to be able to just get in my car and drive to my townhouse. I strapped Knowme in the car seat. It was a nice end to a stressful 2 1/2 days. Dino went with us.. We had Sushi for dinner. We especially loved visiting with my treasure of all treasures. A life size Virgin Mary-esque wood mermaid. Kind of like The Secret Life of Bees....
See you all soon. Thanks for reading this long harrowing blog.
PS: Sometimes when my mom visits me she freaks me out about the strange creature things I drag home. I mean come on...Could they really mean what they say??? I don't think so? (Picture below)
