HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOZART!

Today is the 254 anniversary of Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart's birth.  A prolific genius, Mozart was born in Salzburg on January 27, 1756 and died in Vienna on December 5, 1791.

 

Happy Birthday Mozart and thank you for the beautiful, magnificent music legacy you left us.

Fabrics and Teddy Bears

I was in the fabric store yesterday, and couldn't resist the upholstery fabrics in the remnants bin, I am a sucker for a bargin.  I love the colors and texture of these remnants.

 

 

Now to decide what to do with them, I have been thinking of purses perhaps.

I buy lots of remnants, they are a perfect size for teddy clothes and for the teddies themselves. 

This is my collection of faux suede, I've used this material for teddies.

 

These teddies were made from the faux suede

This is part of my collection of faux fur upholstery fabric, also great for making teddies

 

These guys were made from the faux fur upholstery fabric

 

I also use lots of recycled denim for my teddy bears

 

such as these two teddies

I also use blankets, some mohair, other kinds of upholstery, a little faux fur for my teddy bears.

Morning

MORNING WAKING


In the morning I wake
In the gauzy light of my bedroom
I lay still, feigning sleep
While the cat is curled at my feet
I hear the dog snoring on his bed
I try to remember what I was dreaming
That made me so sad
I open one eye
The one away from the cat’s view
And silently turn my head
The hands on the clock
Are barely visible
Just two dark arrows
On the moon face
The dresser stands mute
It’s shape yet undetermined
But the cat knows I am awake
He climbs the quilt mountain
And sticks his wet nose to mine

My Winter Garden

There is beauty in your garden in the winter, you just have to look for it. 

 

 

Empty plant urns with a lovely patina

 

 

Birdbath disassembled or standing with leaves and water

 

 

The beauty of rust, rust can be beautiful!

 

Dried Rose of Sharon buds

Pumpkins left over from Halloween

 

Statuary and Sun Dials waiting for Spring

My Yucca covered with rain drops

A lacy, delicate leaf

There is a great deal of beauty in a garden in the winter, the birds that sit in the trees waiting for me to fill the bird feeder, the squirrels that are the tightrope walkers on the fence and telephone lines, the Rosemary that bravely awaits the warming kiss of the sun and much much more. Take a walk through your garden and look for all the things you don't see when the flowers and trees are in full summer dress.

A Valentine's Day Thought

 HAPPINESS

One night I dreamed

I climbed a set of golden stairs

And at the very top

Was a tiny door with a diamond knob

I found a silver key

Hidden in my pocket

Trembling I put the key

Into the shimmering lock

It sprang open with a tiny click

I held my breath

And bent to peer inside

It was filled with white light

And nothing else

I slowly raised my hand

And placed it inside

My fingertips warmed

Then my whole hand

It spread up my arm

A comforting warmth

I stood and thought

Why is  the door so small?

If only I could walk inside

Perhaps it would thaw my frozen heart

I withdrew my arm

It glowed like summer honey

The warmth dripped off my fingertips

In golden drops

I placed my hand on my chest

I heard the icy crystals cracking

And falling away

Happiness spread up my neck

When I opened my eyes

Light filled the space

The little door was once again closed

It’s diamond knob turned to brass

I leaned to read the  little sign

That hung from it’s burnished knob

Only two words written there

Only two! YOUR HEART!

I woke then and  thought about my dream

What did it mean

Could it be that happiness resides

Within each heart

You just have to open a tiny door

To let the light shine through

HAPPY NEW YEAR!