Everything is more complicated than you think

From The 300 by way of  Izabella's Blue

"Everything is more complicated than you think. You only see a tenth of what is true. There are a million little strings attached to every choice you make; you can destroy your life every time you choose. But maybe you won't know for twenty years. And you may never ever trace it to its source.  And you only get one chance to play it out. Just try and figure out your own divorce. And they say there is no fate, but there is: it's what you create. And even though the world goes on for eons and eons, you are only here for a fraction of a fraction of a second. Most of your time is spent being dead or not yet born. But while alive, you wait in vain, wasting years, for a phone call or a letter or a look from someone or something to make it all right. And it never comes or it seems to but it doesn't really. And so you spend your time in vague regret or vaguer hope that something good will come along. Something to make you feel connected, something to make you feel whole, something to make you feel loved. And the truth is I feel so angry, and the truth is I feel so fucking sad, and the truth is I've felt so fucking hurt for so fucking long and for just as long I've been pretending I'm OK, just to get along, just for, I don't know why, maybe because no one wants to hear about my misery, because they have their own. Well, fuck everybody. Amen."  ~ Minister, Synecdoche, New York 




Lilac and Jonquil Dreams

 I'm dreaming of spring ... lilacs and jonquils and tiny buds of green leaves. 
This is a piece I made long ago but now I have picked it up again to complete it with many, many stitches.
The squares are tiny (about one inch) pieces of wool felt, made from many recycled sweaters.
The antique and vintage buttons are from my collection.

Nola is very interested in the Persian wool tapestry thread.  
Photo of Nola by Doug.

Heavenly Cuffs



 I'm really loving these cuffs . . . all the tattered textiles, the old velvet, the sari silks, the vintage lace, the pearls, the antique buttons . . . these are all things that I love. I've listed them at my WickedWaifFiber Etsy store. I do hope other people will love them, too . . . it provides nice motivation to continue.