Building a Year.

Today is the anniversary of moving into my home,

 and I am busy pondering the amazing lives we can create in a short period of time. 

For me, this has been a year of building. 

I have nested and turned my house into my home, 

a place I feel reflects me. It contains all of my favorite things,

memories of ones I love, objects of beauty, tools that are useful,

and animals of a fur and feather variety that provide daily entertainment.

I have built a business, one where I work for myself.

My deepest joy arrives during teaching, helping others uncover and

discover creativity and creation. And my studio continues

to be a place of personal growth, where Art has space unfurl.

I have grown a garden, abundant, wild, crazy, unkept and also tame.

I have watched seeds turn into plants, flowers, fruit.

I have eaten with wild abundance raspberries, apricots, and tomatoes.

Watching the cycle of life, growth, death and decay fills me with a calm joy.

And lastly I have found and cultivated a deep love.

Thank you Philip for a year of deep laughter, growth, and sweetness.

You are the kindest human I know and I feel so lucky 

to share this life with you.