a very white rabbit is doing circles, round and round in my mind, singing this refrain to me this morning, over and over and over. i've never been a graceful multi-tasker, i'm more like a furrowed brow multi-tasker, which is why i detest multi-tasking. "but why detest it?", i ask myself, it is what IS right now - many things and people calling for my attention. it's the doing one-at-a-time-without-thinking-about-the-rest-of-them that challenges me. so, so... the best remedy for me at this time i decide, is stop typing for a moment and take three deep breaths...whew(done). now, write a catch-up blog post (doing) then go outside and sit out on the porch with the dogs, where the wind is blowing up a cool gentle breeze, i can smell the sweet aroma of lilac out there, and listen to all the sounds...different bird songs, including the busy-body woodpecker with his rat-a-tat-tat, the spring green poplar and dogwood leaves humming in the wind, the faint sound of the river in the distance, and the very occasional whiny of a horse, bark of a dog, or car motor in the distance. after i've done this for a bit, i'll come back in, hopefully with a much calmer mind, to tackle the many undone-yet-to-do jobs, one at a time, in the present moment.
my shadow on a carpet of apple blossoms
i finished up and mailed off a proposal to teesha for teaching a class again at artfest next year. i only sent one, i only want to teach one, i want to take two classes, i love taking classes at artfest. i could have worked out 2-3 proposals, allowing teesha to have more to choose from, maybe increasing my odds of getting accepted again (SOOO many amazing teachers apply) but i only got one done and that feels just fine.
a page i painted last night, i was feeling a little down...i'm so thankful to be able to paint my feelings out... (not down today though :-)
i still have lots to do yet to get ready for my weekend teaching adventure at Random Arts in Saluda, North Carolina mid June. It will be my second year teaching there. and I have no doubt I will love it as much as I did last year - my students were just the best and Jane makes the whole experience run as smooth as silk. And the meals she caters in for us at lunchtime, ooooh laalaa, heaven for the tastebuds and a site for sore eyes as well; you can be sure i'll be taking lots of photos of all of it. and i'm so excited to be taking a mini side-trip after teaching to visit dear misty and her family in virginia for a few days - so much goodness i'll be packing into that week, so much to look forward to.
another painting i finished this weekend entitled "sunshine on the street of dreams"
speaking of family, here are a few photos i've taken of the sweet grandkiddos over the past few days - spending time with family tops everything, there is nothing sweeter, nothing, nada.