I can see clearly now...

...the rain has gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
it's gonna be a BRIGHT BRIGHT sunshiny day!
(Johnny Nash)

I've been hiding from my MAC in a guise to concentrate on my calligraphy.

(Have you noticed the very infrequent posting? Please say yes ;-)

It mostly worked. But I was caught between seasons...

Then today the sun shone down on La Rivière... 

and every where I looked there were nothing but blue skies!

Funny though in spite of the sunshine, 

I just didn't feel like touching ANY
of the projects that I've been working on.

So I scrubbed and cleaned

every nook and cranny 

in the house,

singing loudly about sunshine and blue skies

(housework always seems so much more fun 

when I dance with my mop and imagine myself 

overcoming obstacles with ease and grace)

Then took the time to appreciate some of the work 

I had already done in Chickpea's room.

It's heartening to remember our achievements sometimes, eh?

Sacré bleu! 

I dyed some antique linen turquoise to brighten up her pillows.

Dyed an antique dress 'antique bleu,'

wrote 'it's time to light the stars'
(Guillaume Appollinaire)

at the bottom in white fabric paint,

then sewed it onto her white duvet cover.

I 'patined' an old door various shades of blue.

(It was my first try at colour 5 year's ago and I'm very fond of it still)

The ballerine is just marking the spot for a small applique light.

She is looking slightly worn as she has been sitting there for a while now.

Ahem... Another family project that needs the finishing touches. Oops!

That doesn't seem to bother Chickpea.

Although I'm sure she'd prefer it was a horse now...

Sometimes I just have to get my house in order 

and take stock a bit before diving head first back into 

production mode.

And sing really loudly, 

dancing around my home in wild abandon...
(this IS why I live in the country and have no neighbours, you know)

I even enjoyed mopping the floors today.
Did I JUST SAY THAT???

Shh - don't tell Beaker ...