Bodhisartva ..... Art/Spirit/Life

Christmas Follow-up

Even before Christmas, I received a special little box from the East Coast...all decorated for Christmas with a return address I know well.  Hmmmm.....

Well, I was patient and waited until Christmas morning to open the box, but it turns out I needn't have waited.  The gift went right on my Christmas tree and there it will be placed with love every year.  Thank you, Ginny!  You are a special person and you know me well (you poor thing).

Hmmm...I did mention that I collect acorns, didn't I?  It's not just the pleasing shape, you know.  I look at an acorn and I remember from school, "mighty oaks from little acorns grow".  And I think of how a small thing can lead to a big thing.  And how something that seems inert and resting, with a hard shell, can sprout upward and be green and growing. 

 

My hope for each one of us in 2009, is that whatever little acorn seed we hold within becomes the mighty oak of our choosing.  Let it grow!

A Place of Peace

I'm inviting you into a special space, my sanctuary. 
Go ahead..it's ok for you to come inside.

Do you have a special spot?  A place where you can breathe?  Somewhere safe and private?  We all need one, you know.  I feel so blessed to have been able to arrange this sacred space on the upstairs porch.  It's up in the trees, but sheltered from the elements by curtains all around.  Warm sheepskin on the floor, silken pillows, wind chimes and bells from India.  A place of peace.

My husband gifted me with this wonderful gong; my daughter presented me with the singing bowl; my brother gave me the beautiful pottery. Another daughter made one of the pillows...blessings.

Peace.

Flea Market!

Sigh.  I had missed the Pasadena City College Flea Market several months in a row, because of travel.  For the January one, I couldn't wait to wake up and get out there early, early, early.  But it was c-o-l-d..brrr...Well, cold for California.  It eventually warmed up to about 65 and the sun came out, so I won't complain.  How could I, when I struck it rich?

 

Three rosaries, a complete old alpha/numeric rubber stamp sign kit, jewelry blade, weird garden tool and lots of odd metal bits...heaven!

Here's are some close-ups.  I've already used part of one rosary to make a necklace for my daughter, but did I take a picture?  Nope. 

By the way, the cloth behind all this is a silk skirt with beading that looks like it's from India...but I got it at the thrift shop for $4.00!  Part of it is already a curtain... :-)

The only thing bad is that now I have to wait until next weekend for the next one!!  There are others around here, but this one is my favorite...and it's FREE!

One Gift Leads to Another

See what happens?

My dearest friend, Gina, presented me with these wonderful gifts for Christmas.  I collect acorns and she certainly found some winners!  (She also got me a very cool hanging "gazing ball", with a little birdy, but I haven't decided where to put it, so you can't see it yet)

OK, so I love acorns - who wouldn't with pretties like these?  I have also always been attracted to mercury glass but never had any.  All good, you say?

Well, but see where this leads - to my New Year's Table.  Had to run out to the after holiday sales and ....Yikes! An instant collection!  Love it!