Fall Gardening

One of my passions is my garden.  Well I suppose I should say one of my passions is starting gardens.  We have moved 10 times in my 12 years of marriage. At each house I have planned, moved and planted numerous plants.  I have my favorites and usually get to see at least one year of my efforts. I often wonder what my legacy of gardens by Susan looks like.  I hope all the new home owners love lilies, irises, daffodils and daisy shaped flowers.

This year is a bit more serious.  We actually plan on living here for the next 10 years.  My first instinct is to get all I need and embark on a planting frenzy.  But what on earth would I do for the next 9 years?  Do I even know how to just maintain a garden?  I fear I don’t.  I suppose I may spend time moving things around. But what if I long to plant 100 or so bulbs?  And what if I decide one day I really don’t care for lilies this year?  I’m not sure I’m ready for such a commitment.  I’ve only just gotten use to marriage.

 

 

Friends

A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.  ~Author Unknown  

When I first began making beads I studied successful bead sellers.  I wanted to take what they did best and make it mine. One of those bead makers was Kaye Husko.  I was impressed with how well she managed to make a name for herself and could sell pretty flower beads for a good price.  A short time after I began my quest I met Kaye.  I fell into friendship with her the way you do when you are 8.  We talked on top of each other, found the same things silly and never ran out of things to say. She purposely spent time giving me tips on marketing and making pretty floral beads.  She reached out her hand to help me just because of who she is.  I received a birthday gift from her today and the moment I saw it I heard her laugh, saw her smile and felt her love.  There is nothing quite like the joy a true friend can bring.  Thank you Kaye.

Susan

 

Climbing stairs

“Success is a staircase, not a doorway.” – Dottie Waters

I stumbled on this quote yesterday.  So timely!  For the past few days I have been working on a few internet marketing projects.  I have burned the midnight oil as I drink up as much knowledge as I can.  RSS feeds, widgets, snap preview windows, tag clouds, redirects, whew!  I know I have only begun to dip in, it’s mind boggling.  Even though I am a bit overwhelmed and exhausted, I’m finding the whole thing exhilarating.  I do feel as if I am climbing stairs toward something.  Success?  I can only hope.  I am pretty sure the mental exercise is doing my business heart good.

Susan

 

Morning Rituals

 

What happened to watching cartoons in the morning?  Isn’t that what normal children want to do on the weekend?  Not my kids.  The first thing I hear in the morning is the sound of running feet going towards my studio.  Two computers are in my studio but it seems mine has the more comfortable chair.  The race is on to get to mine first, and to beat Mom.

Of course this is my fault; it is where I use to go first thing.  But now I must resort to reading the paper and doing Suduko until it is my turn.  Maybe I should watch cartoons.

Susan

 

Welcome

Hello!  I have entered the high tech world of real blogging. I am rather fascinated with all the bells and whistles here.  Check out how you get a pop up preview window when you roll-over one of links.  Pretty cool considering all I did was click a box to make it happen. I do hope you visit here often to see what I am up to and follow my journey in glass.  Thanks for stopping by.  Susan