downhill quickly...

Hello loves, 

And how are you all fairing on this beautiful warm spring day here in the South? 

That's actually a rhetorical question, because if you read my blog, you have a soul and the only people who would be doing great with the way the world is right now, are people who don't have a soul. 

So...yeah... let me rephrase...

Are you okay?  Are you safe? Do you have something to eat and drink? Do you have somewhere safe to be? I hope so.  I hope so with all my heart and soul, as there are so many in the world right now who are in danger, who don't have any of the above.

Wow...that went downhill quickly.  I didn't come to post about sadness and the gut-wrenching insanity that is the current state of the world. but it just kind of fell out.

I know we aren't all okay.  But maybe we are as okay as we can be for now, in this moment, yes?

I came today with a bit of a ramble wrap up of my week and a little something new to share. Onwards I'll go...

I was able to get a photo of the wreath I made for my mum a couple weeks ago that I shared previously. 

This is it, hanging on her front door.  It is made with fake flowers my grandmother (mum's mum) had kept in a few vase displays in her house over the years. It means a lot to mum and to me since it is something we share over grandmother.

I finally, FINALLY finished painting the bedroom.  It isn't perfect and took me a LOT longer than I thought.  Part of that was having to wait for the roller to dry which usually took 2-3 days, and part was not feeling well for a good portion of march.  Damn old new meds!

This morning, I was able to get drapes hung that I found on sale at a big box going out of business sale early in the month.  I'm soooo happy with how they look and how they will help to block the light.

I can't wait to see how it looks tonight after dark.  The shopping center behind those windows have very bright security lights that make my room seem like it is daytime at night.  I'm hoping these help.  If they are too sheer, I may take some black fabric and tack onto the back just to help a bit.  But I really like how they look up against the sea serpent color of my walls.  And the grey matches the grey of a bookcase on the other side of the room.

I'm still working on putting the room back together, which includes a major, touch everything I own and do the keep, toss, giveaway, repurpose thing and consolidating some things.  I will share as I go along and get the room together, I promise.

I have no idea how anyone ever gets anything done anymore.  I feel like I spend hours and hours doing things and only get half (or less) of the quests I've set for my day done.  I've fallen down on all the challenges I gave myself for the month. Except to paint the bedroom. But that's okay.  I'll select new challenges for April (WTF?!?! How is it we are only 2 days from April already???) and see how they go.

This year is my 'see if you can thrift it before buying new' year.  And I have two Goodwill's right around here plus a few other close by thrift shops.  This past Tuesday after leaving an appointment I went into one of the goodwill and came away with these two beauties for $10 (i did the change round up thing).  The floral fabric is what I would consider a house dress type thing.  It is big and very long and I may end up having to cut some of the length down.  But it is beautiful, and I can't wait to wear it.  I hand washed it and let it soak (ok actually I forgot I was soaking it) for a few days and that water was nasty so I washed it again and it is hanging in the shower to dry now.  I wanted to take it outside into the sunshine and warm air to let it dry, but the pollen counts are way too high and I'm really allergic. I might do it anyway for an hour and then use a lint roller to get the pollen off.  We'll see. And I thought the little tray would be a great plant holder.

And lastly that I wanted to share today.  You might remember this post from earlier in the month about my site on Substack honoring the Ancestors.  Well...it turns out it wasn't really a good fit.  

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE substack and have kept my account there and just changed up the name.  The discussions and writings and art sharings (and memes) are fabulous!  Plus, people like Dan Rather, Adam Kitzinger, Robert Reich, Jim Acosta (the CNN newscaster who left CNN rather than blindly play follow the crazy train) and others are posting and giving great information and insight into what is going on here in the US and also around the world.  

There I was, trying to have a spiritual led site to share the guidance the Ancestors want me to share, but I was also wanting to dive into these comments and articles about current events and yes, I may have "restacked" a few (or more) FU tRumP kind of things.  It felt like I was being disrespectful to the Ancestors and also kind of giving mixed messages to anyone who read my posts.  I kept thinking on it and decided to go with a dedicated blog, just for that communication and work the Ancestors want me to do.  (I'm also posting a link to it in the sidebar.)

Well, I think that is all I had in mind to share today.  I hope you'll check out the new blog.  And if you are on Substack let me know or send me a message over there (spiritwitch523). 

If you're still here after all this long ramble, I truly thank you.  Sometimes I feel like I'm just writing this out for myself (and my one stalker, Deb).  HAHAHA Just kidding Deb!!  xoxoxo

To end today, I'll go back to my semi-original question.  Are you okay?

blessed be...

with love & blessings

always & forever

~*~

 

revisiting old things...

I know I promised photos of my seed grab from last week, but I haven't actually had a chance to do that.  I've spent a little time working in the new planned flower bed and most of the rest has been spent either resting (my body is being VERY demanding lately) or painting my bedroom.  I'm thisclose to being halfway done with the bedroom painting and canNOT WAIT to start putting things back in and arranging it.

Today I spent time painting the bedroom and then did something I have not done in I don't know how many years.  Probably not since I left the little cottage with the blue door, so...11 years!?!  Wow.

My mum had given me a bunch of old fake flowers that had belonged to my Grandmother years ago and then asked me to make her a wreath with them.  It is something I used to do for my Grandmother.  I took it up actually to make Spiritual Wreaths.  If you've been with me for a long time, you may have seen some here before. (You can see a picture of a few in this post about halfway down.)

Anyhoo, mum's been mentioning for a while now that she'd really like to have it. So today I pulled out my supplies, the old flowers, some ribbon and the only large wreath I had left and sat at the old card table to see what I could do.  The movements came back pretty quickly, and it wasn't quite as hard as I imagined it would be. So, I put a wreath together for her using old plastic fake flowers that her mother used to keep in arrangements in vases or other strange containers.  

I like how it turned out and how it took less time than the Tar Heels took to beat Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament today. ;-)

Wreath in Progress...

I've already given it to her and hung it on her door to see if I needed to make any adjustments and how she liked it.  She says she loves it, but I don't know if she's just blowing smoke.  She took it down, as she is still using her UNC Snow Man wreath since the Heels are still playing.  I expect this new one will go up as soon as the Heels season is done.

I'll try to get a pic of it hanging on her door at some point and show how it looks.

I had enough of the flowers left that I'm probably going to make a small one for me.  I'm such a softie when it comes to sentimental stuff from family. Plus, it will be pretty for spring.

Tonight, depending on your location, is the Full Blood Worm Moon and Lunar eclipse.  I talked about this on Messages from the Ancestors today, if you'd like to take a look at that post.

I think that's all for today.  I'm pretty wiped out.  It is amazing how tired I am all the time, even if I get a lot of sleep.

How are things where you are?  How are you handling the global situations?

stay strong, 

blessed be, 

love & kisses & magical wishes, 

always & forever

~*~