gathering and listening

...I have so many reasons why I 'need' flowers in the house, no matter the season.
They are settling.
Not only do they make a room visually change but they can change the feeling of a room....change the scent. Differing changes in appearance through the dancing light of the day is always such a pleasure to watch and a treasure to have.
A diary of sensations.
Alone as a statement of loss/love/happiness/friendship or 'just because'.
-or- cuddled up in bunched company, comforting, snug, wholesome delight.

This week the flowers picked from the garden and flowers bought are to get me from a to b.  I need this week to go quick...at the other side will be the arrival home of Mr H. who has been away for over 5 weeks...away too long.  So when this mix of delicate and sculptured flowers start to fade

I will have my best friend home.

Has there been a reason/a story behind your floral snippets this week?

...and somewhere in the background I am listening to....

Cleaning up Spring

What is it about Spring....

I love Spring.  I was born in Spring.....So many wonderful things have happened to me in my life in Spring...Good luck-ness seems to happen in spring.....

I love the newness......the awakening......the vibrancy of greens......the birds coming back to what seemed like such a dormant garden......and my word does it make my own feathers twitch.  I know we are meant to spring clean at this time of year but something rather overwhelming comes over me, particularly in May, that makes me turf everything out of the nest and re-transform my home and my work room.  Every corner disturbed, every drawer and shelf unpacked and purpose re-thought.....

As you may know I am a hoarder with a capital H.  I can't quite comprehend what it is like on the other side of having to live with me....things arrive in plenty through the front door and letterbox and not much seems to vacate at the same rate of passion.  'Until May'.

So, here I am, middle of May and all in the studio has been sorted, organised, arranged, re-arranged, categorized, valued in worth, re-painted, re-hung, re-positioned, re-considered and most importantly re-freshed.  And it feels great.  It is the only cheap form of therapy I know that places a full stop on what 'was' and re-energises the introduction of the new.  New chapters.  New directions.  New ideas.  New partnerships.  New purpose.  New energy.  New passion.  New reason.

So here is how the studio looks in May......a few new introductions of furniture, all re-arranged and walls re-painted in Plaster Pink....  I wonder where I will be/what I will be doing this time next year....

...and while all this was happening I am engrossed in listening to...