Successful Auction

I am happy to say that the "Hearts for Anna" auction was a great success. There was an incredible response and it's great to see that so many items were sold. As I mentioned in an earlier post, all proceeds from this auction go into a fund to assist a fellow artisan battle cancer. In addition, the website, Artful Home, is donating 5% of all future sales to the Hearts for Anna fund. That's wonderful, and I know this will help her out. It's heartwarming to see how the art community pitches in to help others in times of need. I'm proud to be a part of this.

Still Learning...

I have spent so much time this weekend trying to figure out how to set up a gallery of my work and, after many hours, only a few of the photos have made it through the web of connections that the computer has to go through. Of course, being a stubborn old Capricorn goat, I will prevail! It may just take me a while yet, but please bear with me as I learn all the intricacies of setting up a blog. I guess if all else fails, I'll read the tutorial! I usually save that for later. I guess I just enjoy the challenge of figuring it out for myself.

Hearts for Anna

Today I am posting a photo of a small (5x7) wallhanging that I will be submitting to the Hearts for Anna charity auction to be held between August 12-16, 2009. (https://www.artfulhome.com/HeartsForAnna) Anna Millea, a fellow artisan, is fighting a recurrence of breast cancer, and this time it has hit her bones, which will require a full round of chemotherapy. Unfortunately, Anna does not have health insurance (due to her pre-existing condition), and these treatments will be terribly expensive. All proceeds from the auction will go to Anna to help pay some of the medical expenses she will incur in her battle against this awful disease. My prayers and good wishes go out to her and may her guardian angel watch over her.

Monday Mornings

Ah, yes...the Monday morning blahs. All of the bus passengers on their way to work this morning were rather somber. Everyone except for the fellow I sat next to. He proceeded to tell me how excited and happy he was that he had learned how to make blueberry waffles over the weekend to surprise his girlfriend. He said he was a terrible cook and wanted very much to learn so that he could impress her. He was very happy that the little wafflemaker he had borrowed from a friend worked out great and the waffles tasted just fine. Needless to say, one exchange of conversation led to another and before I knew what was happening, we were discussing all kinds of breakfast foods that he could easily prepare for her. Soon, the people sitting in front of us turned around and said, jokingly, that we were "killing them" with the descriptions of waffles, omlets, breakfast casseroles and, the strawbreaker...grits. The guy said that was the part that did it for him and that he now needed to stop by someplace and get some breakfast after getting off the bus! We all laughed, and it was a great mood-breaker for everyone sitting nearby. I guess sometimes we need interesting conversations or some small event to occur to break up the monotony of our daily lives. With very little effort, we had managed to communicate with one another and share some smiles. It was wonderful.