Our photography theme this month has been lines. I had already done a blog post here about Lines so didn't feel I could use any of those photos. Here's my choice for this month - a few new photos and some from the archives!
Fence lines
Old fashioned lines
Radiator lines
I'm on the lookout for circles for the next theme!
Thanks for joining me today
Bernice
Remember this post: A Companion Piece?
Well here it is finished. I used the preset stiches on my machine and added a plain binding.
The finished piece is 16 inches by 15 inches. Irritatingly one corner is decidedly off kilter. It may or may not get fixed!
Thanks for joining me today
Bernice
In the UK, we are all hoping for a positive announcement on Monday, that lockdown restrictions will be removed.
After over a year of uncertainty and being disconnected from friends and family, we are approaching a time which is being described as normal. We will be back to normal!
Do you have a picture of what normal should be?
The normal we lived in 2019? The busyness. The rushing about chasing down who knows what! The latest fashion look? The latest interior design?
Was our previous normal based on truth or on some stereotypical concoction made up by advertising agencies? Had we taken on a lie?
Is that why when things happen to change the ‘normal’ we’re living, we don’t acknowledge that we need to learn how to live with the new version because neither the previous version nor the new version fit the picture in our heads?
I don’t have an answer to these questions. These are just the thoughts scrambling around my head trying to make sense of what is going on.
Do we want all of things from before March 2020 to exist in our new normal? Would it be better to ditch some of the things?
Which things would you ditch? Which things will you keep? Which new ideas will you adopt in the future?
How have you dealt with the last year and a half? Have you struggled? Have you enjoyed the downtime? Have you been overwhelmed by the negativity?
Or found ways to stay positive?
