Editing Myself

For the last two days I have been dinkin' around in Power Point putting together a slide presentation for the Fabrications Retreat next week. The trick is deciding which pictures to keep and which to discard. I gathered just the blog photos to illustrate all that has happened since I retired, and as you know there is a whopping amount of stuff to wade through. I collected about 400 pictures and even if I talk as fast as I can, that puts the time at well over two hours.
In a dark warm room no one can stay awake that long.
So I removed all the painting pictures, and all the knitting pictures, since this is a quilting group. Included none of the food (all those bread pictures!!) and very little garden, no construction of studio, or cute animal stuff, and then reviewed again what was left.

I was surprised at how many sky or weather related images remain. These are so telling of what it is like here. I know these have to go, but just seeing them again makes me realize that it won't be summer forever.

For the first time in months we had the windows and doors open all night as we slept. It was only 60 degrees when I awoke, and that signals Autumn's approach. It has been a long hot summer, compared to last year, which was so mild. I kept myself indoors most of the time and the garden really shows my neglect. No pictures of that mess. I am too ashamed.

Having this blog is so helpful in keeping memories, and to see what and how things have changed, improved or have been destroyed, in a good way. And it was thrilling to see how my artwork has evolved and how much of it has been created just in the three years we have been here.
Readers sometimes comment that it must take so much effort to keep up the blog, but truly, if I didn't have it, I would be lost. My habit is to be here, take notice and report. And I am glad to have you witness it all.