Card making, I am still loving it. I am kind of a renegade about it. There are kits, lessons, supplies, and classes that many utilize. And that is all great when possible. But I find I am just as content left to my own devices. I take what supplies I have, and as I work with them ideas come to mind. I surprise myself with the colors and designs sometimes. It is very satisfying. And those who have received them seem to enjoy the efforts. And that is what matters.
I have been learning recently how entertaining a cat can be. One adopted my son and me recently. The neighbors abandoned it when they moved, and being good Samaritans we tried to find someone to take it. The cat – now named Sammy- had other ideas.
Sammy began wooing me by sitting on the bench with me as I waited outside for friends to pick me up. He (I use that pronoun loosely because we are not sure yet if we need a blue or pink collar) would try to push his head under my hand and arm to pet him. Awww- no, you go away.
Then, Sammy began to come upstairs on the landing shared by our apartment and another. The other apartment was empty, so guess who he was coming to see! He would lay out there and meow. One day it was so pitiful, I told my son that we needed to feed that cat. He was not happy about that reminding me that we were kind of in the “starving artist” category. I searched the internet for what to feed a stray cat and found that tuna and a raw egg would give it protein. We had it, and for some reason we were not eating the tuna anyway. Yep, Sammy loved it.
Well, the rest is history. Now I have to tell my son to not buy every cat toy in any store we go in. He bought the first real cat food, by the way. (Laughs) Sammy brings joy and inspiration, and I think a healing that neither my son nor I expected. Funny how what we don't know we need lands in our laps- this time literally.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you- I have crossed over to the “dark side”- I now have an electronic reading device. I can't believe it either. I must qualify that statement by saying that my son got it for me primarily for the internet access because I was going to be traveling alone several hours away, my laptop was not working properly, we know there is not always cell service, and many fast food restaurants offer internet access now.
Those who read my blogs know I am die-hard fan of real books that can be held in the hand. But as my co-author and I were doing some work on our projects, I did get to see what our novel will look like on one of those readers. It was a thrill. I have even downloaded a devotional book. I can see the convenience of the device. (Did I just say that?)
When we were looking at the different models in the store, I told the sales clerk of my reluctance to make the leap. She said she understood completely, and even though she also has one of the electronic devices- and sells them- nothing can take the place of holding a real book and catching a whiff of the real book smell. But there are times when the electronic reading device is more convenient.
Need a sales person? I know just the one for you.
