Thursday 14 March 2013

Out of Hibernation

Soft sounds of movement come from deep within. Faint rustling while a body shifts and limbs extend. Muted rasps as the tingles of waking skin are relieved. A deep, sharp inhaled breath followed by a long, audible exhale. A stretch, a scratch, a yawn. Hibernation is over.

A lumbering form emerges from the opening , blinking in the vernal sun. Sniffing the air it steps into the light , shaking off any lingering languor. Definitely faster than a tortoise, hopefully less prickly than a hedgehog, probably not less hairy than a bear! (Okay that might be a bit of an exaggeration but surely I'm not the only one guilty of lapsing in the razor/waxing department during winter!)



Hello! I'm back. My self imposed ( but much needed ) hibernation is at an end. Since all other dormant species in my garden are making a comeback I figured it was time I made a move too. Green shoots are appearing everywhere and since, regardless of the snow and sub zero temperatures, the frogs have returned to the pond I consider it to officially be Spring ( even if I'm still wearing 3 layers of wool in attempt to keep warm). The lethargy of the winter months is slowly dissipating and I'm looking forward to creating. Yay!

Of course that would be a lot easier if my workroom hadn't been commandeered by the man of the house in my absence. When it became apparent that I wouldn't be able to gain access to my worktable without scaling a mountain of Bass cases, amps and guitar stands or navigating my way through a forest of wood I decided a tactical retreat was in order. I grabbed a box of scraps and retired to my favourite chair in front of the fire (yes I know its Spring but remember those temperatures I mentioned earlier?) and began to cut and fold. 



And fold, and fold, and fold....


Each time I delved into the box I came up with another favourite fabric and possible colour combination. 


 I played around with different shapes.... 


...and sizes...


...and all in all got a bit carried away.




Ahh, it's soooo good to be back :o)

Now I just need to catch up on what everyone else has been doing. Blogland here I come!


3 comments:

Flaming Nora said...

Welcome back!

Ali said...

Wayhey! So glad you are back with your beautiful words, colourful creations and additional thermal layer of unshavenness! Spring is trying its best to sprung!
Pleased you found a warm and comfy place to design and experiment...hope you can share your creative space or recolonise it over time.
Love your blooms - enjoy your meanderings around blogland!
Great to hear from you again!
Ali x

A Time for Stitching said...

Lovely to see you back blogging. Your flowers are great - I particularly like the second rounded shape. What are you planning to do with them?
Teresa x

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