Happy Friday! A little watercolor painting of a coral today — I really enjoy drawing sea life and I’ve been doing a lot of it lately. Speaking of enjoying things, last week while driving into downtown to run an errand early on a Saturday morning, I saw a man swaying his arms to and fro in exaggerated movements as he walked. The traffic light turned red, and I had the chance to observe this youngish man who looked decidedly un-homeless. Medium-build, glasses, sweatshirt and jeans. And massive, fancy headphones. Ah, he’s conducting, I realized. Then the light turned green and as I eased past him, I noticed that he was smiling. I’ve been reading about the state of “flow” in which you feel so thoroughly engaged in an activity that you forget yourself. That man was clearly in a flow state and I could practically see him envisioning himself at the helm of a symphony. As I sped away, I was smiling too.
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K and M often joke how obsessed I am with sewing. K was doubled over with guffaws when M said to her:
Mommy’s last words are going to be “It’s sooooooooo cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!!!!” and then she’ll flop over and die while clutching a pinafore.
Is that macabre? I thought it was pretty accurate.
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For Americans
Monday is a holiday
One of remembrance
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend, friends, and if you’re in the US, may you have an excellent Memorial Day! Summer is about to officially start!
Loved this! Thank you.
🙂 It makes me happy to hear that, thank you, Bella!
Loved today!
I often see/hear little moments like these that make things a little brighter and better, you know? I’m not sure I’m doing the moments justice, but I love recording them. Thank you, Em!
Your children crack me up! Just hilarious.
So funny, right? M is actually my husband, but sometimes I feel like I have two children when dealing with them both, so your interpretation isn’t far off! 😉
Good heavens! M is acquainted with pinafores?? I’m not sure Nathan knows what a tunic is (although I suppose he has dutifully learned what a muslin is.) I like your coral 🙂
M reads my blog religiously, can you believe it? I think he glazes over most of the sewing terminology but he likes and picks up certain words. “Pinafore” is a fun one to say! I’m impressed that Nathan knows what a muslin is!
now I see where K gets her beguiling sense of humor from! (though perhaps it’s a shared gene:)
As the daughter of a conductor (men’s chorale), I love that image of the fellow you observed being in the “flow” – it would have made me smile too:)
M is hilarious and K definitely got his sense of humor. And I love knowing that your father is a conductor, Lucinda! What a great way to grow up surrounded by music!
I’m trying to help my kids find their “flow”. Hopefully it happens eventually.
Hear, hear, Tara. Most of the time, K seems to be in flow only when she’s watching tv shows. Sigh.