Deanne Fitzpatrick » Entries tagged with "self"
just a weed
Dear Diary, sometimes the plainest simplest of things are almost more beautiful than I can stand. A cabbage for example, or a weed on the side of the road that reminds me of cabbage leaves. The last few days I have been hooking little stars. Simple colourful little stars that have no deeper meaning. They just are what they are like that cabbage weed on the side of the road. Not everything has alot of … Read entire article »
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my father told me this
Dear Diary, My father told me, as perhaps your father told you, “You can’t be all things to all people.” This morning I woke up feeling slightly off kilter because I knew that I had not met someone’s expectations. It is hard to be all things to all people. You can only be what you can be. As you extend one hand, sometimes you are being pulled by the other. Mother’s know. Father’s know. Adult children … Read entire article »
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twitter to yourself
Dear Diary, Time, so sweet, so precious, we make it, we waste it. A long bath, a quiet walk, a rollicky laugh, a shimmy, a dance; they all take time. An afternoon with the camera, the sweetness of laying still in a field…time to feel. Three petals of a flower in your hand, a birds nest fallen to the ground…time to see. Words falling from friends, and sons, and daughters,…time to listen. Head slumbered on … Read entire article »
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liking your own company
Dear Diary, Sometimes there is beauty and interest right in front of you. You can be out for a sandwich and it just smiles at you. That happened to me on Saturday. I have a habit of lunching alone. I like to take my camera or notebook for company. There was a time, quite a long time ago, when I felt odd doing something alone but the older I get the more I like my own … Read entire article »
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where does time go?
Dear Diary, What is solitude, if you are often alone? I spoke to a friend , Gabrielle Savoie this week, and she said, “Solitude is more powerful when there is someone there than when there is no one. ” As a mother, wife, artist, business person, I know this is true. As they often do Gaby’s words resonated with me. Solitude is so valuable, so scarce when you are in the thick of your life, … Read entire article »
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don’t be afraid to say you love someone
Dear Diary, On the way up the road the other day, a friend called out and said to come in on the way back for tea. I said I would it was early Sunday Morning. We used to work together for years so I saw her often but now I only see her once in a while. She is great, full of goodness, helpful and kind. We have a good gab about all the family. She … Read entire article »
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the zen of rug hooking
Dear Diary, One thing I do know is that if I only hooked rugs to make rugs I would have stopped a long time ago. The longer I hook the more value I see in the process of hooking;the zen like quality of pulling the wool through the burlap. It is also why I make kits. If I thought I was just selling kits there would not be so much incentive. I believe that in … Read entire article »
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walk that way
Dear Diary, I miss autumn, summer, and spring. I miss walking in a light jacket and sneakers but do I lament..oh no…cause lamenting is just a weird word for complaining. Instead I trudge through the snow, consoling myself that a mile is really two because it is so darn hard to walk. I pull on my snow pants and head band and then I literally push myself out the door because I really want to … Read entire article »
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