MY MUSINGS
Another day, another enchanting picnic in the magical nest we’ve built for ourselves in the woods. actually once a year - when us three Ladies find a moment to escape to a simpler yet more decadent setting. With the sun trickling trough the trees, the “summer snow” as we call it- dancing around us in the last of the sunlight and the sounds of composers melodies that convince us we are somewhere else entirely.
Unseen reality: fire ants on the forest floor.
Photography @pamkriangkum
2020 has finally come to a finish. Now we’re all aware that the number changing means absolutely nothing but there’s a 2020 state of mind that people are ready to do away with.
We’re all HOPING 2021 won’t be as much of a mess as 2020 was, but it’s going to take a lot to get peoples spirits back to a pre 2020 existence.
I for one absolutely relished in the fact that I did not have the same obligations and social calendar as usual. I fear that comes with an air of snob.- but as much as I love my people and to nurture the friendships I have- I am also a recluse and sigh whenever I have a social obligation. Even if it’s someone I love MOST in the world - I truly do prefer my own time and company an unreasonable amount. So having things like this wiped off the board was quite mentally freeing - of course it led to missing people as well… but still.
In the absence of being with people face to face…. we were desperate to connect in any other way we could - so I spent countless hours on Zoom and Facetime calls and screen sharing film with friends- as everyone did. Looking back, I wish I had spent more time off the social network grid… less technologically connected- but it seemed everyone was so starved for some sort of normal and connection to the outside world, and updates as to what was going on that any other form of living, besides being attached to the internet and social media outlets, was unthinkable.
I hope to get a little less connected this year - other than being connected in the ways that matter. Take some breaths from the machine of social media. Bit of a silly thought when I’m trying to put my art and creations out into the world- to then try and disconnect from it. Maybe I will discover a balance. A healthy way to do both.
We’ve all thought this from time to time.
But will I actually do it? Only time will tell. Stay tuned.
“It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo, the ones that really matter. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end, because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was because so much bad happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing. This shadow, even darkness, must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer.”
L
It feels strange to be starting a blog, as I am by no means a writer of any sort. And these days the blog market is extremely saturated, who even reads them anymore. But in the off chance that this is ever read by any other set of eyes {hats off to you if you’re that set of eyes, congratulations and welcome.} - it is somewhat of a release to put some thoughts and inspirations out into the blogosphere and have them float around even if just for my own self.
Seeing as an online portfolio has quite literally been on the cusp of happening for perhaps the last 15 years of my life, it’s about high time it finally exists. I’ve never quite known what to make of myself or how to market myself, as those of you who properly know me know I’ve toyed around with and developed many a different craft over the years. How do I place that into a nice, tidy organized square? Beats me. If you have ideas, feel free to share them. So for now, any platform with an array of my various creations and musings will have to do.
I will use this as a space to leave some of my preferences and opinions on all things art, beauty and wedding. The social media world is perhaps just a bit too public for me, and I can rest assured this will be more intimate and less seen— other than by those who truly care to delve deeper into my world.
I already have future posts on the docket, ready and waiting to be written and displayed. So please, make yourself comfortable, grab a tea, turn on some music from my favorite composer list and enjoy the ride with me.
x
L
