Barbara [Svetlick] Wilson

Blogamatically Challenged

JUNE 15th

Happy Father's Day to all those fathers who will be receiving handmade cards, breakfast in bed and with a little luck peace and quiet. As a child, I don't remember celebrating father's day or if it was even a thing back then. My father has been gone thirty years and I am older than he was when he died. I had a great father.

Life here is busy. In are small kitchen, there has been a rolling island and after ten years, I asked for a permanent island. Lewis built it for me this weekend and it looks fantastic. We thought that the butcher block from the rolling island would fit on top but it didn't. After going through options, we found a true 2x4 foot butcher block counter top at Lowe's. Anyone who works with lumber knows that what they call something like 2x4 is not the true measurement. This drives me crazy because I have to calculate everything with the real sizes. I now have 48 more inches of cabinets and drawers and, of course, I have filled them. I have also decided to clean out all of the other cabinets and move things around.

Glasswise, I haven't been doing much in art at all. I don't know if it is a lack of inspiration or the fact that I am wrangling with a new story that just keeps flipping me off. It has been so bad that I took out a jigsaw puzzle which occupies my mind without much effort. I have been framing some of the new boro flowers but my clay is being neglected and I really want to get back to that. I envy people who can throw themselves into creating and don't come up for air. I just can't do that though when I get on the torch I am happy.

I hope everyone has a good June.

Barb