I did not realize that it had been 7 years since I saw my dad’s cousins for Maryland Sheep & Wool. I also did not realize that it had been about 20 years since I saw some of my cousins. Time flies so quickly and all too often we think that we will have another day, another week, another year to see someone, however that is not always the case. I hate that it takes tragedy for me to find time to see some of my family. I think that this year is meant to open my eyes to possibilities, chances lost, and steps that I can take to change things. I’m bad at small talk, even with family, however I think this is well worth taking the time to work on.

Talk about time flying, I wrote the above paragraph last week when I had just returned from my Uncles funeral. I did not realize how much this was going to effect me, which seems stupid to say. I do not recommend having two funerals within two months, it really takes a toll even if you do not feel that you were especially close to those involved, though I loved them and still do they were always periphery for me. Before this post was started last week I had a burst of energy and I was making progress on projects, this was probably so I did not have to think about anything. In the past week my progress has come to a halt. Over the weekend I decided to give myself the opportunity to play while working on a few things that I needed to get done around the house.

Most of what I worked on were embroidered quilt blocks that I hope to use a quilt as you go method to put together as a completed quilt. I did play around with adding beads to a bracelet, and I hate how that turned out, so I will need to try again.

The final thing that I am playing around with in my mind is doing some wholesale purchasing from some smaller creators that have awesome materials I would like to share with more people. I believe that I would put some on my storefront and then also do one or two craft shows this fall.

Until next time remember to Live Life A Little More Abstract!