TheMermaid

8 months and it’s wearing quite thin… for both of us. Now it’s winter and a carpenter needs to work through the winter. Come spring however (and 1 yr of this crap), if he’s still working down there we are going to have issues. Assuming there will be something available closer to home by then… jeesh, I miss my man.

He’s good at that, better than I am. If I think I can get by with what I’ve got, it doesn’t occur to me to get something new. It’s weird. Then Barney shows up with the thing to make it all easier for me.

Last year he gave me an ipod for my birthday. Never ever occurred to me to buy one… but it’s perfect for working in the studio and driving to shows. Made my life much more enjoyable.

Then a few weeks ago I wanted to borrow his camera, mine is old and crappy (works fine for ebay stuff, but I needed to photograph jewelry). He was having trouble with his, so he bought me a new one. Why didn’t I think of that?

I love Barney.

I definitely want to steer my business in a local direction. I am surrounded by talented folks trying to support themselves the same way I am. I want to work with them. I’m still planning on having some garments sewn for me… to start, I’ve made some hemp wraps and a hat. Super easy to sew, I have a person in mind already. I’d also like to find some glass beads for my pendants. There are a billion glass blowers around here, I’m sure I can find someone.