Jill Berry Blog

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Spring Break

Posted on March 21, 2009 - Filed Under About me

Steve took the kids on a five day trip for Spring Break. I am alone in the house. This is so weird. How often I have longed for this, craved it, and here I am in this big, big silence. The air even seems different to me.

My computer ate everything this summer, even my backups, so I am having to redo much of some of my class materials for classes coming up. I have three pieces to make for galleries, a charm exchange, and a vendor night to prepare for. Vacation wasn’t an option for me, not without a heart attack and serious stress management. Steve needed some time, so he packed up the little darlings and went. He is a brave and kind man.

Today in California, a group gathered to say goodbye to my father. This is so challenging for me on so many levels. So today, I am trying to make sense of silence, and hold up appreciation. I have flowers that Steve bought to keep me company while I work. I have a funny flannel bathrobe my mother made for me for Christmas, and I have good coffee, and good tea. On top of that, I just finished inputting my cartography presentation for Valley Ridge. The handouts are almost ready, and then I start on the supplies. My studio has everything I need, in fact, way more. I am counting my blessings today, and seeing the intensely satisfying hues of the flowers on my table.

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