tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post6655703247548108182..comments2024-02-02T10:52:07.936-08:00Comments on Drawing a line in time: Too much to do.Jackie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18344677229001312105noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-91655320786085784592010-04-30T11:59:45.329-07:002010-04-30T11:59:45.329-07:00I had a giant stuffed panda bear as a child. It ha...I had a giant stuffed panda bear as a child. It had come down through the ranks of siblings, so it was filthy and missing an eye, but I loved him so much and cried and cried when time and our dog turned him into a pile of fur and stuffing. <br />After 50 years, he's still my best friend.Emerald Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728298203537429758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-56612428043024170752010-04-29T18:03:45.374-07:002010-04-29T18:03:45.374-07:00Hmmm, glad and also sad to know that the black dog...Hmmm, glad and also sad to know that the black dogs affect even artists of your calibre...glad because I realise I'm not the only one who doubts my abilities and wonders why I'm doing this when it's such a struggle sometimes, sad because I think 'gosh, well if Jackie still gets that....no hope there'll ever be a time when I'M comfortable with what I do and how I do it!' But perhaps that's just the way it should be, if we ever get completely comfortable with our art, maybe that's the time to stop doing it? <br /><br />I'm not very good with keeping lists, so I'm possibly the most disorganised woman on the planet!A mermaid in the attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139858546037879539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-48217847031787533962010-04-29T10:18:14.805-07:002010-04-29T10:18:14.805-07:00I too carry lists around that are ever growing, as...I too carry lists around that are ever growing, as I cross off some items and add more. Have you had any luck in catching a panda?Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-20393653769401214612010-04-29T06:37:23.849-07:002010-04-29T06:37:23.849-07:00Lists, lists, lists! I am JUST finished today with...Lists, lists, lists! I am JUST finished today with writing a grant..... still one more task - to take the grant to the post for overnight mail. I had so many little sticky notes everywhere, lists stuck on other lists, upon others. It is a grand day when one crosses off the list! I will celebrate this weekend, good timing with Beltane upon us.... but, then the lists start again!! I'm going to try the list at the end of the day for a while.. and I like Emerald Window's idea of the writing encounters down. I wonder as well, why those black dogs of doubt seem to plague we artists so much? Do you think its because to keep our work growing we are in constant self-evaluation.. are you? I am..... <br />Blessings of creative confidence to you... such gifts you bring to the world. Thanks for being an inspiration and a wonderful enchanter. And thanks for helping those cats with their blog... I love their encounters!<br />Valerianna, <br />just waking up to make my lists in the USValeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-34634687713545389622010-04-29T04:44:08.107-07:002010-04-29T04:44:08.107-07:00Yes I agree with Emerald Window; it can bring a bi...Yes I agree with Emerald Window; it can bring a bit of satisfaction at the end of the day if you slide on a few things you did, then go back a few minutes later and cross them off. <br /><br />Glory, glory, I did find a cheap flight from Canada to London at the end of May and so will have a chance to get to the V&A to see the Quilt Exhibit! I am looking forward to my own reaction to the Rajah quilt....and to the others.....such a wonderful variety of women's histories there.Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908975471839272705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-16351272082697640182010-04-29T03:14:41.827-07:002010-04-29T03:14:41.827-07:00Dogs of doubt or not, you are held in high esteem ...Dogs of doubt or not, you are held in high esteem in my eyes. I wish I had even a tiny bit of the magic your mind contains :)<br /><br />Well, perhaps I have found a tiny bit..but still not much compared to you! :) hehe<br />*Sending you good vibes & a magical time machine to make sure everything gets done* xxxJulia Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787796895825399492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-19086925902270078122010-04-29T03:01:29.613-07:002010-04-29T03:01:29.613-07:00Lists are wonderful things. I write them every day...Lists are wonderful things. I write them every day and enjoy crossing items off. I agree with Emerald Window, as we all do more in our day than we realise. Sometimes circumstances make us stray from our intended path and then we have to come back on track and move forward again. You achieve so much, so don't be hard on yourself.Trish Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129434101383026393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-41070306390843563352010-04-29T02:53:10.218-07:002010-04-29T02:53:10.218-07:00now here is a question, have the footprints only a...now here is a question, have the footprints only appeared since you received your (silk) dragon from Australia? You may have to keep an eye on that naughty young creature.Evhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967116388875389684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-56926655235180983002010-04-29T00:29:49.775-07:002010-04-29T00:29:49.775-07:00You have too much to do but this sure is a whimsic...You have too much to do but this sure is a whimsical list to read. I love #1 and that it is crossed off.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-11060999280200422592010-04-29T00:16:54.505-07:002010-04-29T00:16:54.505-07:00Oh yes. Have often thought of doing the list at th...Oh yes. Have often thought of doing the list at the end of the day and only including what I have done. Bloody black dogs of doubt haunt my heart sometimes.Most times. Found it easier to cope with them after reading something by Evelyn Wiliams whose drawings I love. She suffers them too and her work is just so so strong. Somehow this knowledge gave me couarge to face them and bark back.Jackie Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344677229001312105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-27232820766852628922010-04-29T00:12:14.838-07:002010-04-29T00:12:14.838-07:00We have swallows nesting just outside our front do...We have swallows nesting just outside our front door at the moment....I love them. Perhaps if I watch them for you, you could strike that one off your list :)Lorell Lehmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834635644137072998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-85261866434049559792010-04-29T00:02:59.852-07:002010-04-29T00:02:59.852-07:00Here's a hint that you may find helpful. I'...Here's a hint that you may find helpful. I'm a list maker too and so oten, other things pop up that need my attention and at the end of the day, nothing on my list is done. So....write down all the extras that you encounter at the bottom of the list and cross them off. Then you won't feel like you haven't achieved anything. It will also help you to see if these were really things that needed to be done or if you're doing them to procrastinate. <br />Send the snarling black dogs of doubt to me and I'll deal with them for you. See that's one thing off your list already!<br />CenyaEmerald Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728298203537429758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-87489596384039714712010-04-28T23:51:33.505-07:002010-04-28T23:51:33.505-07:00Yes, you can do it.The Little Engine did. Obama di...Yes, you can do it.The Little Engine did. Obama did.dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.com