Hello!

It’s August and what the heck have I been up to?!

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This month I am trying to set up a little art studio space in an existing cabin on the property. Mostly we use it for visitors, but since I think we are done being hosts for the year I am going to take over the large table that’s in there and spread out my supplies. I spent one afternoon in there already, and it was perfect. Our wifi doesn’t reach it, and for some reason I can’t pick up decent cell service either, which is exactly the distraction free zone I need!

It’s been a pretty good summer all things considered. We’ve had family and friends visit, and I’ve been gardening and enjoying the great outdoors (including our amazing blueberry bushes! Blueberries are the new zucchini, everyone seems to have too many this year…). The chickens are sassy and happy. My wrist is still recovering from the break and surgery — mostly it’s stiff and sore when I overuse it, and still not as strong as it was. Interestingly, my handwriting has changed slightly!

My mental and emotional state has been fairly steady, although this happened:

… so now I am back on my normal dose and functioning much better. It was “interesting,” feeling waves of despondency just hit me out of the blue. I could just sit back and observe my brain malfunctioning all on it’s own without any triggers. Fascinating and exhausting.

I hope you are all doing well out there!