Tah-Dah!

Hmmm…not sure the spelling is right on this! Ha! Ha! But oh well! Fun to draw anyways and you get the point, I think:)

Genevieve is showing off her latest knitted booties.  These are made from a pattern by Susan B. Anderson whose blogs,  I Just Want to Knit and  Spud & Chloe, are wonderful for those who like to knit.  There are tons of free patterns on these blogs, of which this one, titled Page 81 Booties is found in the left-hand margin on this blog.  The really cool thing about these booties, is that they’re made of only two little squares!  (Susan uses three squares for added stiffness, but I didn’t feel mine needed that.)  They involve a simple fold or two, sewing them together, and then embellishing with whatever you’d like on top.  Genevieve is already on to her second pair of them…you never know when you need a pair for a gift!

AND…Genevieve also wonders what you’ve been up to lately…any “ta(h)-dah’s” for you?  Wouldn’t it be fun if we started a chain reaction of Ta(h)-Dah’s across the blogosphere ?  If you post a “ta(h)-dah”, send me a link to it…I’d surely love to cheer along with you!

Drawn2Knit

It’s of some interest, when life goes on full tilt, to notice what we’re drawn to.  In the  midst of so many epic events of late, I pulled out yarn and needles.  An inexplicable desire to see and feel lovely colors flow through my fingers, to watch them become something, and to hear the click click of bamboo needles.  Lucy, Genevieve’s cat, was very jealous of lap time.  But I didn’t get to sit for very long.  Just a few minutes of knitting was all I needed.  Then stuff it in my purse, dash to the next thing, and when I had a moment to sit, click click again.

Now that things are slowing down a wee bit, I hope to get back to drawing more, keep on knitting and crocheting, and maybe even pet Lucy some.

Bienvenue à Tous!

Welcome All!  I’ve been wanting to introduce you to Genevieve…she has popped up in my sketchbooks for about two years now, only in simple line drawings. The idea to bring her into the world of color and to introduce her to my friends is very recent. She’s an american who fancies herself to be french. She loves tea, flowers, birds, and trees. She wants to be present in all she does. To help her “just be!”, she loves to draw, dance, write, sing and play music, knit and crochet. At the end of it all, she just likes to sit and listen…the world is teaming with life, if she’ll only be still and listen for it!

Drop in once in a while for a spot of tea, a chat, a little respite for your day.  I’m dreaming of so many possibilities these days! I have no clue whether any of them will come to fruition or not…but it’s fun to dream!  For now, I dream of sharing with you how Genevieve deals with life.  She may be way too busy and overwhelmed, , laughing with a friend or trying to find the silver lining in life’s curve balls.  Through it all, she just wants to BE!

Be present, be peaceful, be content, be hopeful, be truthful and kind!

**Don’t worry…Drawn2Life WILL continue.  Perhaps a bit less frequently, but I could never stop drawing the life around me.  I’m drawn2life, drawn2line, drawn2color, AND Drawn2Be!