balm

i spent the first night alone at the new place

on friday

i took over the two setters,

some books, and some drawing stuff

 and spent some time

being unusally alone at my new place

unfolding the tactile notebook 

i built with sandra brownlee 

 on my studio floor

 tess was very interested in the text and images

or maybe just some smells

there is wax and mud and flower pigment in there

 using the moleskin accordian book

freed me to be un-sequenced

which has become a problem for me 

as i ended up with too many sketchbooks

going at once.

 the non-precious sturdy pages

 didn't particularly love what i did to them

 they remained neutral

(except for their creamy yellow color)

and i added in all kinds of things

 sewed in new little 

bookish bits

drew with the three new watercolor crayons i bought

at the art shop in johnson, vermont

over the color from goldenrod

 the almost half moon 

rose early over the southern meadow

 and in the morning

the ground mist lingered

even over near the clydesdales

on the road home. 

where i struggled 

with an electrical issue

and found the best service man

after 2.5 hours of waiting for the electric company

service diagnosis.

a 6 hour glitch

thankfully fixed for less than $200 

 

there is a week left 

before school begins.

i hope it's uneventful, peaceful,

and for a change, 

full of making and being, not just fixing.

i am tired this sunday.