Fabric Postcard

The other day a wonderful postcard arrived totally unexpectedly in the post....... On the back it says "Dear Leigh. Lets hope you are now "on the up" like this hot air balloon". It was a wonderful surprise. Thanks Miriam.

The Happy Things Project

I read the following article by Lynn Krawczyk:
http://fibraartysta.blogspot.com/2010/10/return-of-happy-things-project.html

What a wonderful idea - I have been inspired. It's so good to focus on the positive, happy things in our lives. It is so easy to become bogged down and trapped by the daily grind of life.

I am going to go out and document the positive happy things in my life. The only difference is that I am going to post once a week (time constraints). So.... 

Southern African Artisits

Due to a operation which decompressed my Thoracic Outlet, I am a bit hamstrung at the moment so I thought I'd show photos of some of the work of the artists from Zimbabwe. They live in South Africa, earning a living by selling their paintings.They sell them at the markets and next to the road sometimes. I think their work is amazing. We have now bought 2 paintings from them. If we had more hanging space in our home, I'd buy more. The blue painting was my daughter's choice to hang in her room. She loves anything that is blue.

The above painting is by an artist called Nyika and the one below is by an artist called Lazlie. (I am not sure how in focus this photo is.....)