In dire need of some escapist reading, a friend recommended Debbie Macomber's books... and off I went to the library. I'm usually reading books on yoga or art or some type of spirituality self-help book, but I needed to sink my teeth into a story.. lose myself in some other character.
Debbie Macomber's books did not fail me.
I started out with the Blossom Street books and fell in love with Seattle and took up knitting!
They inspired me to learn or relearn to knit and went to my mom for a refresher course. I revisited both knitting and crocheting and started out with some squares for a blanket, then started a scarf.
Halfway throught the scarf, it changed. Not a scarf anymore, but instead, I created a bag. I crocheted the strap and then embellished it with other stuff. How could I not?
Every once in awhile I need to go off on a tangent - create something other than a mandala or painting. Usually when I do this, my mind goes back to mandala or painting with a fresh start.
Ideas build, images form. A new idea for a painting is formed.
Reading Macomber's books is like a mini vacation. Just what I need and she's got plenty to keep me there for a while.
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