Sunday, June 26, 2011

Around the dining room table

The forecast was for rain. All day.

Weather disagreed with the forecaster and shone its magic all day long, late into the night.

The forecaster is smiling today.

Rain falls. Weather weeps.

And I sit in bed, listening to the birds chirp, watching the rain drip wet against the window as Ellie, the wonder pooch, sleeps beside me.

Yesterday in the sunshine, I played.

With paint and ribbons and strings of pearls, along with my friend Tamara, I pasted and glued and crafted and created.

Cowboy hats.

For this years, Tip Your Hat -- it's the third annual charity hat auction on behalf of This is My City, a initiative that creates and engages every Calgarian in the conversation around homelessness through using the arts as the medium to build bridges.

And yesterday, Tamara and I did our bit. We were to have been five but only the two of us were able to turn up at my dining room table to create.

It was fun. We shared laughter, conversation, ideas. We shared a glass of Fieldstone Wine's Blackberry Currant (delicious!) and painted and glued and glittered the afternoon away.

And when we were done, it didn't matter that we were only two with five hats. All five hats were adorned and affixed and astonishingly fun!

And to prove it.... here's a short video on our final creations!

Have a wonderful Sunday. I will -- today is Alexis' birthday dinner. Family and friends will gather together around the same dining room table (sans plastic sheet and art paraphenalia) to share once again, laughter, conversation and ideas. How blissful is that!

8 comments:

Maureen said...

What fun that must have been, Louise. Wishing all a very successful auction.

Josie Two Shoes said...

The hats are truly lovely and it sounds like you had a wonderful time creating them! Your thoughts on the table being used once again for another happy event has given me an idea for this week's Monday Memories post. Thanks! :-)

Anonymous said...

stunning words.
how are you?

Reminding you to join jingle poetry potluck week 41 tonight.
Any poems are welcome.
Cheers.
Always, your poetry is sunshine to us!
Bless your weekend.
xoxox

Claudia said...

wow they just look awesome...looks truly like you had a lot of fun creating them...and enjoy the birthday dinner

S. Etole said...

What a fun, creative way to spend the day!

Elizabeth Young said...

What marvellous creations you made, they are stunning! Congratulations on doing something so positive and rewarding for your city!

Unknown said...

Sounds and looks like a fun way to spend a day. Being creative with good company.

and then a birthday dinner - perfect

Enjoy!

Joyce Wycoff said...

What a hoot! Could it be a hat-hoot?!