Wed, Jan 14th - 5:23PM
Long Dry Spell
--but here I am. We are already halfway into the first month of the new year. I haven't made any resolutions. I learned long ago that I don't keep them, so why discourage myself by setting a goal I know I will feel bad about not reaching. I do better at surprising myself by what I DO accomplish.
I have taken on the task of teaching others to knit and crochet. There is a small shop in the neighborhood that sells all sorts of craft supplies. They offer various classes – anyone want to learn to make soap? Or make bobbin lace? Or how to can foods? When I saw they didn't have anyone teaching knitting and crochet, I offered my services. Helps them. Helps me. People learn something new. Everyone's happy.
My monthly writer's group (Louisville Christian Writers) has asked me to bring a "writer's prompt" tray to each meeting. The idea is a tray of various connected – or unconnected – items to stimulate creative thinking for a story. As you will see, I decided NOT to shlep a tray around, and have changed the "rules" to make the carrier part of the display. Some like to try to include all the items in a story. Others get inspired by one item and write about it. Others just use some piece as a springboard for some idea (a model bridge leads to an article on relationships, for example). Anyway, I thought it might be of interest to make a list of the items each month and include it in my blog. At least I will write something once a month! The list won't be the same as seeing and holding, but maybe that will add a different twist. You can imagine some things. So, to bring you up to date, here are the lists for Dec. 08 and Jan. 09. Have fun.
Writer's Prompt Tray Dec. 2008
This month's "tray" is: Terry hand towel: wine red, embroidered with 3 blocks J O Y
On it are:
• Hallmark tree ornament: Spock in Transporter (I have always thought it was Spock, but looking at it, it may be Bones (Doc)!
• Book: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, gift-size
• Coffee Insulator: cardboard, Bean Street Café label
• Match box: Label reads: "Diamond brand, 32 count, strike on box matches", (empty)
• Chopsticks: black lacquer with red tips and red outline design
• Sculpture: about 1 ½" x 2" x ¼", impressions of 2 pair of bare feet facing each other, color: sand with gold tones
• Wooden chain: hand-carved, 15 links, each about 1" long, hook at each end, "1-7-92" hand written on one link, printed paper label on other link: "Mr. Floyd E. Hicks – 1 Whicks Lane – Corydon, IN 47112"
• Box: about 4 ½ or 5" long and 1" wide, covered in blue silky cloth, with padded top, red velvet lining
• Box contents: one wooden recorder (musical instrument) (yes, it works, very high pitch)
Writing Tray Prompts Jan. 2009
This month the "tray" is a cedar box, about 6"X3"X3".
Inside:
• Zip-style plastic baggie with yarn scraps, fingering/sock weight, various colors
• Paper: crumpled, white, 3"X5" with 5725 penciled in one corner
• Goblet: stemmed, wooden, about 3" high, label on bottom reads "souvenir of Tell City Indiana" and has drawing of an apple with an arrow through it
• Rock: very light weight, probably fire remains, black with very rough texture, dusty
• Dental Floss: white, tooth-shaped plastic box, label reads "Dr. Fresh - waxed – 12.5 yards"
• Drawstring bag: blue denim color (but much lighter weight material), contents: 16 coin-shaped wooden disks, blank on one side – on other side each contains one of the following words hand-printed in ink: happy, awed, excited, annoyed, arrogant, bored, shy, anxious, depressed, angry, humiliated, interested, impatient, suspicious, sad, afraid
• Chess piece: unfinished wood, queen, about 2 1/2" high
• Chess piece: pawn (obviously from same set as above)
• Money: Bank of Scotland, 10 pounds sterling
• Statue: old man, about 6" tall, smiling, hands in pockets of dark green overcoat, black pants and black shoes, black hat, brown base, ceramic, hand-painted
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