Here's the Tale
So here's the tale:
What do you get when you try to tent
your entire garage and string it with
twinkle lights and drape it with glitter
and garlands and stars and fill it
with hundreds of supplies
and have ten crazy fun women over
for the day to create and glitter
and eat..and eat some more?
You get 11 obsessed women playing and laughing
and making wreaths and ornaments and learning new techniques and munching treats and...
having fun, and being wonderful, strong,
delightful women and
I love them all
and I am blessed with each class
for all these 25 +years of Gatherings,
and now that we did the first trial run of the tent,
I have grandiose ideas for the next one.
I'll be painting the ceiling blue and let's see..
about 50 more yards of tulle Tanya, and...
Heather has promised decent shots
of the event to come soon..
days like yesterday,
I just cannot take any worthy photos
so excuse these, but I wanted to share,
even though there is no way to explain the energy,
or play a tape of the laughter..
and we soldier on through diet sodas
and peanut butter cups
and after dinner we head back
out for more, and eventually cannot even
see the table tops or find anything.
(those shots to come hopefully)
..and Lord help me, she's gonna kill me for this,
but you get a pal who will decorate herself
after the first 10 hours with her wreath and it's parts
to get the laugh out of a few great friends who all grab
their cameras for a shot!!
(Tanya and Heather's hands in the corner lol)
oh Lord how I love these women...
I hope you are as blessed with friends
like this in your life.
Each bringing their own special qualities to the mix.
Think of pine cones, snow and glitter,
berries and fruit and leaves.
all intertwining, supporting each other's
textures and colors and finishing
off an unbroken circle..
A wreath of friendship.
One I can hang my joys and fears
and dreams upon and know in that circle,
I will find what I need to nourish my soul.
Ladies, you're the best.
with love,