Me, creative? I wish I could say
I’m a musician or a painter, but my medium is words. I’m a storyteller just like
my father before me. Okay, I specialize in anecdotes—family anecdotes. But something
besides storytelling? I really had to think about this question.
I’m the keeper of my family’s
memories, our treasure, our adventures. I create photo albums for each child
with this treasure. Each of my five children receive a life book, I call it,
filled to the brim with their personal anecdotes and life treasure. These books
take me months and months to create. I fill them with redwood tiny pine cones,
elementary reading certificates, small sea shells from Jersey beaches, scouts
badges, and zoo pins. Stickers, photos, and snippets of their life memories
fill the pages.
I like nothing more than to
enjoy a fresh pot of tea in the morning. But I don’t like the teapot to get
cold quickly, so I created tea cozies. I ask the children what we should make. We
go up into the attic to search for scraps of material. We make a template. And I
sew our new creation. Now, I’ve created tea cozies for each of my married
children using their favorite clothing growing up. I create a cat using my
daughter’s favorite leopard print skirt. I use contrasting fabric for ears and
tail. I make dogs or cabins. I offer one of my many teapots and two tea cups to
go with each tea cozy.
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| Have a hot cup of tea, enjoy the love and share precious memories. |
I was the hospice caregiver for
my mother in her last months of life. Once she died. I made “Grandma G” heart
pillows out of Mom’s housecoat. I wanted the children to remember that Gram’s
love would always be with them. I attached ribbons to the hearts so the
children could hang their Grandma G hearts anywhere.
I always enjoyed community
theatre. I used to be in shows, but needed to decide if I was going to spend
time acting or creating stories to sell. There is only so much time in one day,
and my family has always been my priority.
I can’t wait to see how creative
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