I had a difficult Sunday. The shop was really busy Saturday and by the time dinner was over I was useless for anything except warming the sofa with my backside. Every now and then hubby and I do a marathon of TV so we watched two movies that had been around a while but had escaped my radar. The Help was the first and although there were comedic parts I found little to laugh over, except of course for the payback pie which I applauded vigorously. The way Black people were treated then, and still now, is an abomination, and I get choked over the travesty of it all.
So already in a sad mindset, I definitely made a mistake when we noticed Schindler’s List was on and started watching it. I sat through the entire movie with my mouth agape and tears in my eyes. The acting was very realistic, showing the callous indifference to human life it its rawest form. It was horrific to watch the suffering and murder of so many men, woman and children whose only crime was the culture they were born into. We all know of the atrocities Hitler committed against the Jewish people but seeing it so graphically portrayed made the truth even more real.
Then I couldn’t sleep. I am a very sensitive person. When upset I stay upset for a long time. It doesn’t roll off my back easily. I’ll go to my grave trying to understand how flesh and blood people can be viewed as non-human; vermin; rats. I know a fair amount about the Nazi’s, have seen a lot of documentaries and read several books on Hitler. Not out of fascination but trying to understand how such a monster can walk among us. I think I was 20 when I read the Nuremberg Trials, trying to understand the thinking of madmen. It’s so big you can’t get your thoughts around it all and if you let the heaviness consume you, you would sink to the depths of despair and never resurface. Maybe if I had a bit of prejudice in me I could understand the insanity of their logic, but I’m a clean slate on that front. I’m a product of my mother who believed we are all equal, the only separation is whether we are kind or evil.
So there was a lot of tossing and turning into Sunday morning and then discussions all day with hubby. A lot of times I am ashamed to be part of the human race and maybe why I find so much solace in my dogs.
So while I was in that dark place I opened my novel and did a bit of writing. The blackness that engulfed me was the perfect mindset for delving into the psych of a killer. So I spent the day reading to get reacquainted with the story, editing and adding thoughts to The Charnel. It was stimulating to be back in the saddle and I really need to squeeze out the time to work on it this close to the finish line.
Finding extra time in a day is a challenge. Maybe I need to dump the cable TV. I bitch how there is nothing on and get angry at the crap that is offered. Most of the favourites we follow could be watched on the computer. It’s just so easy to plunk down on the sofa and snuggle with the dogs and get lost in the comfort and warmth of the fire. Although now, that even comes with a mitt full of guilt. We just watched a show on PBS that said sitting is a killer. Our bodies need to move, and move frequently. Get up often for breaks, a drink, a snack, just walk around, don’t sit for a prolonged time because it is the short road to health problems. Sorry, I guess I am still full of doom and gloom from the weekend…..and after watching the weather channel to be told of the pending storm and winds about to bear down on us, maybe I won’t crawl out of this funk until later in the week. WHERE THE HECK #*(^#!^*@%&? IS SPRING?????
So to lighten the mood……A lot of you are following Armenia Corkum’s progress on Facebook on her Crocks & Jugs showpiece. She’s using all plaids, herringbone and textures for the crocks and jugs, a beige plaid for the background and the borders will be decided last. The jug on the far right is a light grey herringbone not in the picture below. The rusty orange herringbone jug in the center is spectacular and that wool will probably be used as a thin line before the border to tie it in. She is having a lot of fun with this project! I was told Saturday that she will do a second one for a gift for a loved one. She bought a lot of the plaids when we had the sale so there is enough to do the second rug.
So already in a sad mindset, I definitely made a mistake when we noticed Schindler’s List was on and started watching it. I sat through the entire movie with my mouth agape and tears in my eyes. The acting was very realistic, showing the callous indifference to human life it its rawest form. It was horrific to watch the suffering and murder of so many men, woman and children whose only crime was the culture they were born into. We all know of the atrocities Hitler committed against the Jewish people but seeing it so graphically portrayed made the truth even more real.
Then I couldn’t sleep. I am a very sensitive person. When upset I stay upset for a long time. It doesn’t roll off my back easily. I’ll go to my grave trying to understand how flesh and blood people can be viewed as non-human; vermin; rats. I know a fair amount about the Nazi’s, have seen a lot of documentaries and read several books on Hitler. Not out of fascination but trying to understand how such a monster can walk among us. I think I was 20 when I read the Nuremberg Trials, trying to understand the thinking of madmen. It’s so big you can’t get your thoughts around it all and if you let the heaviness consume you, you would sink to the depths of despair and never resurface. Maybe if I had a bit of prejudice in me I could understand the insanity of their logic, but I’m a clean slate on that front. I’m a product of my mother who believed we are all equal, the only separation is whether we are kind or evil.
So there was a lot of tossing and turning into Sunday morning and then discussions all day with hubby. A lot of times I am ashamed to be part of the human race and maybe why I find so much solace in my dogs.
So while I was in that dark place I opened my novel and did a bit of writing. The blackness that engulfed me was the perfect mindset for delving into the psych of a killer. So I spent the day reading to get reacquainted with the story, editing and adding thoughts to The Charnel. It was stimulating to be back in the saddle and I really need to squeeze out the time to work on it this close to the finish line.
Finding extra time in a day is a challenge. Maybe I need to dump the cable TV. I bitch how there is nothing on and get angry at the crap that is offered. Most of the favourites we follow could be watched on the computer. It’s just so easy to plunk down on the sofa and snuggle with the dogs and get lost in the comfort and warmth of the fire. Although now, that even comes with a mitt full of guilt. We just watched a show on PBS that said sitting is a killer. Our bodies need to move, and move frequently. Get up often for breaks, a drink, a snack, just walk around, don’t sit for a prolonged time because it is the short road to health problems. Sorry, I guess I am still full of doom and gloom from the weekend…..and after watching the weather channel to be told of the pending storm and winds about to bear down on us, maybe I won’t crawl out of this funk until later in the week. WHERE THE HECK #*(^#!^*@%&? IS SPRING?????
So to lighten the mood……A lot of you are following Armenia Corkum’s progress on Facebook on her Crocks & Jugs showpiece. She’s using all plaids, herringbone and textures for the crocks and jugs, a beige plaid for the background and the borders will be decided last. The jug on the far right is a light grey herringbone not in the picture below. The rusty orange herringbone jug in the center is spectacular and that wool will probably be used as a thin line before the border to tie it in. She is having a lot of fun with this project! I was told Saturday that she will do a second one for a gift for a loved one. She bought a lot of the plaids when we had the sale so there is enough to do the second rug.
The plaids are numbered from left to right and show on the website.
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To view on the website click this link:
http://www.encompassingdesigns.com/plaids--textures.html
#065/054/056/048/068/069
To view on the website click this link:
http://www.encompassingdesigns.com/plaids--textures.html
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