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Jeannie's
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 Here is a picture of my worktable laid out with red, white, and blue Mokume Gane slices during a "Hearts for Heroes" work session at a meeting of the Sandhills Polymer Clay Guild in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is my firm belief that when God wants to get my attention, He sometimes taps me on the shoulder, and other times, whacks me in the head. Evidently I wasn't paying attention, because on the night of July 28, I literally got hit by a lightning bolt! Well, I might be exaggerating just a bit -- I personally didn't get hit by lightning, but my house did. There was a loud (and I mean, loud) pop as lightning struck the TV, followed by sparks and smoke and cats running here and there and, well, you get the idea. Suffice it to say, my attention was immediately undivided and I stood ready for whatever message was trying to get through to me. Whew! I guess the message was something about slowing down, not stressing over things so much, letting go of my over-achiever tendencies....that kind of stuff. Because, after the storm, I was without telephone service for nine days, the TV and my computer were fried, and the Internet service was just a vague memory. Oh, and did I mention my car broke down the very next morning? To top it off (as if it needing topping) my monthly cash supplement is evidently floating around in the Bermuda Triangle, because it sure didn't show up here! Maybe I was supposed to learn that having my daughter grow up, get engaged and plan to move away, is not such a big deal after all. Maybe the troubles I had been wallowing around in were mild, compared to what I could be challenged by. Maybe I need to just quit my whining and count a few more Blessings instead. What I do know is that this whole episode forced me to take a different picture of my life and re-gear. No phone, no Internet, no email, no TV. It was a veritable Gilligan's Island, except that cute Professor guy never showed up. Probably just as well. But enough of my rambling. Let's talk about pcPolyzine, why don't we? There's a new feature for all you scrapbookers -- a lovely page designed by Linda Hess using handmade polymer clay embellishments. Look for Linda's pages in each new issue. There's also a new section on making polymer clay oriented cards, gift tags, and bookmarks. We've added a weblog and become a Zazzle.com affiliate as well. There are all kinds of new things in the works...weather permitting. |