Of sweet tea, green lights & pillow hearts

This weekend has been so busy! I would actually love a free weekend at least once, but I haven't had a single one since I've been back in 407-land. Between work, school, volunteering, family and other obligations, it seems I hardly have a chance to breathe anymore. Free time feels strange to me.

Today I volunteered at the Winter Springs Art Festival. I 'booth sat', which was basically watching an artist's booth while they went to lunch. I saw a lot of interesting things at the festival - beautiful jewelry, several amazing paintings, baskets, woodwork, and spoons. I would have love to by something, but $750 and $7500 price tags are, unfortunately, out of my range. I did get a pretty handmade ikebana, though - Ikebana is a type of japanese "vase", if that's easier to envision, though instead of a hollow hole in the vase to

put flowers in, ikebana are shallower and secure the flowers on a bed of needles. You would think this kills the flower, but no, you just put water inside and your flowers do just fine.

Mine doesn't look like this, but I tried to find a picture that shows a good view of the inside so you can know what I'm talking about.

I booth-sat for a man who did woodwork, carving bowls and random things out of beautiful hickory wood. He gave me a cute little carved wooden acorn that I can use as a christmas ornament or doorhanger as a thankyou.

Now I am TRYING to get myself to study ... so I should probably get off now to hit the books.

Write more later.