\nGeorge and Eleanor were induced on a set date and Esther came so<\/em> early that we had no time to think or plan.
\nMy three were Caesars, two emergencies though I was in hospital already for both, and the last one planned – so there were always prescribed dates.
\nIt is this waiting, this unknown, this unpredictability that is foreign to me.<\/p>\n
So the week centred around being here, or there, for Esther and Miff, to help with appointments and to ease the ticking clock whilst we all wait. Plenty of lovely gentle down time was followed and preceded by hurried\/harried downstairs activity in the studio as I tried to finish at least one piece by the end of Feb. On Friday afternoon I finished my, most likely one and only entry for twentyONE+. The week was full of plenty of second guessing. I also had two small frames made to pair up and to use as a practice piece. I was very aware of the gamble…..to work on them and perhaps run out of time… versus resolving issues and making the large work even better?<\/p>\n This circuitous thinking is no good near a deadline –\u00a0 especially when my days and my week were unpredictable. All fuel to the fire of NOT working to a deadline – at least when I am in development stage as I most certainly am at the moment.<\/p>\n The weekend forced a break. Saturday saw us racing down to Dwellingup to view the annual Log Chop.<\/p>\n I easily finished Plant Dreaming Deep by May Sarton within the week.\u00a0 Oh the joy of racing through an unputdownable book! WEEK SEVEN (february 15 -21) The waiting game has continued all week…tenterhooks have given way to resignation. This next bub, we had hoped, would be bought into the world on its own terms – for both mum and bubs sake – instead it will be carefully induced into the world. Tonight it will be off […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","spay_email":""},"categories":[12,4,13],"tags":[32,35,30],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1009"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1009"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1023,"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1009\/revisions\/1023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"waiting...outing\"](\"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/week7-4.jpg\")
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\nEmails, correspondence and computer tasks hardly got a look in for a change.<\/p>\n
\nI am very disappointed that it didn’t work out with the hoped for three entries – which I could have finished if I had dropped the ball in other ‘work’ areas.
\nI have two finished Laminex works, made last year, that could be entered but I think I have moved so far beyond them that they may even be deconstructed?
\nI will review them in the coming days to see if my mind is playing negative games or whether I have really made such a leap forward that these are now not up to scratch.
\nIn a weird way I actually hope for the latter.<\/p>\n
\nI have had some frames made for these works, and I wanted the edge pine raw….then white… the black….. then sanded back white….eventually I stuck to my original vision.
\nThe point of the large piece had a rawness as part of the ‘story’ so gentrifying it with a wash or paint diluted the thinking.<\/p>\n<\/a>We stood on the sidelines at this event two years ago and loved it. It is a real country thing, this event, smaller than two years ago as it obviously runs events based on participants.<\/p>\n<\/a>The air is full of well mannered mateship, a grateful interested supportive crowd and is a wonderful boys delight<\/em>\u00a0 (though this lass, bought up viewing “World of Sport” on Sundays did love watching the O’Toole lads always blitzing the opposition and earning the meat tray…..)
\nThe log chop represents a blast from my past but I hope that this event continues well into the future.<\/p>\n<\/a>This event also allowed me to finally connect with the Dwellingup CWA.
\nThey open the doors of their lovely little building for afternoon teas and lunches on Log Chop day. My conversation with the president revealed the problems of this declining country institution. All the members are over 70 and any new (young) members don’t seem to last…..Their little building, formerly a local school house is for hire though….a week of stitching down there in autumn or spring would be lovely…..<\/p>\n
\nThe joy of reading with connection.
\nOf reading that echoes what I am seeing or feeling or points to where I want to be advancing towards.
\nThe joy was also about the beauty and art of writing.
\nTimeless…..
\n<\/a>I would recommend it for anyone interested in community, in gardening, and in writing but for me<\/em> the stand out theme was the making of a home.
\nA beautiful read that now shows plenty of pencil action!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"