I Spy...Life (1)

Life lately has been disconnected, erratic. I like life to run smoothly, like a fine automobile. Don't we all? Lately I go from one thing to another and each activity has nothing to do with the other -- except they all need to be done -- by me. The other day I thought about my those I Spy books and thought my life looked a lot like a page from those books. All the parts were there, together, but really all they had in common was the fact that they are part of my life. Somehow that image helped me not feel life was so chaotic.

Then, an inspiration for a still life. I grabbed many pieces that I had sitting around -- all parts from my week, one seeming to have nothing to do with another, except me, and took a picture. A few things I missed -- like the digital thermometer, because the kids are passing a bug around, but lots of parts are there. Some fun, too.

I spy:

(1) a rose -- from St. Therese, even if I had to buy a little bush myself from the grocery store ;-)
(2) a book, about Faith's favorite saint
(3) a bonnet, on needles
(4) a wire-wrapped rosary, in the works, leopardskin jasper, amber crystal, brass wire; five decades and four Paters, disconnected from the center, like me!
(5) my audio rosary -- love it
(6) a review sheet for a big history test, not mine but I sure have been learning, Noah and I have spent four or five nights studying for one test: 144 questions, over 400 years of history. Absurd.
(7) a new, blue spatula: for making pumpkin bread and pumpkin squares and apple butter cake
(8) the cutest little dollies I have ever seen; I have bought a few Christmas gifts in the past week and these little dollies I bought for Doug's niece Olivia arrived. I bought eight and pictured are just a few, but they are all absolutely darling. It's a handmade Christmas but I didn't say I had to make everything myself! I'm going to make a sweet little carry bag for her to stash them away.
(9) a baby quilt, almost finished
(10) an ironing board cover -- from my dear friend Cheryl -- and iron. My ironing board broke (I push too hard) and I went without for about a week. Ironing backed up and now I'm catching up -- with a pretty new cover too enjoy.