{"id":24,"date":"2007-10-05T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-05T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/?p=24"},"modified":"2007-10-05T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-05T16:00:00","slug":"when-life-gets-in-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/?p=24","title":{"rendered":">When Life Gets in the Way!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>>Life sure can throw some hard balls.  I wish I were a good catcher, but my reaction is to cover my head and duck!  Everybody&#8217;s health seems so fragile these days.  I&#8217;m not going to talk about it here, but it&#8217;s a hurdle.  Then there are the many joys of my volunteer jobs, which are great when everything runs smoothly and everyone is happy.  It&#8217;s no fun at all when the best plans and hard work don&#8217;t actually come to fruition.  Guess which one I&#8217;m experiencing now.<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_wMHmSKIt2bg\/RwaSz_QrIAI\/AAAAAAAAAG0\/UyeTnJhXQsg\/s1600-h\/Wednesday+Works+Postcard.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_wMHmSKIt2bg\/RwaSz_QrIAI\/AAAAAAAAAG0\/UyeTnJhXQsg\/s320\/Wednesday+Works+Postcard.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117939448405499906\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also having my first experience at organizing a group show of handwoven tapestry.  (This is why I&#8217;ve been trying to finish Buddha!) I&#8217;ve certainly got a lot to learn about running a show.  I&#8217;ve had great help from really savvy people.  One member made the postcard, and it&#8217;s quite  an eye catcher, don&#8217;t you think? (And if you click on it you&#8217;ll get to see a lot more detail.  My, we have some awesome weavers in this group!) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brennan-maffei.com\/\">Here are the details<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I just finished Buddha, literally put in the last pick.  I want to celebrate, but I feel a little overwhelmed because I still need to hem and mount him.  I can&#8217;t find the raw linen material I want to use for mounting.  I&#8217;ve looked in all the easy places, so now it&#8217;s time to really start digging.<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_wMHmSKIt2bg\/RwaPRPQrH_I\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/7pT22gQHu_M\/s1600-h\/104-0490_IMG.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_wMHmSKIt2bg\/RwaPRPQrH_I\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/7pT22gQHu_M\/s320\/104-0490_IMG.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117935552870162418\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The garden is a mess.  My dog has cancer.  Every Friday  I drive him to Connecticut for chemo treatments, but today my car has some serious problems so I&#8217;m without wheels for the weekend.  I&#8217;m home alone since my husband is away on business, and  I&#8217;m feeling weird.  I need to run away&#8230;.well, on the positive side, I just went digging for that linen fabric and found it.  I&#8217;ll get to work now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>>Life sure can throw some hard balls. I wish I were a good catcher, but my reaction is to cover my head and duck! Everybody&#8217;s health seems so fragile these days. 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