Creativity--and New Green Growth--in the Midst of Chaos

"Queen of Coney Island," Figgy's acrylic painting of one of her favorite singers, Lana Del Rey. It will be displayed at Art Walk VI  on Friday, May 17 from 6 to 9 P.M. Fig's work will be with other artists' pieces at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 73 South Fullerton Avenue, site of Toni's Kitchen--but other artists will be featured all throughout our town.

Our friends Heidi and Michael gave H. some asparagus to plant last year. I just picked this from our garden. Again, creativity amidst chaos. That garden needs weeding, but these slender veggie stalks still stand proud and tall. 

Our house feels like a messy cottage. Fig's art supplies; her sewing machine; unopened mail; piles of winter hats though it hit 70 degrees; an overflowing basket of clean wash; vinyl records and CDs; books; Fig's and my sandals, shoes and sneakers that haven't made it back upstairs after wear. And that's all in our small living room and dining room that you walk right into when you open the front door.

But then I see bursts of our creativity. Fig's paintings. H.'s and my writings. The flowered curtains that pool on the wood floor, the cheerful cotton tablecloth [see photo above] that I bought one blue-sky summer day in Bar Harbor. The painterly tulips, irises and daffs in our garden. The mason jar full of lilacs from our tree. A bunch of slender asparagus stalks for supper. Such is our life. I guess we choose to live this way. I figure as long as nothing is dangerous [broken glass underfoot] or a health risk [I often clean the kitchen well], then it's okay.

Enjoy your day.