Here i sit in my former back yard, figuratively as well as literally, for the evening in my former home where nothing has been moved, I've started a fire, which warms my back, roaring behind me, the big tv, distracting me as i write, 2 girls from london, now in beverly hills, where my back yard is missing us all.. and yet the greetings of loved ones here has been so joyous.
christmas now past, and a new year approaching, i still take deep breaths. I have had the privlege of spending my nights at my dear friend sheri's god love her, in her tiny condo, in pompano, living with her 2 girls, 3 cats, and a wild pitbull, lab mix, who races through the room, at about 90 mph, as his uncut tail wipes out everything on the over crowded coffee table, i rest peacefully with the cats, the dog, and oh the fish tank, which has running water all night long, like the sound of a good pee, when u haven't gone all day and it seems to never end, i'm surprised i haven't wet the bed!!
and the crew, with their father, as i come and "baby sit" when alfredo is at work, valet parking cars.. I Made a turkey and some stuffing, along with sweet potatos, with apples, sliced and alturnating with cream, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, powdered ginger, and cloves, brown sugar, and baked, yum... left them all a nice dinner and departed christmas eve. and back to sheri's, where we visited, though she was not feeling well at all, nothing like this time of year where colds run rampant.. ugg i got to bed early, and was up early, for christmas day, while sipping coffee wrapped the few gifts, i had ordered on line for the crew, my beloved children, and arrived on time at 10am to wrap the last few, with alfredo, it was really fun, he's the wrapper of the year!! and always was.. we chatted pleasantly while waiting our sleepy children's appearance. it was a pleasant day, and i finished packing the U Haul van with my booth set up, so i could work the weekend in Delray.
I awoke at 5am, i set my phone 3 times so as not to over sleep, whether i got a space on stand by or not, i was on my way, to Delray, in of all things early morning rain, which fortunately didn't continue for my many friends setting up while i waited, my chance at a space, not to be.. I had the fun of visiting with friends predawn, in the early morning darkness i first ran into the these two brothers, the most extraordinary men, who's mother is a good friend, many years now, and surprisingly Adrian, much like a serious Knight, had a smile on his face, quite becoming, in the cold morn, as they were setting up, one can always count on a smile from the prince like Jordan, both delightful this fine day, and onto my dear friends Mike and Kira, who last year Mike and his father insisted on my immediate departure from my art tour to be with my mother, for her last days on earth, what a thrill to see, as we r in touch, often, but nothing like touching the ones who have made such an impact on my life, then on to find many other artists friends whom i've known so many years, and then, Gail and Greg, practically family, calling them friends would be a sin.
They all were routing for me to get a space, and some dear ones even tried to put in a good word, but Heleine from American Craft Endeavors has long for gotten i was the original Up Your Ear, and when the others came along, she let them in when i'd been a loyal, exhibitor for many years, booked all their shows, where ever they were, while living in a pop up camper with my ity bity baby, madeline, nursing her at the booth, even, that long ago, we lived where ever the next show was.. from camp ground to camp ground.. now when it was my turn to be the last to apply, left out in the cold, and i might add literally, as it was fucking freezing in delray sunday morn. By 8:30 the verdict was in miss Derujinsky, would not be working, fine then, more time to catch up with friends, drink tea, and as the sun shone warm upon my shoulders through the layers of clothes, i rejoiced..I was able to do something never before, have one on one time with friends i so care about. The morning chatting with Marcy, sharing all kinds of life stories hers and mine, we have a connection i can not explain, never have, just that when in her presence, the light is brighter, she is many rays of the sun, unlike those that might be considered A RAY, that would be selling her short. maybe it is that we have in common, if i give myself any credit, and if i don't, who will.. hahaha...
I had run into James who makes kettle corn, and the best anywhere, i swear, and had offered my services if he needed, and sometime late day i got a call to bag corn, and off i ran, now if this isn't funny enough, i was a fucking riot, the corn is sold in to sizes, $3 and $5 or rather small and large and as Luigi was cooking it and customers were standing there i'd ask, at first, 3 or 5? not long after i was saying so u want a big one or a small one, followed by.. oh no wait, hahaha so u want a big hot one or a small one? which was completely miss interpreted by the adults in the crowd.. and only encouraged my naughty side, I wonder if James will ever let me sell again!! of course i "up sold" everyone i could and probably sold 80 bags of kettle corn, in 2 hrs, and then was off and on my merry way to visit with yet another friend, an intimate private moment, no words, just love.. and my day concluded, and back to the "zoo" where i would rest my head, body and soul.
Monday just a better rendition to sunday, more moments with friends, more time with Marcy, her prince and Knight to learn of their other fantastic labor of LOVE.. their new non profit corporation...Human Spirit Foundation.org which through arts, of all sorts the re-awareness of injustices upon our fellow man, genocide throughout history, and how we can change the world we live in through art, and the love of people, and hopefully learn the only prejudice we should have, should be against prejudice itself.
my love and support, as i wish you copy and paste this web link and share it with others of like mind, we'll work on the others in this way...
I am blessed, as are we all, when we are able to look around us and find passion in what we do for the sake of doing.. for ourselves, others benefit.
Andrea and crew
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