seeking visions

Ever had one of those days where you just feel like you can't do anything right? I feel I have no direction. I feel I am at the mercy of all. I just feel like I have no power..no personal power. It is an awful feeling.

I just pray for a way open, that continues to open instead of dead ending.....This my friend is why I seek visions......

About these plastic bins...

I know these don't seem to be the greenest things around...but they can be used over and over and over again. My boxes didn't hold up nearly as well. remember I moved and stored these things four times in the last three years. And they are going to be used again to store winter clothes in the basement..they keep out moths and bugs, and dirt, and mold..not that we get that in the desert..but in the NE we did and they held everything well without a speck of mold. SO in essence they may not look green, but they served a green purpose. xo

finally moving into the new house

Whew...this is the last week of moving..we will officially be in our new home on Monday! Yippee...my muscles scream out yippee too!!!!!!
It has been a long and drawn out process. Building out here is not..I repeat not easy. Mannana.....tomororrow..tomorrow seems to be the builders mantra...deliveries take forever ,and are EXPENSIVE..people tend to not do what they say, alot of the contractors are say on the shady side...Our first one especially con man extraordinaire...But to our relief we found a good guy to help my husband finish the project. If it weren't for my husband this house would never have been built, let alone built right. He is a miracle worker!!! And of course I can't wait to get in!!!!!

rain, rain, please rain....

The most precious resource of the desert....rain! We keep seeing these water laden clouds yet they seem to disperse their water across the border. Oh how most of us pray for rain. Most residents here in far west Texas use rain water catchment/cisterns to collest our water directly from rain. I know we only get 12" a year on and off but that seems to do the trick pretty darn well...if it would only rain.....

the creative fire has just ignited

Finally after months of being bogged down in work, moving, and the building of our green house-my husband mainly...I am coming up for creative air...whew. I have just uploaded new designs onto ETSY at mariefrench.etsy.com. There are loads of Mexican inspired pieces with intentions, and things to think about. I sure hope you like them. I am bringing some of them to the galleries I participate in so they won't be around long. thanks for looking. love m