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"I do believe in an everyday sort of magic...the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we're alone." Charles de Lint

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Color Palettes

How to stay on top of housework when you have a craft room (or a puzzle). 
1. You can't.
2. Find a new dream.

I continue to sit at my puzzle table for at least a few minutes every single day. It's almost meditative. Actually....it IS meditative....and a nice escape from the complete nightmare going on in our country. 

I finished the top half of Philippa's puzzle and got to push it up on the table and attach the bottom border. The bottom almost feels like a blank canvas.....

....and here's my color palette.


And here's another color palette I get to play with.

I'm going to make a joy journal for Judy...and these are the papers she sent me. I'm king of giddy...and it will be fun to see where these papers take me. I'm up for the challenge!

3 comments:

  1. LOL at your wonderful opening lines, MaryAnn! Thank you for activating joy as you let each day unfold.

    Your puzzle-making meditation has me reaching for banagrams as soon as I sign off here; a quietly soothing, engaging round of bananagrams solitaire sounds just right in this moment.

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  2. Oh my goodness - so fun to see my papers and imagine what you will do with them, MaryAnn! And that puzzle looks fascinating with a wonderful color palette! Love your "how to" at the beginning!

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  3. For some reason Blogspot is not letting me respond directly to comments today and I don't know why. I'll be consulting Clarke, my tech support this weekend.

    Dotty, finding a little joy each day is so important these days. And it's funny you should mention Bananagrams....I actually pulled it out of the closet a week or so ago because I wanted to play with Paul. But may a round of Bananagram solitaire is just what I need!

    Judy, this puzzle is so engaging.....as are your papers!

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