The past two weeks have been a lot of travel and a good deal of sadness. And laughter. And joy at reconnecting with family. My maternal grandmother passed away, leaving me at 41, with no living grandparents. While I didn’t have much contact with any of my grandparents once I left for college, they filled my childhood with happy summer days on their farms in Southern Missouri. I grew up loving my grandma’s cooking and her enjoyment of the natural beauty of flowers and rocks. My maternal granddad was county sheriff for eight years which always struck my youthful heart with a sense of justice for both my life and the world. I think I might not ever know the full extent of how some of these early experiences shaped the adult I am today. But I am thankful for the sense of family and inclusion that I gained from them. I strive daily to pass that little bit of them along to others.
Day 142: Yarn with snacks and girl sleepover. Good times. pic.twitter.com/PlYB2A2171
— Misty Granade (@mistyg) June 28, 2014
Day 143: Dr Seuss tree ATC. pic.twitter.com/Tokk9nWpZw
— Misty Granade (@mistyg) June 29, 2014
Day 144: A little crochet tonight in memory of my grandma. It was one of her favorite things to do. pic.twitter.com/XMTWADl4nx
— Misty Granade (@mistyg) June 30, 2014
Day 145: This is what my travel art and yarn kits look like. pic.twitter.com/Z6XBYFPmU8
— Misty Granade (@mistyg) July 1, 2014
Day 146: first page of my tiny art journal: Create More. pic.twitter.com/iKzpTlfnuN
— Misty Granade (@mistyg) July 3, 2014
Day 147: flower postcard. pic.twitter.com/F0v06aifTX
— Misty Granade (@mistyg) July 4, 2014
Day 148: Which Way? Postcard. pic.twitter.com/TnVdVHkV5O
— Misty Granade (@mistyg) July 6, 2014
Day 149: Monument Postcard. pic.twitter.com/2zCMyhNhPN
— Misty Granade (@mistyg) July 6, 2014
Day 150: Fibonacci sequence shawl on the road today. pic.twitter.com/pvPwNIsDal
— Misty Granade (@mistyg) July 7, 2014
Day 151: letter writing postcard. pic.twitter.com/Gsgfpuxv5Y
— Misty Granade (@mistyg) July 8, 2014
Day 152: crochet and "The Escape Artist." ❤🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/7GZg7iVZvp
— Misty Granade (@mistyg) July 10, 2014
Day 153: The Chinese 5-spice pork chops I made for dinner were a work of art. No photo though cause @Sargent & I eated them all. #nomnomnom
— Misty Granade (@mistyg) July 11, 2014
Day 154: Nearly to the middle of the Fibonacci sequence shawl. pic.twitter.com/ChUgRv5Cku
— Misty Granade (@mistyg) July 12, 2014
Day 155: Here's why I haven't been arting the past few days. Cleaning up the work space so I can, you know, work. pic.twitter.com/OHV7svSCTS
— Misty Granade (@mistyg) July 12, 2014
Trying something new with my post this week. Embedding the actual tweets instead of hand processing the photos all over again. If only I knew someone who could help me automate this process…