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8/8/2014

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Yes, the picture above is of my backyard bench.  All alone. Waiting for people to sit on it.  For a family photo shoot.

Actually, the bench is on the north side of my yard in this pic.  Under my arctic willow bushes (named Talkeetna & Denali after two of my favorite places in Alaska).  In the area where the grass does not want to grow because of the shade & slight inversion that causes the water from the sprinklers to pool & flood.

I'd love to keep the bench here.  It is a beautiful spot in my opinion & in the summer when it's hot, this area is cooler than the rest of the yard.  I can imagine sitting there reading a book or pulling the leaves off willow branches to make wreaths.  

The only drawback is that my neighbors' dogs don't like it when I hang out on that side of the yard.  They think I'm invading their territory.  Silly doggies!
Anyway, I wanted to talk about creating alone.  As in not another human being in the house.  As in, they all left & I am blissfully BY MYSELF.

You see, in my house there are two types of alone.  

There is alone (uh-lone) like when I go to the bathroom (other moms will know what I mean here) & there is ALWAYS a knock on the door followed usually by the phrase "...do you know where...".  The alone that has my CoW door closed because I AM WRITING A BLOG POST & can't concentrate because they keep opening the door.

Then there is the alone (aaaahhhh-lone) like when I started this post.  No other human beings in the house.  (The Stork has since come home & I am now experiencing the first type.)  The alone that has me dancing & singing in my underwear `a la Tom Cruise in 'Risky Business'.  The alone that most parents yearn for when their children become teenagers.   You know, ALONE ALONE.

I don't know about you, but I find myself able to create so much more when I'm experiencing the latter.  Which is ironic, in my opinion, because I actually do not like to spend too much time alone.  It's not that I don't like the company mind you, I am after all my favorite date.  

I just don't like to be without other people.  Which is also strange when you consider I don't really like large groups. Crowds?  Forget about it, I'd rather have blood drawn.

Well, I am currently working on about twelve different projects & can't for the life of me seem to remember how I planned on each one to play out.  I hate it when I'm on a roll & I get interrupted (because I'm uh-lone) then can't remember where I was going with whatever it was I was doing.

You may or may not have guessed that this happens a lot when I blog.  

So which type of alone fuels your creativity more?

Aloha hugs,
~Clare
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    Aloha my name is Clare! My main job title is Mom, but I'm also an artist, crafter, avid experimental cook & occasional rabid baker. I live in Idaho with my husband & two sons (the "we" or "us" part of this website), but was raised in Hawaii. Feel free to explore our pages as we grow & change.  Mahalo! (Thank you)


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