{Book of Dreams} & {Knit/Crochet the Classics}

First my thoughts and opinions..which I rarely do in my blog!   If TH doesn't win AI then I'll never watch it again!

OK, back to the task at hand- I've been working on my {Book of Dreams}  I'm all over the place with it. Each week we are given a suggested task with numerous wonderful ideas and websites to die for. I still feel about an inch tall in this altered book realm! I'm definitely a novice, but I'm fighting through those thoughts of not being able to get it looking the way I want. I've added some pictures to my Flickr (just click on the one you want to see, but I want to highlight a couple of pages that came out exactly the way I wanted them to :) I want this book to be a mixture of night dreams, day dreams, & future dreams.  I have this reoccurring dream of taking a hike in some beautiful Colorado mountains...just peaceful and then....(just click on pics)

I see a bear....in my dream I'm not afraid that the thing will eat me or anything, but just the PRESENCE of one. Mind you, I am not afraid of bears..my years of exploring deep woods - I'm aware of the danger of coming up on one, but I have no fear of that.

The dream just ends..I carefully walk by...the bear NEVER notices me. I view this bear as a symbol of 'fear'...funny thing whether you are fearful or not...the 'fear' itself could careless whether you are there or not!  It's neat through this altered book process this came to me. So what is the point? Why should we be kept in 'fear' in whatever we deal with in life?

I've also been busy with the {Knit or Crochet the Classics}, again, something that is evolving over time. I'm not happy with the pattern, but then I was thinking instead making a small wall hanging...stay tuned. The book? Well, P&P is definitely a classic..it's funny, even in our forum, some people are surprised of the quietness of conversation about it...but there has been a lot said about the story over the years. Honestly, it's the first for me actually reading it! (love the movies) Being a Dickens fan, I had to adjust to the conversation in it, but it's truly a timeless thing and the different angles I'm enjoying. One item that was discussed in the forum that seemed interesting- the fact that there is no color in the story. Things that make you go hmmm.

Comments

[Cathy]

LOL. Bears and filet mesh. I walk in your thoughts today.