Where have all the days gone? Zooming past me, apparently! A lot has happened since my last post: a new President sworn in, bailouts, nervous groundhogs, naughty baseball players--something for everybody. Some items will affect me more than others. But something that DEFINITELY affects me is that Domino magazine has closed its doors. The THIRD "shelter magazine" that has succumbed to the many pressures the media business faces. Relentless competition and constant upgrades and changes in how people get their news and ideas. (The other two aforementioned magazines were Martha Stewart's Blueprint and House & Garden). Woe is me. I always looked forward to seeing the fresh ideas and trends they brought. I even had dreams (aka, delusions) of someday submitting one of my home decor pieces, in hopes of getting it highlighted. Another thing I liked about these three magazines were the fact that they were perfect for winding down at the end of the day. It was often part of my evening ritual to cozy up in bed curled up and ready to flip through and savor every page. I loved the ease it would bring to mind. Ahhhhh....
(SMACK!!) Okay, that rattled my skull enough to shimmy my brain back into reality. So where is my inspiration gonna come from now? Well, I guess I'll have to rely on--wow--Nature and God and stuff. Fantastic botanical gardens; patterns in a cultural display in a museum; my daughter, picking flowers;nighttime and the moon; dusk; sunset; the ocean; the mountains where I live; a thrift shop or two Yeah...I think that's a good plan.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Back to Life, Back to Reality
Where have all the days gone? Zooming past me, apparently! A lot has happened since my last post: a new President sworn in, bailouts, nervous groundhogs, naughty baseball players--something for everybody. Some items will affect me more than others. But something that DEFINITELY affects me is that Domino magazine has closed its doors. The THIRD "shelter magazine" that has succumbed to the many pressures the media business faces. Relentless competition and constant upgrades and changes in how people get their news and ideas. (The other two aforementioned magazines were Martha Stewart's Blueprint and House & Garden). Woe is me. I always looked forward to seeing the fresh ideas and trends they brought. I even had dreams (aka, delusions) of someday submitting one of my home decor pieces, in hopes of getting it highlighted. Another thing I liked about these three magazines were the fact that they were perfect for winding down at the end of the day. It was often part of my evening ritual to cozy up in bed curled up and ready to flip through and savor every page. I loved the ease it would bring to mind. Ahhhhh....
(SMACK!!) Okay, that rattled my skull enough to shimmy my brain back into reality. So where is my inspiration gonna come from now? Well, I guess I'll have to rely on--wow--Nature and God and stuff. Fantastic botanical gardens; patterns in a cultural display in a museum; my daughter, picking flowers;nighttime and the moon; dusk; sunset; the ocean; the mountains where I live; a thrift shop or two Yeah...I think that's a good plan.
(SMACK!!) Okay, that rattled my skull enough to shimmy my brain back into reality. So where is my inspiration gonna come from now? Well, I guess I'll have to rely on--wow--Nature and God and stuff. Fantastic botanical gardens; patterns in a cultural display in a museum; my daughter, picking flowers;nighttime and the moon; dusk; sunset; the ocean; the mountains where I live; a thrift shop or two Yeah...I think that's a good plan.
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