above: 'box litho' from a lithography class i took and origami ring by emma kidson.
as you can see, i have a slight fascination with box-like forms...
my mother and i went to the designer's market at fed square late last year and once i tried this ring on, i did not want to take it off [along with these earrings]. she kindly bought it for me for christmas. [bless her!]
i love it so.
i have another box-like ring by mari funaki yet this is totally different.
emma's is heavy and robust/mari's is light and fine.
emma's is sterling silver/mari's is monel.
similar yet different.
and each ridiculously precious to me.
it got me thinking about my last few weeks. this sending your child off to school business has been more challenging than i expected! while tom has taken it all in his stride, it has induced some bigger picture thinking for me about where will this will take him; socially, academically, artistically, psychologically, spiritually.
i need to grasp that some of the less pleasant memories i associate with school may not happen to him. that whilst he has plenty of my personality traits, he doesn't have all of them. that he will experience life and school very differently. that, on the whole, i had a terrific schooling experience. (funny how we remember the one or two hard or difficult periods over the hundreds of positive ones!) he has much to offer and he will be given many opportunities.
we are similar yet so different.
let's deal with any issues if they arise (not pre-supposing they will!).
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and in late breaking news: blog-anniversary this thursday... please drop in for giveaway details.
