Paradoxical

Hot off the sewing machine.






You may notice how the color scheme in this one resembles that of the previous skirt. I think turquoise and red work well together, but this pairing of the two in this latest garment was more circumstantial than intentional. I knew I wanted to make another simple dress with a contrasting underskirt but wasn't sure what the contrast color should be. Standing in the door of my sewing room contemplating (inspiration often comes to me while I'm standing/sitting idle in there just looking around) , this red, eyelet material jumped out at me. So that's what I went with. Seems I've been attracted to red a lot lately. It's a color of passion, and I've been feeling quite passionate lately. Even beyond my normal state of intensity.

The black belt was an afterthought. I just grabbed a piece of black fabric and tied it around my waist for the photo. I think I'll hem it and include it with the dress, though.

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Tea and Honey Bread's Shutter Click & Chat Sunday.

Theme: Friendship
Task: Show your friends

From the start it seemed quite illogical. Even more so now. Two girls, total opposites in every aspect where tastes are concerned, the best of friends for over 10 yrs.

I don't have a single picture of us together (or a recent photo of her, for that matter. this one is 8 yrs. old), but this here is my homegirl Kim. Somewhere between always ending up being 2 of the 4 same old black people in honors classes in jr. high/ high school and a shared affinity for humor, kindness, and justice, the two of us just clicked. Over the years we've been through it all together. Travel, tears (and those tears mostly came from laughing too hard), excitement, memorable moments in New Orleans during our numerous trips to Bayou Classic, boyfriend drama, family drama, unplanned pregnancy during sophomore year of college and not knowing what to do drama (her)***, etc. There've just been so many good times shared and just times in general.

Our closeness despite dissimilarities has puzzled people for years. They look at me and look at her and wonder what it is that brings us together.

Me with my untamed hair sportin' (though it wasn't always that way), thrift store clothes wearing, uneven and unploished nails having, minimal number of shoes owning, no meat/dairy eating (this wasn't always the case either), dread locked/long hair man attracted to, mostly non mainstream music listening to, 11 yr. old coupe driving, second hand store shopping self.

Her with her, long flowy hair wearing, name brand clothes buying, manicured hands having, dozens of pairs of shoes owning, meat/dairy eating, clean cut with a hint of thugishness man loving, mostly mainstream music playing, up to date SUV driving, top name department store shopping self.

Despite all the friends I've made in people whose interests and viewpoints are more in line with my own, what she and I have will always be solid. Folks don't understand, but it just works. We allow each other to be. :-)


***To expound upon the above starred statement, despite feeling that her life was over upon finding out she was pregnant, Kim eventually pulled herself together, continued with her college studies, had the baby, graduated on time with a 3.8 GPA and a bachelor's degree in nursing. She's now a registered nurse and has several hours of graduate nursing classes in her arsenal of accomplishments. Oh, all that right along with the most handsome 6 yr. old little boy! :-D


have a beautiful week.

peace