the one thing that (aside from being able to bring Bonnie my delightful cat ) that was bothering me was that I wouldn't be able to create things from nothing.
When I was in high school remember the excitement of forming a folk group, organizing a coffee house at RHS ,creating a fashion show to raise $ for the choir to go to new York. I just walked into a trendy boutique in Alexis Nihon and asked if I could borrow their clothes for a good cause.
When I explained why they thought I had a lot of guts so asked me to work there part time(I was 16 or 17 at the time) during one of the fashion shows I organized for them National film board asked me if I would do the same for them they wanted to do a documentary on models in the 60's . So I played the role of fashion coordinator and was the FC for that film. It was shown in theatres that summer.
When I moved to Owen Sound I created a choir of neighbourhood kids, then moved to NB where I created a choir of teens....then I moved back to OS and created amongst other things "Bread and Roses' coffee house to raise $ for the women's crisis centre, a few different groups all with Peter Little my musical buddy, including Kathy's kitchen .
Even when I was living in Nanaimo I had nobody to walk with so I created a group we met every day for almost 5 years.
I had been feeling at such a great loss thinking what the heck I'm too young to be doing nothing with my creative brain and I didn't want to lose my spark for life.
Well between what my daughters said and a friend Ruth said a light finally went off in my brain. Guess I had to hear it 3 different ways(my perfect excuse I have HD and it takes time to sink in) so Ruth said to not get rid of my craft supplies etc she said maybe I can teach a class in crafting or guitar or just sing and I will for sure start a Scrabble group there (there is none) well this is all assuming I'll be allowed to do this so hope it all works out for me then that creative part of my brain and that side of my spirit that needs to create all will be sparking along quite nicely.
Thanks again everyone for the support and friendship and love, as well as that group of women I connect with every day and they have listened to me moan about this disease at the start they've been wonderful too as well as my real life family and friends.
peace , love
YEs, yes, yes,.,.kathy..that place has probably been longing for someone like you. I bet you will make an wonderful and much needed impact and brighten up many lives. You have a great history of getting groups together and leading people all your life. I just wish I'd been fortunate enough to have been living in any of those places when you were around or having been friend of yours in your school days. Good thing I had a chance to meet you in cyberspace. Reading your posts all over and your blogs brightens my day and puts a warm feeling into my heart. You are incredible person and that will never change.
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