getting ahead

I had a few folks e-mail me about my chaos and mess...one reminded me of this post about Dara, so I am re-posting it tonight..it captures my mood as I attempt to sort out, tidy up and get some of those items checked off the to do list!

....Yes, I am forever trying to get ahead just a wee bit...maybe catch up on my daily household chores, keep abreast of my children's assignments and social lives and squeeze in, perhaps 15 minutes, of reading at the end of the long day. When I meet these challenges in good cheer I feel like the "head girl".

My wonderful pal, and Earth Angels artist Dara is often in the same boat. As working Moms, we toss about quips of the day in shared camaraderie of the "to do", "oops, missed" and "to be done" before we make time to sleep a bit before it all starts itself over again. Dara made me this fabulous necklace for Christmas and I wear it merrily as a badge of honor!

We share good humor and a passion for old things. (See the story of how we met in a previous blog post called "...the wrong door".)

The latest batch of Dara's creations take the cake! They sing a sassy song of shared sentiment.

Thanks Dara for melding your literary fascination, with your love of old dolls, metal and the odd object.

Here's Dara at work in her studio...she is much like a mad scientist concocting a brew of findings, word and image.

Dara has amassed a huge colelction of findings, bakelite and doll heads in her 20 years of passionate collecting and creating.

And the award goes to...Dara DiMagno for using her head!

Your work deserve recognition for it's message and your methods are magnificent...earning you your nicknames, "Dara DiFabulous" and "Dara DiMagnificent".

And whenever I am feeling truly overwhlemed, I call Dara and we put our heads together and...well we do what friends do for each other...chat, coach and console....

xxoo Jen

Earth Angels