Pink Lemonade
“When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.”
I like that saying. In this case, I made pink lemonade.
This WAS the first draft I printed out of some prose for my altered book project. Of course my ink cartridge was low, but I could still read enough to take some notes. That was, until Matthew got a hold of it.
Picasso said it took him a lifetime to paint like a child, so I always pay close attention to what my children draw. I think my lesson here is that I need to loosen up a little bit more with my writing.
If I ever finish this project, it will need a “Bloopers” chapter for pages like this. Like at the end of funny movies — mistakes the actors make that get caught on film.
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Café Crem was created by Miki and Kev Moore in 2007 with the intention of gathering like-minded artists, writers and musicians together around the coffee table to discuss and share thoughts, ideas, art, etc.
This initial desire has surpassed our wildest dreams with a myriad of collaborations taking place between the various members, creating pieces of work that simply would not exist without Café Crem.
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did someone say pink lemonade?
yum.
When life hands you lemons…DUCK!
Shelley, two things. Well, three really.
First, my daughter did similarly creative things…she lived to grow up. Say no more.
Second, and I hope you don’t think me silly, but when I first saw your name I read Shelley MOuse, not House.
And third, did you read the first chapter of my novel Fish out of Water that I posted here about a week ago. There’s a paralell event here to your son’s art creation…
Nice to meet you!!
I love this Shelley, it speaks volumes about you and your children, and its all good.
Great and funny and wise post, Shelley, I love that a lot.
And great idea with the bloopers chapter…
What is the book project about? It sounds rather exciting, Shelley.
I do admire your calmness under the pressure of dealing with your kids; this would have had me tearing my hair out and stomping to the end of the garden to sulk!
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