Greetings beady friends and thanks for checking in. We've been diligently working on the bead tubes. It is a somewhat mundane and tedious task. And we kinda like that: Rhythm, repetition, and a vague sense of progress. We are "seed-beaders" after all. Plus, I think it has a healing effect after all the tumult.
Of course, we like a little excitement too. Hence....the ROAD TRIP. As I mentioned in the last post, we decided to take a trip to our seed bead supplier.
Lunch on the Road
Before we left on our trip, I said a little prayer that we arrive home safely and still on good terms with each other, and I am pleased to say that my prayer was answered. We almost didn't make it, because the night before the trip both my headlights went out. But, in my determination, I rented a car and we were off. Coming home, we had to deal with road closures due to high winds and low visibility. But that forced us onto ever more remote and beautiful routes. I noticed the worse our situation got, the calmer and more polite we all became. That immediate acceptance was new stuff for me, and something I hope to cultivate more within myself.
Winding Through Natural Beauty
Our trip took us into the heart of what is still called "Indian Country" out here in the American Southwest. I marveled at the jaw-dropping scenery as we wound our way on 2-lane twisting roads through various Pueblos, Apache lands, and the Navajo Nation of the Dine. As a native New Yorker* living in New Mexico for 18 years, it still startles me to find vast stretches of pristine land between communities. In contrast, the East Coast is crowded with towns that blend into each other and I still expect that.
Taking out our beads in Denny's
Sometimes you just have to
Only bead lovers could spend 17 hours in a car for 5 hours of bead shopping and think "this is awesome". We did stop and all get matching tattoos of a heart with "Miyuki" inside. So that took a little extra time. NO, we didn't. What we did do, was work as a team and review every bead color offered by our supplier. We have 75 NEW colors chosen, and we brought home a tube of each (see pic above). We will be introducing them in color palettes when we re-open. We are excited and proud that we will have the most current selection possible.
Solange and Julia
Friday, we enjoyed a brief visit from Solange, who is back in town for a short time. It was great fun catching up with her. Many of you ask about her and what she's been up to. Solange spent some months traveling in Chile with family. Now, she is back living in her hometown in North Carolina. She says hello to all her Poppyfield friends.
When will we re-open???
Everything needed to re-open has been ordered...security gates, carpet, windows, window frames. So, now it is out of our hands. As these items arrive, the physical restoration of the building can begin. Again, I ask you for patience and please hang in with us through this very strange time. We are still hoping to re-open in 2 weeks. But, we all know how that goes. When we have firmer dates, we will let you know.
Until then...
*For clarity: people born in New York refer to ourselves as native New Yorkers - this does not imply membership in a Native American Tribe.
