June 8, 2010

There will be a lot of comments beginning with "I".

I have taken a leap outside my comfort zone with this blog. I was raised in the midwest United States in a middle class family. I was encouraged to pursue my hobby of drawing but really not expected to have a career in art or really a career at all. It was a time when you took a job or got married. I could not afford college and did not know about scholarships (naive country bumpkin that I was).

At various times over the years I did draw and paint. I took up poetry writing as an outlet after our eldest son died. I wrote for awhile and gave it up when my husband was not even interested in reading any of my work. I was still at the point where I needed validation and encouragement.

I am going to post some of my primitive poetry on this blog and if people like it or not it is okay with me.

This is a big leap for me outside the box so to speak. It may take me awhile to get rolling but I do need the outlet.

I tried to encourage my children to go to college and pursue larger vistas. I guess I failed in that and wish they had more.....

At this time in my life I am physically unable to do a lot of things and get to feeling discouraged - a lot - when my "can't do" list grows.

Right now I have to stop as my neck pain is bad. Will have to figure a time and place to be able to comfortably write.