Occasionally, I like to share a dose of reality about life in the studio here at Needle ‘n Thread.

I met an online friend for the first time the other day. She declared that she was glad to see I was “normal” because my workspace was a bit of a mess!

I asked what she imagined studio life to be at Needle ‘n Thread. Her response cracked me up.

She imagined some kind of Pinterest-perfect studio, color coordinated, immaculately clean, everything organized in particular nooks and crannies and drawers and shelves and nothing out of place. Every thread, every tool on my work table laid out in order, like a surgeon’s tray. Soft music and silence, birds chirping, the sun shining in the windows and a tea kettle always ready (ok, fine, yes, it is). Matching china for tea at a particular time every day. (!!! I must visit this parallel universe some day !!!)

She went on and on, painting this strange fantasy world that is entirely not Needle ‘n Thread. I just kept laughing as she described the sheer unreality of what she imagined my work life to be.

And I wondered how she came to have these impressions. Surely that’s not what comes across here in my blog posts. But just in case it does…