Undone

This is my contribution to Illustration Friday's theme this week of "undone." While I kept the word in mind as I was playing, I am not sure of the connection, but I am SO sure there is one even though it isn't obvious to me in this moment.

One that remains "undone" here in Charlotte is snow. Snow has been fore casted all day and it has been mostly cold rain. I am wishing and hoping for snow!

{re}defining my sense of home

The last couple of months S and I have been trying to figure out where we wanted to call home as our lease was to expire at the end of this month. We have been so determined to get out of this apartment as soon as possible. The part of town we live in hasn't felt like a good fit and we have missed having a yard and neighborhood to wander in.

So we looked and looked, even found a sweet little neighborhood that felt like home, but couldn't find a home to settle on. It's also a tricky time of year to find a home I suspect, but the time was nearing that our lease was up. Instead of settling, we have now extended our lease! Yikes!

As much as I want to move into a home vs. an apartment, I am grateful that I can wait for the right home at the right time. I went for a walk in the fog this morning, it was so calming and I kept noticing the little drops of dew on branches and how at any second it would trickle down. But at that moment of in-between there is such beauty. The "beauty" of our apartment and community is that we have created what is "home" to us with the space we do have, we are close to good friends and our favorite place to run. So home is temporarily being redefined for us, for now...

How do you define home?

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happy friday!

So I have known of Illustration Friday for years and I am finally participating. It is a wonderful community of artists, designers and illustrators and the site is run by the talented Penelope Dullaghan. Each week there is a topic posted and this weeks is "crunchy".

I chose the image in this collage because I am missing the beginnings of winter that are starting in my hometown. I love snow walks and the squeaky crunchy sounds that occurs. Apparently, there is a chance of flurries here in Charlotte tomorrow and I am hoping and wishing.