Life certainly brings about change! It's been a busy couple months and I haven't had time to turn around, and definately no time to post.

In October, my mom suffered a fall and broke her hip. She had a total hip replacement and has been working so hard to get her health and strength back. It's been a difficult road, but she seems to be improving a little faster now.

Looking in on her and helping a bit uses up a good portion of my time, so my jewelry work has taken a back seat for a while. I kept up with Christmas orders pretty well, but haven't pushed to do much since then.

I have an exhibit coming up in June and I need to make several "pieces of note" - which means I really need to get it in gear and get busy NOW! A "piece of note" doesn't come easy and each will probably take 2/3 days ore more - so I need to devote lots of time to creating.

Here's hoping that this new year will bring about growth and improvement in my smithing skills and my ability to concentrate on the creative aspect of jewelry making.