Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Its a new day

I have looked into myself and have seen what needed to be seen. I am not afraid, nor am I repulsed by what I have found. In all honesty I am pleased to announce that I am happy with myself. When looking into ones own soul you may find things that you do not think are appealing, desireable, or wanted. Soul searching is a hard thing to do! 

I have found within my self a good person. I help random strangers all of the time when most would shrug them off or stick their noses in the air. I have been walked over many of times and have layed there still in hopes that the person walking all over me would not stomp me to hard. I have been lied to, spit on, dragged through the dirt, treated unfairly, and have had people turn their backs on me for no good reason after vowing to be there for me no matter what. 

Yet through all of this I have found that my compassion for others has not disapated. I have found that it has become evan stronger. I feel such a sorrow for all of those people who hurt me that it can not be described with words. I feel this sorrow because I know that they lost something that they will never be able to get back, because they are to blind to see that they hurt the ones around them. 

During all of my soul searching I have made some decisions.......


I will be keeping Indigo Swallow alive! The art work will continue with an all new aspiration and you my friend will be the ones who benifit the most. These new arts are bigger and better than ever!


If your wondering what there is to look forward to from Indigo Swallow, then you will just need to keep checking back as there will be all new items added to the shop periodicly thruoghout the month of September.

Untill then.....

{See you on the flip side}

Thursday, June 28, 2012

The Journey


On the last day of May we began our journey to Florida. It took all of three months to save the money that was needed to cross the entire span of the United States not once but twice.
1,846 miles one way…..
I drove every bit of it except for a small 100 mile stretch when I felt that my eyes were about to snap shut.
With plenty of caffeine and loud music we were on our way.
We left the great state of South Dakota with four adults, one child and a wolf. The luggage stowed away on the roof and our spirits soaring.
We came across some amazing sights along the way and ran into some pretty severe storms.

We picked up our fifth adult (my brother 5.0) in the small border town of Antlers Oklahoma.
We continued our trip across the country with one more soul to liven up the mood (as though we needed any help).
Finally, we arrived in Florida after two days of driving.




For me I was coming home, somewhere that I had not been in over three years. For everyone else, they were on an adventure with someone who knows all of the best places to get into trouble, play, or just relax.

After a short nights rest we began our exploration.
Visits with family and friends refreshed my soul and made me remember the good old days.
To all of those who have been a friend to me over the past 15 years and to all of the new friends that I have made along the way…..
You have laughed with me, cried with me, gone on some pretty wild adventures with me and I must say that I love yall.
After what only seemed like a day (but was in fact 10 days) in Florida, we had to say our goodbyes.
My heart aching the entire way, we traversed the country side once more.
We stopped in Nashville Tennessee and took a gander at the Shelby Bridge. While I was hanging over the edge having my photo taken I managed to stick my finger in a bugger. Now if you have never taken part in the experience let me just tell ya how that felt. When you stick your finger in a total strangers booger, first you feel like throwing up then you feel like you have just been violated. It will completely ruin the good time that you were having just before it happened and of course everyone that was a witness to your misfortune will laugh at you the entire way back from your trip. All in all it’s not a good experience.

The road is long and hard and the time spent in a vehicle can wear on you. It gives a person plenty of time to ponder all that they had just experienced. It also makes everyone who is trapped in the vehicle with you (even your best of friends) into complete maniacs.
My foot heavy on the gas, we reached our destination (South Dakota) at sunset on the third day of driving.
Happy to be home, we all got a hot shower and a good night’s rest.
My mother flew up to South Dakota in order to make the trip to Florida with us and when we departed from Florida she stayed behind. It made me sad to leave her behind but I am also glad that she is finally back home where she will be happy and has friends to stand by her.
Upon returning from our trip I lost a friend who I am now glad is out of my life. There is an old saying that I hold to be true.
“A friend is one that knows all about you, yet likes you anyway”
When a person can throw you away like yesterdays garbage and never give you a straight answer as to why it is better to just bid them a good life and walk away.
After all that has happened over the last month I have come to a cross road in my life and I feel the need for change.
Indigo Swallow will be no more. I am closing my shop.
I will however be opening a new shop under a different name that will not be disclosed at this time.
Until then……
See you on the flip side……

C.D.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Simple Comforts

 There is nothing better than the simple comforts in life, 
on a cloudy day when you are feeling down.


The comfort of a good friend and a surprise tea party. Its nice when you only live a country mile apart,
(makes it easier to walk home when you spike your tea). 
The comfort of a good healthy meal, like a ham sandwich on home made bread, freshly sliced!


The comfort of several good deserts,
( why eat 3 meals a day when you can get your entire calorie count with one piece of pie).
HE HE!


Some comfy kitties snoozing together.

                       One of my favorites is an overly large sweater, a nice warm fire and a good ol pipe.
Good friends, good fun, good tea and good smoke!



{See you in the wind}

  Crystal Dawn