Here, at long last, is
piece no. eight of the BJP year 2008/09. It is the Journal Darling
Doll that was intended for April 2009, the month in which Easter was
celebrated that year. Imagine, the poor thing has been lying around
for FOUR years, unassembled, with some details still missing (beading
around both legs and part of one arm, hair, banner, stuffing). Apart
from that she had an old, tired, cheerless face which I now disliked.
I left it on, but put the child's face on top.
She would have been
delayed anyway, even if I had finished her during that BJP period.
Those dolls, while I enjoyed making them, were very work-intensive
and time-consuming, so that I gradually got behind and lost momentum.
(There will be no pieces 9 – 12/BJP 2008/09.)
Yes, I know, I'm coming late -
Sabine's fault, without debate!
But does she say that she is sorry?
No, she just says: "Please don't worry,
you haven't been delayed forever.
Late is better yet than never."
I am APRY, pleased to meet you.
With my looks I hope to treat you
to a pleasant blog-post view.
A journal always should be true
to life and what it holds for us.
That's why I was constructed thus:
My front looks cheerful, while my back
mostly shows the colour black.
I am afraid we'll never know
why precisely this is so.
Sabine says: "I feel so rotten,
because by now I have forgotten."
I am leaving the poem as
it is, although, in fact, the last four lines do not apply any more:
I just rediscovered a short note which brought back to me the memory
of that black month, April 2009. I still remember each one of the
events, of course, but had forgotten that they all occurred during
that particular month: 1) My daughter's chronic illness took yet
another turn for the worse; 2) I had to have my beloved tomcat put to
sleep, because his health had reached a state where he was suffering
too much; 3) my nerves gave, so that one day I did not concentrate
properly when machine sewing, and the needle went straight through my
right thumb. All that explains the black heart and other black beads
on the doll's back.
But let me finish on a
more optimistic note: This year, 2013, we celebrate Easter at the end
of March, meaning that APRY appears on the blog at the appropriate
time, despite the four years' delay. HAPPY EASTER to all of you, and
remember: If you eat an apple first thing on Easter Sunday morning
(i.e. before all those easter eggs and before breakfast), you will
stay healthy for the entire following year. Isn't that great?
