Mary's cowboy - Going rogue

Here is another envelope from Mary to her little buddy. I assume the name and address will go inside the lasso or lariat. Are lasso and lariat the same thing? Long time readers will know that I'm a fan of the white space. Perfect stamp. That was such a nice set - and so un-expected - western wear. I wonder if they will ever feature any other genre of apparel. I can't even think of one. I guess people in Nantucket have those red pants. Maybe a set of regional quirks. But, I can't even think of anything comparable to those red pants. What's with trends in dressing? Too many questions.

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While I intended for this blog to be a fountain of ideas and encouragement. Coming up with design tips is actually work. Currently, I need to work on other things. I do, however, have a good rant.

*People* think that a career in an art or craft is enjoyable and carefree. They do not understand how much work there is behind the putting out of the product. Sometimes it flows -- and sometimes people churn out tons of work and appear to be blissfully happy. I am not an official researcher -- but, it is fairly common for a carefree career to dovetail with other aspects of life that are less than carefree. It is a rare person who has all the aspects of their life on an even keel 100% of the time.

So don't waste any time thinking that a career in the arts or a craft would have given you a *happier* life. It wouldn't have. It would be different. But if you have not made peace with the path you've been on, you wouldn't have made peace on any other path. Of course, I could be way off on that. I'm the last person you should be listening to.