An early start to the "purge"

 My DH has started work on our purge a little early.  I'm thinking that maybe he has wanted to "purge" my studio for a long time and jumped on the opportunity.  In any case, most of the late afternoon and evening was spent dealing with a portion of the completed hangings that were in the studio, either hanging on the walls or part of a very small number of pieces hidden in trunks or behind other hanging pieces.  Most of these were cut up into pieces and thrown in the garbage.  We considered cutting off any beads so they could be saved, but then decided that the chance of them being re-used was too little to be given any consideration.

One really has to be in the right mood for this sort of purging, and I don't think I was suitably prepared for the task.  I found it very emotionally draining--to the point of tears. Finally he brought a piece that has been hanging in our bedroom for years--five thread painted juncos on a hand painted background, heavily machine quilted.  I couldn't do it.  It's still sitting there waiting, but I think it will be carefully folded up and hidden at the bottom of a chest.

As for me, I plan to spend the rest o the evening drowning my sorrows in ice cream--good Haagen-Dazs Pecan Pralines, and then a shot or B&B, over ice. Tomorrow will be another day.