I have a stained glass window in my entry. It was something that came out of a job that I had done, and I used it when I remodeled my house. I never really liked it. I’m not sure why that was. But it sat in the entry for ten years. My chair looks down the hall of the entry, and I looked at it every day and I didn’t like it. And besides that, the window was broken in two places. So I decided to do something about it. I thought it might help me in my recovery, by using an old hobby of mine, stained glass.
I am trying to work on projects, things that can fill my time, and help me feel productive. This window took about 50 hours, in 2 hour increments, which is about what I am able to do at this time. It took over 2 months. Not very fast, but something. Honestly, I wasn’t sure I’d be able to do it. Cutting the glass was what I was worried about, but that worked out okay. Anyways, now I have a new hobby. Or better, I rebuilt a hobby.
One of the things I have grieved about is that I could no longer make beautiful things with my hands, things like woodworking or building houses, but stained glass is good too. It felt good, and I love the result. It changes the character of the room, more homey and less formal. The last picture is the view from my chair. And those two broken pieces are no more. Well not exactly, I did something that I hadn’t done for a while, I screwed up. It had nothing to do with my stroke, it was me not being careful as I installed it. Anyways, now there are three broken pieces. Whoo hoo, I’m back. Maybe I can screw up something else tomorrow. Here’s hoping.
