This little piggy...

Quote du Jour
         As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some 

         of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood.
                                                                                             ~ Jim Henson

My Three Little Pigs

One thing leads to another! When I put together a family cookbook - with recipes revised to be plant-based - my husband encouraged me to take a course in Adobe Illustrator. That led to learning PhotoShop, which led to learning all the ins and outs of setting up a book for print, in this case, putting my own cookbook into Adobe InDesign. I wanted to be proud of the final look of the cookbook.

Hog Wild

Having this opportunity gave permission for my imagination to go crazy!  Themes, titles, language, colors, fonts, tables, graphics - and somewhere along the way, without a thought, my three, now adult-children turned into the 3 little pigs. 

My 3 little pigs, who brought such love into our lives, along
with imagination, fantasy, make believe...may it never end!

The Heart of Life

There is something special about stepping away from our crazy paced adult lives and entering into a child's world. Somehow, children bring into focus on what really is most important in life. It's a joy, a privilege, to experience the magical world of young children. 

Young children work very hard at playing. Well, it may look like play, but it's creative play that will someday transform them into capable, resourceful adults who will work hard to make their world of tomorrow a better place. Give children plenty of time to play. They, you, and our world, will be happier for it.

From the time I kissed my first son's toes, and played "this little piggy went to market," I've never let go of the pleasure of being in that special world of young children.

Too Soon, Little Pigs Grow Up...

Good thing there are still some young folks in the extended family. I had fun with my nephew's toes!

and Marry...Yay!

But, unlike my own children, I will ask permission of my son and daughters-in-law first, before transforming them. 

And now we have a grandchild - a piglet...with a kewpie...oh my goodness. If I was a pig, I'd squeel!

      Clockwise, beginning at 12 o'clock, Happy Piggy,    
        Chop Piggy, Hog Wash, Market Piggy, Saute Piggy,  
       and save money in a bank, not in a piggy's back!        
      

Gettin' serious

Cholesterol has a Face

To illustrate that cholesterol is only in animal-products - and animals have faces - after brainstorming common sayings, pig-out jumped out at me. I came up with a ridiculously simple piggy face graphic, then piggy took on a life from there.

This awesome ornament was under the 
Christmas tree! I can't come up with the
words to say how much I love this gift!

A Miracle
Piggy Morphs into 3
Piggy started to act in ways that resemble each of my 3 children. It soon became apparent that I really had three pigs, one for each of my children, 2 boys and one girl. Thus, you have the story of my own Three Little Pigs.

Now, a DIY Project

I Googled Pig-Out to see what other images are on the internet and found a clever pattern for a knitted dishcloth. This pattern, by Elaine Fitzpatrick shows imagination and skill. Here's a link to her blog, where I found this pattern, Pig-Out!:

DownCloverLaine.blogspot.com

It's nice to keep my hands busy when watching TV (otherwise I'll be looking around for toes to decorate) in this case, I knit this Pig-Out! dishcloth while watching the Sochi Olympics.

Don't look too closely
My knitting is obviously not perfect
Hmmmm, it looked square until I took this photo. Anyway, how 'bout you just focus on the really cute pig. (Knit with 100% cotton Lily Sugar 'n Cream yarn)

                Isn't this a cute pattern? Loaded with personality, it's 

                by Elaine Fitzpatrick.   

Thank you, Elaine Fitzpatrick, for sharing this terrific pattern!

This little piggy...cartwheels all the way home!
     (My daughter cartwheeled nearly everywhere        
                when she was 8 or so years old)