Jan 11 - Where I Live

MOC10 - Jan 11.
Products used:
Papers - Storytellers May17, Apr19, Jun19 and Cityscape
Stamps - In My Purse, Cityscape
Arrow - Storyteller Feb 2018
String Bow - Storyteller Feb 19
Clip and red heart - Ouch!
Deer - I Solemnly Swear
Compass brad - Compass
Cutout Letters - Alpha Uppercase Cutout
Iowa meme, Iowa outline - online


Journaling reads:
In 1998, I moved to a small town in Iowa from a big city in Illinois. Within a year, I moved again, but this time to an acreage, and still in Iowa. Prior to that I had never lived in any place other than a city and small town living was a new thing for me. I wasn’t used to the quiet of an acreage, where you can hear the birds chirping in the morning and the coyotes yipping at night. At first it was jarring – to be in a place that was almost eerily quiet as opposed to the noisiness of a city. But after a while, I grew to appreciate and welcome the quiet. I’ve now been on the acreage for 20+ years and I wouldn’t change it for anything. I love the quiet peacefulness, the swallows swooping to catch the dragonflies in the summertime, the randomness of visiting animals, the deer in my backyard, and how the approach of someone down our drive signifies a visit and not a directional mistake. I know I could find this peace and tranquility in almost any state, but I'm ok with it being Iowa.