Friday, December 30, 2011

Goodbye 2011

I know.  It's been an entire month plus since I've last been on this page.  
Things happen.  

This is to wish all of my blog visitors a Happy New Year.  

2011 was a trying, emotional, changing and even uplifting year in this household.  I was lucky to meet new friends through a variety of means who brought much joy and hope into my life.  I am thankful to have long-time friends who are constant and stable, whom I adore and respect.  I was able to let go of past issues and relationships that brought pain and difficulty.  We said goodbye to our beloved Gracie.  And I began painting again.  Slowly, surely. Creating, painting.  Steadily, if not quickly.  

I hope for us all, on a global level as well as in our tiny places in the world, that 2012 continues to bring hope, changes that are beneficial, kindness and smiles.  I think the world needs a heaping helping of kindness and a whole lot more smiles.  

And on that note, before I get all sappy and boring and goofy, here is my latest painting, delivered in time for Christmas. 

"Rocket"
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