HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2012

2012-01-12T07:17:00.000-08:00

It has been a long time since I posted anything in my blog. I imagine thatanyone who has taken a moment to check my blog is wondering if I am alive andstill painting. The answer to that is that I am still painting but not as muchas I should be. Now that a new year has dawned I feel that I need to get backinto the swing of things.

For a starter I really have to bring the blog up to where I am, where I'vebeen and where I'm going -- so to speak! I should begin with 2012 just tomention where I am and what I'm doing. I'm as usual here in the wonderfulmountains of western North Carolina. The place you can usually find me all yearround. However, Barb and I were down in St. Petersburg, Florida for Christmaswith our daughter Pam, her husband Rick and our three grandchildren Leighton,Landon and Leo. Of course I should not leave out their lab Liberty.

It was a fantastic vacation for us and a super week with thefamily. It is always a blessing to spend the birthday of our Lord withyoung children. It is a special time of the year for us. We also spent timewith the other grandparents, David and Jan (Rick's parents). They are warm andfriendly people we always enjoy company with. We stayed as long as we could buthad to leave and come back to the mountains on January 3rd. It was a terrificvisit but always sad for us to have to leave. We did stay there until wewelcomed in the New Year with them.

As for 2011, it was a good year for us. Neither of us spent many dayspainting, but we both sold paintings that we had showing here in Blowing Rockand Boone. For which we were both very thrilled. Neither of us spent asmuch time as we should have painting last year, but our work has still beenwell appreciated by visitors and local admirers and also goodfriends.

For one reason, last year we decided to sell our cottage with the ideathat we might permanently move down to Florida. However, so far we have not hadany interested buyers. I'm sure that in many places throughout the U.S.A. therealty market has somewhat dried up. We have hope that the market will improvein the next year or two along with jobs, too.

Barb and I both feel that this area is the very best we could have selectedfor a rich art business and a beautiful place to live. So, we both agree thatperhaps whether or not we sell this home staying is not a bad option for us.

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