Sunday, November 20, 2022

Sunday, November 20, 2022

Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2004. Mattie was two and a half years old and around that time, we bought Mattie a small table and chairs so he could play, color, and do activities at his level. This was a typical scene on the table...... Mattie loved trains and could spend hours with imaginative play. Of course, he was never alone, as he had a way of looping in me or Peter in these play schemes.  

Quote of the day: Never. We never lose our loved ones. They accompany us; they don’t disappear from our lives. We are merely in different rooms. ~ Paulo Coelho

Last night, Peter and I went out to dinner at our local mall. We met up with our friends Ann, Bob, Tanja, and Mark. It took a lot to get away for a few hours, but it was wonderful not jumping up and down to the bathroom and collecting tissues throughout the meal. When my dad eats, his nose constantly runs. It was a few hours to just be and have a normal conversation!

A somewhat blurry photo of us, but you get the picture. Truly amazing that we could smile. We have been through so much together. 

This morning, Kim Richards came over. We met Kim at the Vale Arts Show in September. She is a local artist, who is originally from Brooklyn. Kim delivered us three art works. This butterfly, we purchased at "Art in Bloom" at the Mosaic in the spring. It came with a terrible frame and matting. Kim brought it to her framer, and now it looks perfect to me. It is a watercolor, by an artist who was originally from Maine. 

This is one of Kim's works that we purchased and had framed. It is entitled, Friendship and Elegance. Kim went to a Dolly Parton Foundation charity event in Purcellville, VA and received this bouquet to take home. To capture this special event and gift, she painted it..... it features zinnias and dahlias. Kim said that the Zinnia symbolizes friendship, which to me is a wonderful and meaningful gift to celebrate and to have up on our walls. 

This is the second painting of Kim's we purchased and had framed. It is titled, At first blush. I have now located where I want these paintings hung, and this will be the next step in the process.