Happy Holidays! 2019

Happy Holidays..

my gentle readers and viewers..

I am writing my last post of the year

for 2019

I have been busy with so many tasks..

Fresh holly from my garden...

Getting the decorations all finished..

we always have a fresh tree,

and I put out the empty chair for those

who are no longer here with us..

a place for them to sit and be with us..

to invite them into our space

we acknowledge that they are

present...

and we feel their love..

The empty chair, waits for those we miss and love... a special place for them to rest..

We have many traditions that we look forward to 

and holidays that we celebrate..

For us, it is a time filled with light..

candles and lights and celebrating the light within us all..

we share so much and have so much in common..

we look forward to celebrating 

Solstice

and writing our goals and dreams on papers

the night of Solstice..

to be planted in the spring..

As you know, dear hearts, 

I have a great love of 

nature and as a naturalist, 

I celebrate the seasons..

this one is dear to me,

because it is the fallow time..

a time to incubate new ideas and to 

rest..

allowing inspiration 

to fill me

and taking time with those I love...

Work in progress, acrylic painting, Kaden and Kori in the Grass

and speaking of 

loved ones..

I have been working on this painting above as a 

Holiday Present 

but alas, I am no where near finished, 

so I will be working on it in the next few weeks..

and you will see it finished..

I promise!

But for now, 

I am taking my holiday break..

I will write again in the 

new year..

and I send you all my kindest 

Holiday wishes..

for a magnificent 

Holiday

 season..

and a glorious 

2020!

xox

Midwinter Wishes

Ciao,

Dear hearts..

I have been working since we stepped off the ship..

and when I arrived home

 my desks were already covered with

works in progress..

and art cards that I had started 

before I left on our European adventure..

my cards this year

were created with antique stamps 

and 

seals

and they stand up quite nicely..

In my busyness,

I have been remiss in getting out

to visit all my blog friends..

but 

finally the tree is done..

the presents are wrapped

the cards have arrived ..

and baking is the last thing on my list..

a little Carrot Cake

and Italian Cream 

of course..

and then..

I can take some time 

to put my feet up..

read to my heart's content..

and maybe go to the studio

to experiment..

dream..

and plan..

which is the perfect consciousness

to put forward 

in

Midwinter..

incubating ideas 

to germinate this spring..

Happiest of Holidays..

to you one and all...

my gentle readers, 

faithful followers..

and 

sweet lurkers..

xox