So now here I am writing on Christmas Day afternoon. A little spot fell into my time frame between events where I suddenly thought of all the photos I've been dropping into the "blog file" as time as gone. My goodness but it's been a LONG time since I pulled up my blog. You surely have thought I'd given it up. But no...I just needed a break for awhile. The big decision now is just what is important to share.
I'll start from now and work backwards a bit...here is my family (missing 5 people) but that is pretty darn amazing to get THAT many in one place! Held here at Oakwood on Dec 9. Some of my blog followers already saw this picture. But I just had to share it again.
My last blog post was spring and summer so I pretty much slipped over autumn. I'll just drop two little sketches here about autumn...a little sketch walking in the prairie here at Oakwood and then under the lovely Sycamore Tree next to our apartment. It was a nice autumn...not as bright as some in the past but still pretty. We left the cabin a bit early this year--September 8--although others followed and used the cabin up to the closing in early October.
And a small sketch done in late October at my step daughter's home in Poynette, WI. One of the last days of autumn...80 degrees and this was overlooking their pretty pond. We were enjoy watching Oliver, our great grandson (almost two) play in the leaves.
Oliver will have a baby sister in May. Our 4th great grandchild!
My mini journals really suffered this year. Most of these pages I complete take about a month or two...but this page took a whole year to complete. I guess I sort of took breaks from a lot of things this year. I have promised to do better on the next one.
Julie and I had fun playing with a different kind of wonky house in watercolor and ink. It was awhile ago...I may have posted this before?
I wish you all a New Year filled with hope and courage. Filled with rest and walks in forest, time for old friends, good books and creativity. Here's to 2024.
