tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261181042024-03-08T16:17:36.718-05:00A Bird in the HandA bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.comBlogger3109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-75331505562433055812023-05-15T15:13:00.003-04:002024-02-06T11:13:43.750-05:00<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Benedetti siano gli istanti, i millimetri e le ombre delle
piccole cose. // Blessed are the moments,
the millimeters and the shadows of
little things.</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> -- Fernando Pessoa</span></p><p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQb-Lry4St2wd0FRNioK9pDRgdjk_jW_daSMi5Ivf6QZyFhGWOWjUpsal126JfcDYbzMyDnxYKbh54DXvRvAiYUUH7GHYrAia98AzQ5PWWd_elSnGao8AHpv834dRa0Z3LUNBbByjwSoWIKAoIH2n13VcdP5QyNFPws7PHBGVNv-ZnorWiOA/s708/Little%20Red%20House%20signed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQb-Lry4St2wd0FRNioK9pDRgdjk_jW_daSMi5Ivf6QZyFhGWOWjUpsal126JfcDYbzMyDnxYKbh54DXvRvAiYUUH7GHYrAia98AzQ5PWWd_elSnGao8AHpv834dRa0Z3LUNBbByjwSoWIKAoIH2n13VcdP5QyNFPws7PHBGVNv-ZnorWiOA/s320/Little%20Red%20House%20signed.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> The Little Red House, acrylic on stretched canvas. <b>[SOLD]</b><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-9447853882469885012023-03-07T12:17:00.004-05:002023-03-07T12:19:13.745-05:00International Women's Day<p> Tomorrow, March 8 is International Women's Day. </p><p>The women is my family line have all been strong women, some have been through unspeakable suffering and have come through while holding everyone up. The men, with the exception of more than a few, not so much. Yet they were the ones with the power, as is the way with the world, although that is slowly, perhaps too slowly, changing.<br /></p><p>I don't know who wrote this, but it says it all for me.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbZRNh9_QKJu0FvVnXRLcqBbe6RD4_XxwS30k5nvybXWtfz_QuNtxfzVDKhQyxd1z1xs9kjy7qDri1D3qHl4XbWUOtT0U4zvFedwtYLRfd7qIQCeuG4VrAXa0If2-F4_4h3ZG0Nn1bHkdMHSxxXilIoIeNhoiuSM9H1M92vt7gl1o_JB3eA/s656/3WiseWomen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="636" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbZRNh9_QKJu0FvVnXRLcqBbe6RD4_XxwS30k5nvybXWtfz_QuNtxfzVDKhQyxd1z1xs9kjy7qDri1D3qHl4XbWUOtT0U4zvFedwtYLRfd7qIQCeuG4VrAXa0If2-F4_4h3ZG0Nn1bHkdMHSxxXilIoIeNhoiuSM9H1M92vt7gl1o_JB3eA/w388-h400/3WiseWomen.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-63328113130841069992023-02-25T15:05:00.002-05:002023-02-25T15:05:12.798-05:00<p> "The light at the end of the tunnel."</p><p>The light is always there - if you look for it.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzrX1P92uEU5gErLYt414XmkORNWypmijthuOCW1exfVyyTSlM53ltp922DU4Y4bRCTG96kZnGB7exkuXVTrXZE15afPPmAgzzQrsYV-ew1Jyn_iYqu-ZCW-PykcnGUhsIdmejRwk4lWrB5NZvJ_GIUeYC3zRF8OoWIHtyCbGvpbqecjopA/s680/light.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="680" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzrX1P92uEU5gErLYt414XmkORNWypmijthuOCW1exfVyyTSlM53ltp922DU4Y4bRCTG96kZnGB7exkuXVTrXZE15afPPmAgzzQrsYV-ew1Jyn_iYqu-ZCW-PykcnGUhsIdmejRwk4lWrB5NZvJ_GIUeYC3zRF8OoWIHtyCbGvpbqecjopA/s320/light.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-79266869150755096362023-02-04T12:42:00.001-05:002023-02-04T12:42:41.465-05:00Mini art quilt<p><i> </i></p><p> It looks like we're in for 6 more weeks of winter, if you believe the majority of groundhogs, our local groundhog Whiarton Willie excepted. Which means one thing: hunker down with a cup of coffee, and do some stitching.</p><p>I pulled out some fabric scraps and chose them by colour, and when I finished the composition I wanted, I realized all the fabric pieces were nature-themed: leaves, flowers, paths, water.</p><p>Sometimes it's best not to think too much and let your instincts guide you.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZZoZ9NwYWlfHs2KBYVuXNZFh_Q2aVpWIJj5NeJCv4jc5BPnbUwi8O8O8yTFlDeEtiUXDitvmFQBYbBFy4gGIfs1jKY948lx06l1fZFTkr6fwrviJ4KYXS0-qPR1nBcmd7psxZAa4rxpBWhbpFHO_Nm1D2q7lYeD-yLHN_YAL9lXYU-85sw/s700/Pathway%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="700" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZZoZ9NwYWlfHs2KBYVuXNZFh_Q2aVpWIJj5NeJCv4jc5BPnbUwi8O8O8yTFlDeEtiUXDitvmFQBYbBFy4gGIfs1jKY948lx06l1fZFTkr6fwrviJ4KYXS0-qPR1nBcmd7psxZAa4rxpBWhbpFHO_Nm1D2q7lYeD-yLHN_YAL9lXYU-85sw/w400-h290/Pathway%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p> </p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-48357878593727202412023-01-24T14:05:00.002-05:002023-01-24T14:05:33.945-05:00Indian Summer in the middle of winter<p>After several years of small paintings on paper, I've broken out an 11 x 14-inch canvas and attempted an abstract work with no plan in mind. The result: Indian Summer. </p><p>Acrylic on Daler and Rowney stretched canvas.<br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYBqg8xxiAHiKolEEBTXXBGMIU8iWlns9dpoHFfbGh_8oKbZY4dz7emNqVbWj7JY1xZSLeGxKvVjdJ9vXpZhn5FQHWMPvP8ll856cy--aEXqxtt-eW4asiITfETEt4pnarflhsWPvVNXV1mAfUlDs3YQ4IhzfQvZler0U0gVgjKQYEuFV7w/s800/Indian%20Summer.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="621" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYBqg8xxiAHiKolEEBTXXBGMIU8iWlns9dpoHFfbGh_8oKbZY4dz7emNqVbWj7JY1xZSLeGxKvVjdJ9vXpZhn5FQHWMPvP8ll856cy--aEXqxtt-eW4asiITfETEt4pnarflhsWPvVNXV1mAfUlDs3YQ4IhzfQvZler0U0gVgjKQYEuFV7w/w310-h400/Indian%20Summer.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><br /><i></i><p></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i> <br /></i></p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-50484934503819272342023-01-17T11:16:00.000-05:002023-01-17T11:16:06.263-05:00Save the bees<p> My brother-in-law is one of the busiest retirees I know. He writes, paints, hikes, gardens,takes care of his extended family, and then there's his passion - bee keeping. He takes incredibly good care of them, to him they are a metaphor for life, and they reward him with excellent honey. For me, he's doing his part in his corner of the world to save Mother Nature.<br /></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 280px; text-align: left;">Save the Bees</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7GKZPKAsWJz7neMal0QY7ltGIh5lzvKGz1KGa1RpjdU1fF_XFaaXOFm4DrbuMf2hMdiOm8Lvw_9jjuTbcZypDB-ZjJIuKV8KGUJBonqf5yHJe-C33Z0JJIeqA618wU7spyQ7oHZDihJdRN3cspKsyTForoUA6RZhqLeEkeQzpynOVeY4Yg/s700/Save%20the%20bees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="700" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7GKZPKAsWJz7neMal0QY7ltGIh5lzvKGz1KGa1RpjdU1fF_XFaaXOFm4DrbuMf2hMdiOm8Lvw_9jjuTbcZypDB-ZjJIuKV8KGUJBonqf5yHJe-C33Z0JJIeqA618wU7spyQ7oHZDihJdRN3cspKsyTForoUA6RZhqLeEkeQzpynOVeY4Yg/w400-h295/Save%20the%20bees.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-62441227827641463322023-01-11T10:22:00.000-05:002023-01-11T10:22:44.220-05:002023<p><i> </i>Happy New Year.</p><p>May it be happier, healthier and more positive than the last one.</p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg77LYEmXDaXqiGGqAdpZp1WYJJiUWiXUC3VB76XPvWXtEwE3el6y8msvFJEepNcnTOXnv_pzg9UhzAiXVp4IfFDCyZti9WPzYrcJv6yVTI4VfV20egq34UvJr-ZNmVHcHAQJBrpojX8Zc97XqcYjmkEbVhbJr4iiZwtxcQtB4RnGEmxuk9Q/s700/Colour%20landscape%20crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="700" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg77LYEmXDaXqiGGqAdpZp1WYJJiUWiXUC3VB76XPvWXtEwE3el6y8msvFJEepNcnTOXnv_pzg9UhzAiXVp4IfFDCyZti9WPzYrcJv6yVTI4VfV20egq34UvJr-ZNmVHcHAQJBrpojX8Zc97XqcYjmkEbVhbJr4iiZwtxcQtB4RnGEmxuk9Q/s320/Colour%20landscape%20crop.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-45073017280810287152021-12-18T14:30:00.002-05:002021-12-18T14:30:17.678-05:00 2021 ends 2022 begins<p> Merry Christmas, Happy New Year</p><p>Wishing you a new year filled with hope, peace, contentment, and good health.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEive6-eBuhYShMXLf5ztWsR0z2tvwBGnSmqYLl5eopwXOoU_MvBExGxTSnXob92PMpoGqHjuR5aJi8S-Iw_25-NjTKFuvlrMrkOxgR0QPih_k3heyzl85U3I2GK9dxrcpEYg6oWz2cqaoZcJe_AOaR8J6yQUtDjMR-HPgTx7y-LnZXaTtPrCw=s916" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="871" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEive6-eBuhYShMXLf5ztWsR0z2tvwBGnSmqYLl5eopwXOoU_MvBExGxTSnXob92PMpoGqHjuR5aJi8S-Iw_25-NjTKFuvlrMrkOxgR0QPih_k3heyzl85U3I2GK9dxrcpEYg6oWz2cqaoZcJe_AOaR8J6yQUtDjMR-HPgTx7y-LnZXaTtPrCw=w358-h377" width="358" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-44746846702463822152021-07-26T18:34:00.002-04:002021-07-26T18:34:29.772-04:00It's been so long<p> It's been so long, I've forgotten how to blog. Sometime I forget I have a blog.<br /></p><p> My very quiet life has a little more noise in it as things slowly open up and while we're still careful, it's nice to see old friends (human and canine). We lost a dear dog friend to an accident, but got another one, a sweet puppy that I'll be walking regularly. And for the first time in two years, I'm cat-sitting again for my neighbouring felines, Coco and Calypso. So good to see them again.</p><p>One thing I returned to was cooking dinner every night. I used to throw something together, but no more. I take the time to plan and cook.</p><p>I never have luck with meringues, so I painted them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZ4eqy5psecaHzEyJkUtGYfzgzZB_K_99MWunL9t6DVagXuf0Z1BqHX4nUu2-lBj-9_HPctRzq7tG6UCMObkuucr7MR_boQxbIbg1zauY_-lLksa-tTE8pZGpCIKQje31TgsB/s640/IMG_4197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZ4eqy5psecaHzEyJkUtGYfzgzZB_K_99MWunL9t6DVagXuf0Z1BqHX4nUu2-lBj-9_HPctRzq7tG6UCMObkuucr7MR_boQxbIbg1zauY_-lLksa-tTE8pZGpCIKQje31TgsB/w400-h300/IMG_4197.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Be well, be safe, thank you for stopping by.<br /></p><p> </p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-7903781843979360602021-06-08T14:32:00.000-04:002021-06-08T14:32:09.965-04:00What I'm doing<p style="text-align: center;">Basically minding my own business.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrtIEr66YcPtyGLCrD4BdxfcPXkhJ43UR-VuSZkXeH925SAqToWnw0yFl6tmaOAr7SCNr2uYKoH3Huxj3AKsMXrI8SXVk-uL9ZhKZ9EfXGgMMcQ3r7okhvKTOxoR4jtkn2keU/s700/IMG_4154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="688" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrtIEr66YcPtyGLCrD4BdxfcPXkhJ43UR-VuSZkXeH925SAqToWnw0yFl6tmaOAr7SCNr2uYKoH3Huxj3AKsMXrI8SXVk-uL9ZhKZ9EfXGgMMcQ3r7okhvKTOxoR4jtkn2keU/s320/IMG_4154.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Enjoying the scent of flowers<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqKPFEZyNJ0aPrIVkGC0xXEbiJWhc5EqtNz-lzJV1OrcmWeAmf29rQHshKMWlkvRR1ylVhUE35HQ2gBZFLgsgp4hVhjb6liH_ogqlNmgYh0QKjST0jfDb4ZGWNf-sTW_yqWHv/s700/IMG_4149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqKPFEZyNJ0aPrIVkGC0xXEbiJWhc5EqtNz-lzJV1OrcmWeAmf29rQHshKMWlkvRR1ylVhUE35HQ2gBZFLgsgp4hVhjb6liH_ogqlNmgYh0QKjST0jfDb4ZGWNf-sTW_yqWHv/w400-h300/IMG_4149.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2c4BKQWY-NEJrGv_X0xL94eDRlsgY1MElWWW4PeGDbF5wo2RCDjYO5fkjFEMlWgg9rwntUNnwiheEjNCqSs_DCRv8jKafnaU8HN41FyU2tD66ygUVyUpI9Eq2K2iQSLSRD7f/s700/IMG_4145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2c4BKQWY-NEJrGv_X0xL94eDRlsgY1MElWWW4PeGDbF5wo2RCDjYO5fkjFEMlWgg9rwntUNnwiheEjNCqSs_DCRv8jKafnaU8HN41FyU2tD66ygUVyUpI9Eq2K2iQSLSRD7f/w300-h400/IMG_4145.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Nurturing a pot of rosemary on my balcony</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLLTHvqknZVJqacYwVVIG8ckXTrfeHi8Da6RP-knDIELWBDcnqyjy0W9kB_rwo3DTYNAXSgFQJUz9QBUMOqJoI17TarklF8PS5z-hG_LrPGIwJEy5gyRq8tf3vV8YUF7v_P-v/s700/IMG_4150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLLTHvqknZVJqacYwVVIG8ckXTrfeHi8Da6RP-knDIELWBDcnqyjy0W9kB_rwo3DTYNAXSgFQJUz9QBUMOqJoI17TarklF8PS5z-hG_LrPGIwJEy5gyRq8tf3vV8YUF7v_P-v/w300-h400/IMG_4150.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>Vaccinated but still being careful. I'll probably use a mask for the rest of my life - during flu season and crowded situations, for example.</p><p> Be well, stay safe.<br /></p><p> <br /></p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-78289699084928452532021-04-22T18:16:00.003-04:002021-04-22T18:16:20.379-04:00Earth Day 2021<p style="text-align: center;"> Happy Earth Day!</p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3G8wdqdlrzFA52yS1gj7NiG491jSmttd30fpyeAkxp9D7VZBtPZL1s2S3g6hlN6tS1kwo9EX_D5k_SLfGx4lOkf83RHpI0wJLYQbx_S8AyDuzepax5nERhgc5QU1zKQDFg6nC/s700/Montagne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="700" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3G8wdqdlrzFA52yS1gj7NiG491jSmttd30fpyeAkxp9D7VZBtPZL1s2S3g6hlN6tS1kwo9EX_D5k_SLfGx4lOkf83RHpI0wJLYQbx_S8AyDuzepax5nERhgc5QU1zKQDFg6nC/w400-h299/Montagne.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p><br />A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-15925046894298164582021-04-16T21:04:00.002-04:002021-06-08T14:34:42.313-04:00Latest from my little corner of the world <p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">I received the Covid vaccine a week ago, and have an appointment for my second shot in the near future. I continue to mask up and social distance. </p><p style="text-align: center;">With the weather warming up I've been bringing home some nature: a big pot of rosemary and smaller potted flowers. I don't have a garden so every year I create one on my balcony. </p><p style="text-align: center;">This jade is from many years ago.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCWA7So3AFx2L-gwORyWGI0R6j12MMSeF6sHL_DV0AckHzn5PTu8uE20QSLoas2Shbd0eh8wy2Vx38I4q-nHIPPJuqde2GTQpwX1TFKKclzfvce-CGQNdGzbIPqfNaiRXKTYu/s600/MyJadePkant.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCWA7So3AFx2L-gwORyWGI0R6j12MMSeF6sHL_DV0AckHzn5PTu8uE20QSLoas2Shbd0eh8wy2Vx38I4q-nHIPPJuqde2GTQpwX1TFKKclzfvce-CGQNdGzbIPqfNaiRXKTYu/w400-h300/MyJadePkant.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">And this is my latest painting, acrylic on canvas paper.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>SOLD </b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig24ROYZLmdDHBp6SGUnig6Wlql2k_OJHbn5fg8rC538ZXwBrRH8nNoBNcDjtSYWaXqWE9gUPaW0PPOb6Bfhn8KVeeM6VP2GKj8FKaqi3ryNxs1G7uocLtSGcFEE1Bl7ZB29Lk/s700/Colour+landscape.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="700" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig24ROYZLmdDHBp6SGUnig6Wlql2k_OJHbn5fg8rC538ZXwBrRH8nNoBNcDjtSYWaXqWE9gUPaW0PPOb6Bfhn8KVeeM6VP2GKj8FKaqi3ryNxs1G7uocLtSGcFEE1Bl7ZB29Lk/w400-h300/Colour+landscape.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Be well. Stay safe!<br /></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-30190396367269824492021-03-23T22:10:00.000-04:002021-03-23T22:10:07.947-04:00Landscapes<p> My latest landscape paintings, impressionistic, a little abstract. Painted on mixed media paper with acrylics.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULYGUZ4s5pRhelvmgxpi-PPW1By34MO7a88Ld-RUcOk_95dd67Gen-DJNGp7ifUjSBhV1VHd_GDEFOe0_uk_eg08AJgN_WZwmfOCWg1SGS_sD_iUSSeci-gtd2LF6SfsJGihR/s700/blue+field.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="700" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULYGUZ4s5pRhelvmgxpi-PPW1By34MO7a88Ld-RUcOk_95dd67Gen-DJNGp7ifUjSBhV1VHd_GDEFOe0_uk_eg08AJgN_WZwmfOCWg1SGS_sD_iUSSeci-gtd2LF6SfsJGihR/w400-h303/blue+field.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFh1g8LOd3f9zfLxEjqmTQRhqR_ytpoNGQENC41RCGkbpPedIeDZbSlwXoSakxJWoafGgZX5klxxm9_AgTkbHpK4j96Q-8bxSnIIJ5o2St5cZUE5IeUOAaJzrChpdAy3cD70Cx/s700/Blue+landscape1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="700" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFh1g8LOd3f9zfLxEjqmTQRhqR_ytpoNGQENC41RCGkbpPedIeDZbSlwXoSakxJWoafGgZX5klxxm9_AgTkbHpK4j96Q-8bxSnIIJ5o2St5cZUE5IeUOAaJzrChpdAy3cD70Cx/w400-h294/Blue+landscape1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9Nnfsi6_meWFZjYJYJBFuPuXzOpd871lev7NUR6rrwuZBdroyQnX-ZBjXNTlllI98gaftQ8XLiGoje1lwYQx4BUdrjlasELWxcYyP9DbMFFRvVX8ZvizCBSkEY7_Sro8qfip/s700/Red+Landscape+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="692" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9Nnfsi6_meWFZjYJYJBFuPuXzOpd871lev7NUR6rrwuZBdroyQnX-ZBjXNTlllI98gaftQ8XLiGoje1lwYQx4BUdrjlasELWxcYyP9DbMFFRvVX8ZvizCBSkEY7_Sro8qfip/w395-h400/Red+Landscape+4.JPG" width="395" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-82885304760202924952021-03-05T19:13:00.003-05:002021-03-05T19:13:51.298-05:00Still painting<p>I've been learning to mix my own colours. I used to shy away from that, especially as every colour imaginable is readily available in tubes, but that can get expensive and I don't need to create more clutter. Also, some colours you can only get by mixing: for example black on its own is flat, but mix it with ultramarine blue and you get a soft, complex black. </p><p>This is my latest painting. Water and rocks. Acrylic on paper, 9x12 inches. <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSajJMma0XUvWJ-flLFevsn1rdf9_HwsCe8K0cmFZ7w_lF7t7MN9gbN5CwoQnXZd9OWasYn5UbQUQ7rnaJSCw7uTocn2viKBXjQ9U5N4SHxQsGkmTgWOVir1QouW95yTfGvXVe/s740/Seascape+framed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="740" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSajJMma0XUvWJ-flLFevsn1rdf9_HwsCe8K0cmFZ7w_lF7t7MN9gbN5CwoQnXZd9OWasYn5UbQUQ7rnaJSCw7uTocn2viKBXjQ9U5N4SHxQsGkmTgWOVir1QouW95yTfGvXVe/w400-h296/Seascape+framed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p> <br /></p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-60403936900368403262021-02-09T13:32:00.005-05:002021-04-16T21:08:55.099-04:00Nightly Paintings<div><p>When I was a full-time painter, I painted at night. It worked for me. With the pandemic and staying at home, I rediscovered my nightly painting.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Monday night</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGkX2QYWj2gPdAICVZ28pz2MkOn9mw3q5P_a4NafLLjbxMLgaO2VDWNHLLkxNuv2Oih3K3qgiSS1_WqVe0TFdjsk2rkF_Z7VsF-C4Hiob20kqGk6Q48G_-YHC30FsLzyT1biM/s665/Untitled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="665" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGkX2QYWj2gPdAICVZ28pz2MkOn9mw3q5P_a4NafLLjbxMLgaO2VDWNHLLkxNuv2Oih3K3qgiSS1_WqVe0TFdjsk2rkF_Z7VsF-C4Hiob20kqGk6Q48G_-YHC30FsLzyT1biM/w400-h297/Untitled.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">SOLD<br /></div><br /><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Sunday night<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ClD98nGcEbn1nLOYFLni-NWLz6nkYaIUgN5Q9jjqSIuqsrtDBEP6ftNx5nwUzWWQ9KvHevFLUeqPePbO3vwOiSP_f7k_QgG9kxfnHMS-dJJgbGIPeWNDCv0wEy-8xanXKV31/s669/Tornado.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="669" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ClD98nGcEbn1nLOYFLni-NWLz6nkYaIUgN5Q9jjqSIuqsrtDBEP6ftNx5nwUzWWQ9KvHevFLUeqPePbO3vwOiSP_f7k_QgG9kxfnHMS-dJJgbGIPeWNDCv0wEy-8xanXKV31/w400-h304/Tornado.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> The other night</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyjsuiO11QnelniWIPy4D7OQ_fH53sCylviTRqPjfjEBGDmYgZOWrqiC0gPl77m-5cQnwFMe4Q-2igBmlrWfX2BHT95QuiDagLXPjuclT9B7Xj4Wv4ljRYTYiovJKAQKbtO0o/s800/IMG_4008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="800" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyjsuiO11QnelniWIPy4D7OQ_fH53sCylviTRqPjfjEBGDmYgZOWrqiC0gPl77m-5cQnwFMe4Q-2igBmlrWfX2BHT95QuiDagLXPjuclT9B7Xj4Wv4ljRYTYiovJKAQKbtO0o/w400-h284/IMG_4008.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">SOLD<br /></div></div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p></div>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-6445653941296898942021-02-07T09:45:00.000-05:002021-02-07T09:45:07.619-05:00<p>There hasn't been much to blog about lately. We are hibernating, waiting for the world the right itself. 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She's informed me that she's drawing things based on my art (which is plentiful in her house).<br /></p><p>I sent her a painting of a pear, and she made this. I'm impressed with the shape and the "shading". <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mTclfFVXO31Udiwo0ZWAPHzDkSkR4Lbes8PWimKPW9Y4BR9pe1IL4_MHQtMhyphenhyphenICoU1rQeWzOaq9w4LBl2V1jQWNmO_mNp3qBWE2A0agO4bGnYPtSU4j7GiIgjpDD8UhA4ZlA/s2048/Gabby+Pear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mTclfFVXO31Udiwo0ZWAPHzDkSkR4Lbes8PWimKPW9Y4BR9pe1IL4_MHQtMhyphenhyphenICoU1rQeWzOaq9w4LBl2V1jQWNmO_mNp3qBWE2A0agO4bGnYPtSU4j7GiIgjpDD8UhA4ZlA/s320/Gabby+Pear.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>She's also trying her hand at collage that I'm more than happy to encourage. She has a good sense of composition and colour.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqBiNfUYzbniVD9J6Si-Y4zVqjdC7VSw1KQ9B7CyMHgqUIC_La6Lm9lb-SmHygPJg7GdGhc6oOnZXqTjjbArvYYLu0uJ4WJvkbl45FzfhRLAXICanoATK45PtDlOqwom9cg3T/s2048/Gabby+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqBiNfUYzbniVD9J6Si-Y4zVqjdC7VSw1KQ9B7CyMHgqUIC_La6Lm9lb-SmHygPJg7GdGhc6oOnZXqTjjbArvYYLu0uJ4WJvkbl45FzfhRLAXICanoATK45PtDlOqwom9cg3T/w441-h331/Gabby+Collage.jpg" width="441" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-32220233941216515962020-10-18T17:05:00.000-04:002020-10-18T17:05:37.190-04:00<p>And now it's mid-October.</p><p>I had a birthday.</p><p>I'm still here.</p><p>The days are getting shorter.</p><p>Let the stitching begin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmh47tM2dU_gP8NaPadPSc93huPSfcgd_GFVh0n-DBd4m5a7_bqL4XbE9Bbp4UXmcj0IdtVNWRuyyNHbFYZoBTDURYLaiH8vNdgCbB1dC14o0p8ReHhhq6YV5lzDx0hisch6B/s700/IMG_3832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="700" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmh47tM2dU_gP8NaPadPSc93huPSfcgd_GFVh0n-DBd4m5a7_bqL4XbE9Bbp4UXmcj0IdtVNWRuyyNHbFYZoBTDURYLaiH8vNdgCbB1dC14o0p8ReHhhq6YV5lzDx0hisch6B/w479-h398/IMG_3832.JPG" width="479" /></a></div><br /><p>Stay safe. Better days are coming.</p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-5193267715893246502020-09-17T18:52:00.006-04:002020-09-17T18:56:36.366-04:00Still here<p>I'm still here and working.</p><p>Altering Victorian cabinet cards. </p><p>Doing some collage work. </p><p>Painting a landscape in France (after Derain). The landscape is in France, not me - alas!<br /></p><p>Stitching together a birdie; since I took the photo I added tiny white buttons for its eyes. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrB7J-PCIxjV4CqRbgifF5B70xDZFJsz0rFxiO5rsamAlJtIAlwez4eBwJuCuoqVA9Fc7LsI2W04lHe-9MqmiyCWdLad6UnGKuUI1Bcb1GS_lVkVboXVKW4hFyAh51ywc6hImV/s700/IMG_3792.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="462" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrB7J-PCIxjV4CqRbgifF5B70xDZFJsz0rFxiO5rsamAlJtIAlwez4eBwJuCuoqVA9Fc7LsI2W04lHe-9MqmiyCWdLad6UnGKuUI1Bcb1GS_lVkVboXVKW4hFyAh51ywc6hImV/w264-h400/IMG_3792.JPG" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDcIM3vAI8-7IgBlkoZVd_6HBbXSgNB30U7ecGURMhmAVhyphenhyphenU-ve1LiB0xdjtj2F2yjt8bjriW9UinEtLGF9uFMWmeOhfNxpdZ4udO9kiATFEINMVWMXodFcV046hNeLHf9oHg/s700/IMG_3737.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDcIM3vAI8-7IgBlkoZVd_6HBbXSgNB30U7ecGURMhmAVhyphenhyphenU-ve1LiB0xdjtj2F2yjt8bjriW9UinEtLGF9uFMWmeOhfNxpdZ4udO9kiATFEINMVWMXodFcV046hNeLHf9oHg/w300-h400/IMG_3737.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjles4oU8CY6r9aj2BrPMrgkHaP3gX0xrWE0Ajyb6CjcQFUYazzVRveWcpEimO5B9y5o2b9gy78gRtqykJc9G9bmvKfVW9e3SeOcylWaMmGsKmCqy3dMCeFeL1XZyRsKYkC5nQE/s700/after+derain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjles4oU8CY6r9aj2BrPMrgkHaP3gX0xrWE0Ajyb6CjcQFUYazzVRveWcpEimO5B9y5o2b9gy78gRtqykJc9G9bmvKfVW9e3SeOcylWaMmGsKmCqy3dMCeFeL1XZyRsKYkC5nQE/w400-h266/after+derain.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsz3OOorMM8ngC-sTkTevQQEQN6VtlH1wMxfO04BuBBwt0tptAjyPcU3XlphFP4aF6WMRoZe5dXtjupIal0BWGQn1zwiEdf9B4o3-xdGUtvDdVM6jKWr-3h5Tz0UzL2AynyKb/s640/IMG_3757.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="640" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsz3OOorMM8ngC-sTkTevQQEQN6VtlH1wMxfO04BuBBwt0tptAjyPcU3XlphFP4aF6WMRoZe5dXtjupIal0BWGQn1zwiEdf9B4o3-xdGUtvDdVM6jKWr-3h5Tz0UzL2AynyKb/w320-h319/IMG_3757.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Hoping you're healthy and coping well. Stay safe, wear a mask, wash your hands. And thanks for stopping by.<br /><p></p><p> <br /></p><p><i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknown</p>A bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-83665995609861334402020-07-20T12:12:00.002-04:002020-07-20T12:12:40.086-04:00HeatwaveWe're in week 3 of a heatwave. I eat a lot of this, cut up in chunks and ice-cold. Watermelon is mostly seedless these days, but a few sneak in. Stay cool, stay safe.<br />
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<i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknownA bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-12752634195611033722020-04-20T17:01:00.002-04:002020-04-20T17:01:43.474-04:00Week 4 of self-isolationWe are making memories.<br />
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Every day at 7:30 p.m., the hospitals' shift changes, and every day at that hour all over the city people come out on their balconies and front doors to bang pots and pans, cheer, clap, and lately there's even been a foghorn, to support our healthcare workers.<br />
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We have our share of troubles but I am incredibly grateful to be living under a very caring and proactive federal government. I give thanks daily.<br />
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Indoors, I'm triaging old artwork. I came across this one, acrylic and oil bar on stretched canvas, that I painted in the last century (haha!).<br />
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Dans le Midi (South of France) </div>
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<i>Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary</i>--source unknownA bird in the handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722441286099105034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26118104.post-50195388073264800592020-04-16T17:47:00.000-04:002020-04-16T17:47:27.408-04:00Blogging in the time of the coronavirus I hope you're all doing well. I don't have much to say, as I spend most of my time at home.<br />
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I make two trips out for necessities, wearing my mask and gloves, and a daily evening walk in an isolated part of my neighbourhood. The exercise is a must and luckily anyone I come across respects distancing.<br />
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