Recreate your life, always, always.  Remove the stones, plant rose bushes, and make sweets. Begin again.

                                   Cora Coralina

                                    Well, I have always tried to look for the silver lining no matter how dark the cloud.  And this pandemic we are all living through has certainly presented itself as a pretty dark cloud.  One silver lining it provides, however, is time to catch up on those things that we all say to ourselves "once I get a little time I'm going to ......"  Well, after cleaning out all my closets, reorganizing the kitchen, researching my family tree, touching base with old friends, and closing in on the finishing chapters of a book I have been writing for years, there seemed to be no excuse not to pick up my art supplies again.  The drawing above I made when quarantining had just begun and didn't yet seem like such a horrible idea.  My husband had just moved into a new office and I thought some birds could brighten his tan walls.  So the plan for now after straightening out the studio is to circle back once again and start fresh.  Taking Cora's advice, I am going to remove dried out paints and stiff brushes, enjoy a shopping spree at Hobby Lobby, and create.  It's great to be back and great to be starting over!