The Music Is Playing . . .

 Doubting there will be family members milling through the house 

this year for our Thanksgiving and Christmas traditions.  

It hasn’t stopped me though from getting in the mood to think 

pictures, pine cones, ribbons, gifts, foods, treats,

greens, trees, lights, music. 

Disappointing for us all.  

Best we think that way though to help stop the recent Covid increases.

Western Michigan has been hit hard.

Neighbors of mine plus family members are dealing with the virus. 

The affects of this pandemic are double, triple, on and on!

Health, jobs, care the list continues.

Wearing masks, washing hands, sanitizing helps us all.

I find keeping a thankful heart helps too.  

I hope we can find a patch of Winter Berries this year 

like my friend Barb found a few years ago.  

The brilliant red certainly does dress up my vases of greens.  

Changing up art pieces in our home usually catches my holiday energy first. 

My Iowa brother Terry, former art teacher, always creating, 

has blessed me, us, all of us with his talent.  

Be it pottery, pencil sketches, water color, oils, collage, 

wood cuts, prints, antiques, the list goes on and on.  

Safe to say, in his mid eighties, daily still, Terry is creating.

He started off with wood, building furniture and

moved to sculpture, pottery, oils, watercolor, pen and ink.  

Folded papers, books, designs seem to capture his interest today.

Ski Trails above is my favorite.  It is kept up in view year around.

(Forgive the light peaks, difficult to capture the detail of these hanging pieces.)

Terry asked for this piece back several years ago and I declined. 

(I think he wanted to use the frame for another project.)

This original is made with paper pulp, adding soft color tints, 

and interjecting twine cord to depict 

the Colorado hills we skied many times.

Oh the history and memories that play out in this piece. 

Love Love Love

This pencil sketch of holiday touches

with Santa’s, bells, trees, ornaments Raggedy Ann and more 

has been brought out of my “print” storage closet to help me dress up the house.  

Wish you could see all the detail.

a treasure indeed

This picture story could go on and on but I will close with this 

back yard scene of the Oak Tree woods behind our house.

Years back, a fall visit from Terry left him with an early snowfall 

and he sketched the scene, went back home and created this piece.

He didn’t stay around to help clean up the leaves!

I end this here for it is exactly what Mister Irish and I have planned for our day.  

Hopefully it will be our final clean up.

Thank you for visiting.

Thank you for your friendships.

Stay Safe Well Happy

love

lynne

‘till soon