Browsing through my mind, that is. I am thinking about several things the first of which is this card I found. I painted it for my sister as a birthday card years ago and forgot all about it, and ran into it today cleaning some art stuff on my porch. The card does not have the blue box around it. I added that after I scanned it in. Guess I will have to put it with my cards so that I will remember to send it to her next year.



My son understands that I cannot come up to PA this year. We had two great conversations, one on his birthday this past week. Being a father has changed him. It has softened all of his hard edges. I am quite amazed by the transformation.

Veteran's Day- this year no Veterans Day posts but thank you all of you veterans for your service!

I have a new therapist at the VA. I think I am going to like her. I have missed counseling. It is one of the primary ways I keep my mind from turning unfortunate incidents into calamities. Having an an anxiety disorder makes me overreact sometimes- quietly, internally- no histrionics with others. I learned a long time ago that my illness is my problem and others should not have to suffer just because I do.

I am trying to find news stories about the storm that hit Alaska. While it has been described as an 'epic event' and the worst in 40 years, there is little news. Do we in the lower forty care so little about what happens to our citizens up north? They are already deep into winter and being without power in the freezing cold has got to be devastating.

I am trying to think of what to paint. I have time to paint and should do so. Lately, I have become fascinated with the work of Van Gogh. During the last few years of his life the color yellow dominated his paintings. I use very little yellow. What amazes me is the range of colors in his works- green and violet skin tones!? How does one even think like that? I know he was likely schizophrenic, but so many artists use colors that I cannot SEE that I am beginning to believe that I am color blind. (My other fascination is with Monet who also pushed the color envelope.) I want to explore colors. Have a great weekend, all!