catch up...

We have been going non stop! We started with a couple of days in Gettysburg, PA with friends, then a few days in Cape May, NJ with my brother's family, then Dec. 20-23 we were in NYC with Abbey and Ben. We saw the play Left on Tenth which we all liked a lot. After the play we walked to the Rockefeller tree in 21 degrees. It was freezing cold!! We are not hamming for the photo, we were seriously that cold!  Found a cab a few moments later!!   Time Square was PACKED, could hardly walk, this photo is after 11PM and a block from the tree...

Linda and Abbey did a 1000 piece puzzle and we all ate and drank well and had a great time with family. Next,  home for a night to catch up and repack. We were in need of some quiet time and we had booked a VRBO in Christiana, PA. Only 45 minutes from home but truly in the middle of nowhere! I must have said a hundred times how quiet it was. Only buggies out on the main road!
below is the reason to be here...

We had a fire going from the moment Linda's feet hit the floor till we went to bed,  for 3 full days! It was the perfect way to spend Christmas and celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary.

Back to painting and to help finish out 2024, I will offer this deal, it has been a while since I did this. A bit of a thank you to those reading my blog.

FREE to the 1st person to send an email and claim it!
If you are a past winner you are not eligible!

"Church Street View" original watercolor. I am guessing it was painted in 1994 and reworked in 2016 - a scene from Charleston, SC.   value $550
UNFRAMED, framing available $60 18x14" - shipping available at cost

I plan to paint 2 more Holiday paintings then move on to my usual January bird series.