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My New Blog

Many years ago I had a blog on here but I was lured away by the ease of Instagram. I still love Instagram but I miss having a blog. So here I am back. Starting over fresh and new.Since my last blog I have moved out to Arizona. It has been hard though being so far away from family. Especially since Covid. Not being able to travel back to see my family was something we never anticipated. We are finally going back in August for a week but it has been too long and a week is really not enough. We have thought about moving back but moving is a big project now that we are older. Much harder than it was before we moved out here. Plus real estate is so expensive right now it would cost us dearly. But we are still thinking about it. Anyway, I am still making art. I don't know where I would be with out my art. It keeps me sane and keeps me from thinking about things. Thats it for today. Just wanted to let you know I am back.

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