We're in the bit in between Christmas and New Year. The time when we normally visit friends, or take the kids to a Holiday movie, or crowd the stores looking for end of year bargains, or go to a hockey game, or a football game... but this year is very different. The area where I live is in lockdown. People are encouraged to stay at home, and only go out for essential shopping or for exercise.
Christmas Day was very quiet for me... I was at home all day, and had a very short but welcome visit from OlderSon and family.... fully masked, and following the rules. Just enough time for tea and a cookie and a little gift exchange and then they were off home to their own Christmas.
But a friend dropped by on Boxing Day with a gift of some fresh figs.... lovely!
Only a few more days until the year 2020 is history, people the world over will be glad to see it go. Lots of optimistic hopes for 2021.... getting the vaccine, being able to gather with family again, restarting activities that have been cancelled, trying to live a "normal" life. This is one occasion where the special words HAPPY NEW YEAR really mean a lot!
And a Happy New Year to you too.
ReplyDeletePraying for chances to be back to familiar territory and family. I've had enough of 2020.
What a special gift you received from your Grandson. That's an absolute treasure. It would make me misty-eyed for sure.
Your lino-cut print pictures are gorgeous. Doing the trip-tic SP?? is perfect. You have a real prize winner there. Your family will cherish it.
Sue
As soon as the frame was unwrapped, YoungerSon grabbed his hammer and was nailing a picture hanger to the wall and up it went!
DeleteI LOVE your masterpiece. I am not surprised it went up on the wall very quickly.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, here's hoping for a Happy and Healthy New Year. Fervently hoping.
Thanks for the kind words about the tire swing tree. Lots of hope for 2021.
DeleteWhat a lovely work of art you created, it's a beauty. We are all hoping for covid to be in the rearview mirror. Wishing you a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful 2021.
ReplyDeleteThankyou for the compliment. 2021 has lots of promise!
DeleteI hope 2021 will bring much happiness to you and your loved ones. Take care and stay safe, Mxx
ReplyDeleteNew Year Greetings to you and your family too.
DeleteThe delivery of the fresh figs by your friends serves to remind us that kindness abounds, despite COVID. We have dear friends with whom we would have spent New Year, with two other couples, and yesterday they delivered crab cakes and sauce to our door, and fresh bread. We chatted at a distance, but we shared New Year together anyway, and they made sure that all eight of us will enjoy crab cakes at New Year whether we are together or not. Human kindness and decency wins out in the end - unless you are a politician in Ontario flaunting the rules, of course, but that may just be normal behaviour for a politician. They seem to get slimier in direct proportion to their time in office. Miriam and I wish you all the very best for 2021 - and more figs!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your crab cakes... and all the best for crab cakes.... and figs.... in 2021.
DeleteI love their art and yours.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the compliment, and Happy New Year!
DeleteMy dear friend,
ReplyDeleteLove so much this beautiful work of art you created! You are an artist very talented and criative!
Wishing you and all your dear family a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year!
Lots of Hugs and much Love to you!
Lots of love to you Sonia! 2021 will be a good year.... I promise!
DeleteI love the artwork you made of the tree.
ReplyDeleteOur numbers are way down here so we are not on lockdown. I just got my first vaccine dose a few days ago.
I'm glad you like the tree.... simple but effective, and personal. They loved it! Well done for getting the vaccine, I hope it's my turn soon.
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