Gratitude Day

Clematis

After this long weekend and before I sit down to dealing with the inevitable letdown of real life, I want to list many things I am grateful for, in no particular order:

• the beautiful sunshine we're enjoying after so many months of rain


• that I drank just enough water to avoid sunstroke yesterday


• the incredible effort and work of the volunteers and coordinators of the Lake Oswego Art Show


• that I had enough energy to create and submit art and be a participant


• my friend Jenny is home after 2 weeks in the hospital


• the existence of Starbucks, cell phones and taxi cabs after I missed the last shuttle


• I'm of the age that reunions are interesting and welcome


• the friends I've reconnected with this past year and the new ones I've met


• Bob's help framing the art works and attending the show with me


• Bob doing the laundry, cleaning and barbecuing while I gallavanted around all weekend


• the artists who teach and share their techniques in person and on-line


• the people who support me and have supported me in the past that I often take for granted!
• I have work/career that lets me indulge my interests