Day 1602: The best gifts come in chunks of time, not in boxes!

"Merry Christmas 2016", photo, acrylic & digital

Still in the afterglow of 24 perfect hours, here,

 I replied to artist/friend Norma's kind e-mail, saying ...

"being older I realize, 

the best gifts come in chunks of time, not in boxes."

Then the bell went off & today's blog was hatched.

Thanks again to Norma, 

it's happened too often to be random. 

. . .

When I was a kid, having a birthday so close to Christmas
meant combining the two, waiting two weeks for a gift.
When finally a grown up, I tried to distance the two.
Waiting till after my day to get "Christmas-y".

So, I am still behind as the beautiful cards roll in.

I thought I would share with you the Muse Art 

from San Francisco artist, Jane Pannell! Wow!

and some lovely handmade artwork that came today
from artists Michele, Ann & June.

I keep telling you I am so blessed, right?

I really am grateful.

A smile for Wednesday ...