Early spring for my family is filled with birthdays, including mine. This year, the eldest sibling in our family reached 70 years of age. Who would have thought that day would come! Seems we were all just in our twenties, let loose on the world to make a difference.
My brother turned 70 and we gathered the extended family at a restaurant to celebrate. Mid-way, my sister suggested, and my niece’s husband took, a group portrait of all us old ones (I was going to use another word…) and that resulting image has now been shared with everyone through multiple printed copies. (Not shared here for privacy reasons.)
I realized as I printed the photos that we don’t have many family moments like these in pictures. A sad reality of growing up in a household where food and clothing were the priorities and a camera was a luxury we could not afford. But you don’t get a second chance at these. So I have a few thoughts on this subject.
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Mid-December. Last blog of the year. Early darkness and grey, usually rainy days. Nothing to be glad about. Except that this year is coming to a close and Covid-19 vaccines have just been approved for both Canada and the US. This crap will soon be behind us. The only reason to rejoice. But you know what would be worse? Not adhering to public health measures, getting sick and dying a few weeks before you are scheduled to get a vaccine. That prospect should really make you determined to stick it out. And it would really really make your family angry if it happened. So don’t drop your guard now. Just a few more months. Hang in there.
But first we had to decide what the heck is “fine art”? We’ve had several animated discussions in the past few months, even a field trip to our local art gallery. In the past, I’ve written about 
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