Fall
OMG! can you believe it, it has been months since I have posted in my blog. Can’t say having two major surgeries can really contribute to enthusiasm for anything that’s for sure. Late June found me recuperating from total knee replacement surgery (ugh!) This is a surgery I hope to never have to undergo again. Then two weeks ago I under went ligament reconstruction in my left hand. I had this surgery done on my right hand about 12 years ago. I have been suffering from arthritis since I was very young and it continues to strike my joints whenever it can.
But it takes more than surgeries to keep me down. I often think how odd it is that my favorite painter is Renoir. He was so afflicted with arthritis in his hands that he had his wife strap the brushes to his hands so he could continue to paint, little did I ever imagine that I too would share more than his love of art, but also his affliction as well. On the lighter side, summer has passed and my favorite time of year has come, Fall! Fall with her wonderful glorious array of glowing warm colors. The trees have just started to turn , but the weather remains stubborn and wants to cling to summer’s hot temps. The weatherman has predicted cooler temps for the latter part of this week. YAY!
On the farm front…Mrs. Turkey frequently comes to the back yard deer feeder with ALL seven of her brood still with her. Now they are all almost full grown and as large as she is. She has done quite a marvelous job of protecting them and keeping them alive.
We have acquired another dog to add to our family. A full blooded Red Bone hound dog named Dixie. Tater our golden Retriever mix is in 7th heaven to have a playmate and Joe our very aging cattle dog is much relieved as he no longer has to entertain Tater.
I have had many viewers write in to ask me how to get published this is a subject I will write on soon as it takes a column by itself. Please feel free to write me in and ask me questions, I will answer them the best I can and if I can’t I’ll refer you to someone who can.
“Have You Ever Heard of a Rainbow Farm? -The Missing Color Kittens” is now available at your local book store or online at www.lulu.com. It is a wonderful book in the series. So don’t forget to add it to your kid’s library. The author and I are already working on book 3 so you won’t want to fall behind in the the adventures of the kids of Rainbow Farms and their colorful animals.
This winter be looking for Mary Wilson’s next book I will be illustrating, “Red Hat Grandma”. It promises to be another delight from this accomplished author.
Off to feed the chickens and collect the green eggs (yes my chickens really lay green eggs) Hey, maybe I live on a Rainbow Farm??
Later gaters…