Farewell Summer!
I can hardly believe Labor Day has come and gone when it seems like summer just began a week or two ago! Time is so elusive as I age. I suppose I feel blessed to be so busy that time just flew by, but I do so love summer. But oh! What a summer I had! I got out and sold my art, I met a lot of people and networked with shop owners, I participated in two big art projects, we took many lakeshore drives, explored museums and strolled through parks eating ice cream. This is the first summer I can remember since I was young, that I was fully present for the joy. I am normally so distracted by my to-do list that I get to the end of summer and feel robbed because I didn't stop and stargaze or didn't appreciate the smell of bonfires or the crickets at night. This year, I was so aware of how happy I was. Maybe it the anxiety/depression medication I started in spring, maybe its having success with my art or giving up my position on my church board amid bad feelings about those in
