Sorry, friends, that I forgot to post this image of the orchid when it bloomed.  I was just so busy getting ready for the shows.  This orchid has lost its tag so I am not sure what its name is.  Another, called BROWN EYES is getting ready to bloom.  It is a beauty and I will try to show it to you as soon as it opens.

our artist group has an assignment this time.  We are challenged to do a pastel.  I have never used pastels and never really wanted to but it is always good to stretch our limits.  I bought a small set of pastels when I was in my teens and still have them but yesterday I bought a few other things so that I can refine what I have started.  The only paper I could find at home was black.  I chose a really cute image and began.  OOOh, not so good.  But I am still working on it and if it is presentable, I will post an image later.

Shalom, Diana