I have taken time off from my therapy because of the other obligations in my busy schedule.  I am pleasantly surprised how much more connected I feel to the general flow of daily life.  I know this water therapy was soothing and helped to keep my joints flexible but I seem to now have so much more time to get things done.  Before, it was therapy, paint, cook, collapse, repeat.  Now, I am gardening as per the amount of energy I have, then I rest, then I sew or paint, then rest and enjoy the garden, or research or study, then cook, then collapse.  Well, as I said, I feel more involved with a number of things that I just didn’t have time for. I am happy I did the large group of paintings in the winter because I have most things finished for the few shows I want to enter this year.  I have one I am still in progress with on this blog and am started on a special project.  Also I have some pending commissions.  My students will be eager to get back to class and I have been putting that off till later because of all the circumstances with family and because my room is being used as a plant nursery till the garden is in. This is delayed because of the amount of rain.  The garden cannot be tilled until it dries out a little.  I have employed a willing teen to help me with the work in the gardens so they are far more advanced than usual.  Everything is lush, green and about to burst into bloom.  My peace and joy is expanded and fulfilled in the garden and I am grateful.  I will get back to you when I get some work done on the blog progression portrait.  Hugs to you all. Diana