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Diane Tom Emma Wendy Steve Ginya Carl Arron |
| Christmas 2014 Page 2 |
| We are both holding up pretty well, over all health is good. After all my health issues and trips to the hospital in 2013, I had had everything check out way more thoroughly than I care to think about. I took a year off from doctors and all things medical. I took my handful of pills everyday (usually) , but that was it. I will have my annual physical next month, and will see if I am as well as I think I am. The art world continues to amaze me. I still teach two classes a week, plus assorted workshops, as the demand arises, I judge juried competitions, and still try to find time to paint. My commitments to the Florida Watercolor Society have lessened a great deal now that I am no longer president; I will remain on the board though, in a lesser supportive role, for another four years. I continue to enter national competitions, though not as many these days as I used to. Fees have sky-rocketed and I am both a little more selective about what shows I enter, and a little more forgetful about deadlines. January is the busiest month; I could actually enter more than a dozen major competitions around the country. I continue to win awards on a regular basis, so it is still well worth the efforts. If you have a house , you have on-going projects, and wish lists. This year we had our kitchen remodeled. Warren posted a lot about it on Facebook with pictures. While it took a lot of work, planning, frustration, (if one more Male tells me, "...ma'am, you don't really want to...). Anyway, it turned out great and we are very pleased. We also tiled the screen room, and the front porch. We have several more things on the list for next year. Our new philosophy is "So what if our kids won't get to fly first class....let then take a bus!" |
Carol: Diane and I have Sister-days now, that means she comes over to my house I put her to work...or we go shopping or have lunch...or even other fun stuff....I like it. Thanks to her effort, last year's $2.98 Wal-Mart Poinsettias are now large bushes, filled with blooms, and all the rest of my mirade of flowers are thriving in larger pots and weeded beds. (...and yes, thriving , outside, right now, in our 75 degree weather!) Warren and I still continue to play on-line games. Just in case anyone is onto this stuff, I play Riftplus ArcheAge, He plays World of Tanks, also World of Planes and we both play World of Warcraft. While we were in Kansas we had the pleasure of having dinner with our long time World of Warcraft friends, Beth (Sorda) and Doug (Kargle)and their family. It was nice to meet up with them again. Every year I continue to be surprised that there were not more photographs taken. Nowadays, as it is, I spend more time working with photographs for this letter and for the on-line version than I do writing. Warren does such a good job, . Please do remember that the on-line version of this letter is filled with many, many more photographs really commemorating the whole years events in pictures |
I only mail a few card now a days, most of you will receive an emailed link to the more extensive and inclusive online version of this letter. Pass it on to anyone you wish. Only today I realized that I am missing pictures of several people. I will update this letter later with Christmas day photos. They should be up by New Years Eve, Check back if you are interested. Love and happiness to EVERYONE!!!! Carol and Warren Frye |
