Goodbye 2016

 

 From our winter wonderland that we call home,

our very own land of Narnia in Maine,

we say goodbye to 2016.

There were many negative things that happened

in 2016.

Many people we loved are now gone.

We will miss them and we will carry on.

Because that is what you do.

You remember the good times

and you carry on.

2016 had some saving points, too. Mark and I left everything behind in Florida and relocated our home base of operations to Maine. Isn't our new home beautiful?
Two of our three children have been here to check out Maine. I told each of them, this is your new 'home'. Florida was good to us, but for health reasons I had to leave it. So now our permanent home is in Maine. That was the best decision we made in 2016.

 We did bring some dragons with us from Florida.

Actually five dragons and I've added to the

herd while we've been here.

This baby dragon was carved from a pine tree

with a chain saw by a very talented artist

in Florida. 

The baby stands guard over our home.

Night before last we got about a foot of snow

and this little guy even got blasted on the porch

under the roofline.

I love how his little eyes are peeking out.

Hahahaha! Poor baby!

 So you add that foot of snow to what we already had

and this is what you get. 

A back yard buried in snow but soooo beautiful!

I love Maine!

Behind those trees is where Mark hunted this year.

We have plenty of land for hunting.

And hopefully for one of our children to relocate

in 2017 and live up here next door to us.

Fingers crossed and praying.

Poor Belle. She could hear Mark and Mike out back with the snow plow truck and she wanted to go out there. Or at least see them. But we are buried in snow.
2016 - you will only be missed a tiny little bit. 2017 - here's hoping to be a great year!
A year filled with family and love and good health and God's blessings!
Happy New Year to you and your family. May God richly bless you in the coming year! Thank you for your support and comments during 2016. You are why I continue. You are loved and appreciated.
*** If you should feel inclined to pray for me I would appreciate it. Art has been hard to do lately. I am having my first cataract surgery this coming Thursday, January 5th. The second surgery is tentatively scheduled for February 9th. I should be able to see much better then and be able to get back to arting. I miss it.  Thank you. ***