Hi guys…. I’m writing this as we drive to Winter Park for the third time in a little more than a month. We bought an r-pod recently so we don’t have to drive near as much but we haven’t taken it out yet. It needs some cleaning and configuring and will be ready for the next show. Since Christmas, it’s been kind of crazy. Everyone except Griff was home and it was great but Keegs and we were heartbroken when our 19 year old cat Ziggy took a turn for the worse and we had to send him over the rainbow bridge. You can’t lose someone who has been in your life for 19 years daily and not go to pieces. Luckily I was able to jump into making work immediately for upcoming shows which helped to keep me busy. By the end of January we are at St Petersburg delivering work to Temple Beth El, one of my favorite shows. We then went over to New Smyrna Beach to a show called Images where I won an Award of Merit. It was a good show, packed up Sunday night and hi-tailed it back over to Temple Beth El that Monday to pick up my work that didn’t sell ( 2 big pieces sold), so all in all it was good. Two weeks later we headed to Coconut Grove Art Festival -a two day drive and set up. We stayed with artist Mary And Carlos and had a wonderfully fabulous time. They were so gracious and Carlos is one of the funniest people I have ever met. He had us in stitches the whole time. Coconut Grove was good but rainy enough to send us home early on Sunday. Monday I was thrilled to see I had won another Award of Merit. This one came with a nice check so that was a plus! So home we went after that and honestly crashed out until we headed two weeks later to Gasparilla. Weather was great but not much action. The show was just so-so and honestly, their judging system is wack. I was glad to get home. Now we are back on the road this time to Winter Park. I haven’t been in this show since 2016 so it should be interesting. Sometimes that works to your benefit and sometimes it doesn’t. So if you are in the vacinity come see me, I’m in booth 129. Then I’m outta Florida… don’t really want to see it until next year again…. I have one of my funny small paintings that says-“ You are now leaving Florida, Welcome to America … Don’t look back”… and that’s my take on it. Don’t get me wrong, I have met a lot of cool people here on these trips and you say can that about a number of states (including Tennessee, where I live) but I’m sick of driving and will be glad to be home for a while and back in the studio. Check ya later.