12|31

Well, it's the close of another year. Another new years eve.
Sometimes I feel like all I'm doing is getting older.

I'm a bit freaked out about that to be honest.

But I did have a yearly physical earlier this month and aside from my iron being in the sub-basement of iron numbers (I knew it was low), I have no health complaints. (Iron saturation range normal is something like 15-33% and mine was... 6...) At least iron is easy to fix.

I'm a bit achy in my right shoulder and a little in my knees, but it's not a big deal. It's not interfering with anything. I'm still walking everywhere, schlepping painting gear around, swimming, and I'll be down at the boathouse volunteering and kayaking again when the season opens.  I'm looking forward to it.

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This year was really good for me artistically.

I think I was extremely productive.

I got a lot of drawing practice in, and I did 54 plein air oils in 2021!

More Topiary Cats were painted too.

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I made gingerbread cats and went over to Sharon's the other day to decorate them.

It was fun.

Apparently Daya likes gingerbread now because she definitely helped eat through all the ones I took home!  I might have to make more, they are so good.

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I am deeply grateful beyond all measure that Daya and I have made it safely through another year.