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Gratitude

I am grateful :

-for my health. I have stayed Covid-free all these months by following the science: mask or double mask, glove, isolation. #IwearbecauseIcare

-that the new vaccine that is being administered today. I will wait patiently for those most in need to get theirs.

-for my Covid pup, Bobby, who is so cute even when he is naughty!

Naughty

Nice

-that my older daughter & family could spend this month in Florida, even though I miss them a lot!

-for Zoom so I can keep in touch.


Zoom cookie-baking

-that "Darth" (Vader), the fish I am pet-sitting, is  still swimming after 3 weeks!



-that my younger daughter lives nearby too. We are a small happy family!

-that I found mincemeat, after searching 4 stores, for my annual fruitcake gifts! Walmart came through for me, and again today, with rum extract to use for eggnog fudge! Thanks Google!

-that our Indianapolis weather has not been so bad. I am still taking daily walks; and it is even better when the sun is shining! 

-for my fireplace that gives that cozy feeling of  warmth during the holidays.

-that I have a creative outlet ~ crochet ~ and a love of reading to keep me busy during isolation. I also have a "family" of crochet friends online in my Ravelry group, Cro-Kween Designs as well as on my two other Facebook pages. We've been meeting to chat monthly on Zoom.

The "Courtesans" at Cro-Kween Designs

-that I could go, double-masked and gloved,  to see an art exhibit: "Black Artists Matter" at the Indy Art Center. I was the only patron there at the time and felt safe.

#Black Lives Matter

The eighteen artists in the exhibit bonded while working on this streetscape, "Black Lives Matter," in Indianapolis. They were offered the exhibit to showcase their collective talents.





-that I have fond memories in my heart of the loving and exciting life Alan and I led for 48 years! I know he is resting in peace!


Fortieth Anniversary

And finally...

-that I am striving to make the most of each day and to be happy. After all, tomorrow may not come!



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