Today is my one year anniversary of being cancer free. Yay! I think back to last year and it seems like yesterday and like a million years ago at the same time.
Last week was my 20th wedding anniversary. This year was also the 20 anniversary for two of the husband’s siblings , the 25th anniversary for another of the husband’s siblings AND tomorrow will be the 33rd wedding anniversary for the husband’s oldest sister and her husband. We are all still speaking. (To each other and to our respective spouses!) Anniversaries give one the opportunity to look back and measure how far one has come.
This was a monoprint done at a friend’s house. She was able to borrow a table top printing press from Pratt. I’d never done monoprints before. You paint on a plate, put it thru the press which then transfers the image to the paper. Unlike regular printing, you can only make one print. Our trash can was filled with crumpled up disasters! But we did get a few keepers. (She, more than I, since she IS a PROFESSIONAL ARTIST!)
I’m off to go on my first cruise. We just heard there may be a bit of a storm in the Caribbean. Who cares. I’m not at work. As long as the waves don’t make me spill any of my “special drink of the day”, I won’t care. I just hope we get there in time. This will be the first time flying with the husband’s new titanium hip. I foresee sirens, alarms, homeland security alerts and possibly body cavity searches. Never a dull moment. Now I must go medicate. (I don’t like to fly and we have to fly to get on the ship.) And you know, sometimes being medicated ain’t so bad.
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November 8, 2008 at 1:10 am
Jim
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!! (Belated.)
WHAT cruise ?!?!? You didn’t mention a cruise when I called you long distance from Florida last night!!
Titanium doesn’t rust, so he should feel free to do all the swimming he wants. I think I have a bathroom scale made of titanium. Or maybe tin? Who knows!
have a great time!
Nice print, by the way… very atmospheric.
xoxoxox
Me
November 8, 2008 at 1:38 am
Charlie
The monoprint is EXCELLENT. I really like everything about this. Happy Multi-Anniversary to you and the relatives. And the Husband.
November 11, 2008 at 8:22 pm
wrjones
Congratulations on everything – particularly good health.
You will have a wonderful time on the cruise and if you come back a little heavier, we won’t mention it.
November 12, 2008 at 3:56 am
AKLizzy
I echo wrjones’ comments – – so much to celebrate!!! Congrats on ALL accounts!!!
Have a wonderful cruise! And enjoy a drink of the day for me =)
We talked to the fam on Skype tonight and Kaiya mentioned that she misses you but is having a great time at Camp Walsh!
November 14, 2008 at 3:34 pm
wrjones
Say – how are we doing on our AUTUMN leaves? You did take the painting on your cruise I’m sure.
November 21, 2008 at 12:28 am
bonnieluria
Carol- so late I am to this post. You were thought of last week and we waved but I guess you were busy stirring the Mai Tai with your paper umbrella and didn’t see us.
The girls kept me busy.
The only biggest thing that really counts here is that one year anniversary of good health.
Good for you for even trying something new- monoprints are something I’ve never done so I applaud your bravado.
Welcome home and don’t let Bill bully you…..
November 29, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Diana Moses Botkin
Got here from Bill & Lisa’s blog and am enjoying your work. This piece is esp. fun.