Joy in the Storms

It's January already! I could give excuses why I haven't blogged in a while, but they are just, well, excuses. 
We had a lovely Christmas and New Year holiday. I took a few days off from work and enjoyed time relaxing to the sound of rain outside and the light of merry Christmas lights inside. I ordered my garden seeds and plotted the summer garden layout in my sketchbook.
It really hasn't been very cold this year. It's been very rainy, but no snow (knock on wood because I don't want any this year.)
Our home last year at this time!
Some sketching was done over the holidays and lots of scheming for new art collections. Now I am a busy bee painting to get a lot of spring and summer artwork finished.

I hope that you had a blessed Christmas,
and will have a wonderful 2019.