Happy New Year!!

I am a happy camper. We're getting lots of rain which is a very good thing. My studio organization project is coming along very nicely. I'm ready to call in Robert to put up the shelves that will house my dolls (some are my own art dolls and art dolls made by friends; some are my fashion dolls -- Barbies and Gene Marshalls and Gene's friends) and my Japanese pink cats plates and bowls. I now know what art supplies and equipment I have and where it all is. Pretty much. Between organization hours I've been working on finishing the origami books.

Yesterday my very good friend Jane and her partner Dan spent most of the day with us. I was very close to Jane and her older brother Michael in high school. Jane and I were freshman roommates in colleges. Jane's daughter Lizzie married in SLO on New Year's Eve to Spencer, whose parents are from Wisconsin but are retired in SLO. Wedding planning in the fall facilitated our reunion in September when our other high school friend, Janice, now in Texas, was able to joint us. Dan has some ties in southern CA, so I'm hoping that will help facilitate all of us seeing more of one another in the coming years. Too, I'm planning a trip to Texas in the spring, which will include seeing Janice and her family. Renewing these old friendships is simply making my heart and soul feel good. These women and their families enrich my life. Honestly, it makes me teary-eyed thinking about it.

Altogether, I'm feeling more centered and grounded than I have in a long time.