This is a picture of our house taken last year over the Christmas Holidays. I had my son in law take a picture for me. I told him I wanted it for a screen saver but the moment I saw the fading light on the snow and the Christmas lights I knew I wanted it to be a painting, It was finished the end of June and I kept it until the first week of September, when my son in law's birthday falls on the 1st and my daughter's falls on the 5th; their birthdays are celebrated jointly in Labour Day weekend.
The picture was certainly a surprise. I like getting things for this branch of my family; probably because I know what would be really appreciated and more important, what is needed. My gifts are usually practical, like prepaying an amount on their hydro bill and propane bill every winter. Those things are really appreciated and seeing as I don't pay rent I feel good about contributing to the household, The painting was really something different and when they opened it they looked as surprised as they did happy, As days went by over the next couple of weeks I heard more and more comments about the picture and I came to realize how much they were enjoying it. The picture was painted by Brenda Depres, an artist whose work I am familiar with and enjoy. I will put her website at the bottom of this post for anyone who is interested.
I would like to have a four season collage of our home and the property attached. Because this house is so old, 1875, there is major renovations everywhere. Many have already been done and still more are on the to do list, This summer we have a bricklayer doing renovation and repointing with yellow bricks almost 140 years old. This is a big 4 bedroom home and every new venture is expensive. We are trying hard to keep the old homestead feeling , This is a home, that houses 3 generations at all times and quite often 4 generations with my great grandsons. The house expands when someone needs a home for a few weeks or months, then effortlessly shrinks back when that person moves on. I have always felt it is the perfect place to come and heal, physically heal, emotionally heal and any other kind of healing a person needs throughout their lifetime.
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Monday, October 20th, 2014,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,9:16p.m.
