Then one wonderful spring morning, my friend called to ask me to go for a ride so she could show me something,

When someone tells me how they feel when they see something I've done and they want to live with it, that's the best,

Despite the drought, floods and freezes, they come back every spring, and because of experiences in my life, that's been meaningful to me, ... In some way, no matter what tragedies befall us, God will allow us to bloom again.

It was a joy-of-celebration piece, and the first time I put it out at a show, it sold, ... I never had any prints made.

Since that day, I have been a different person, ... and my painting has brought me more joy.

The most important accomplishment, I believe, was my voting against the First World War.