I had a fabulous Christmas and New Year – my sister and her family spent Christmas with us (they flew out from Houston) and I was lucky enough to spend time with my 10 year old niece who received watercolour paints for Christmas. It was a “masterclass” of sorts, with me imparting my (limited) knowledge while we sat, side by side, and painted each other a picture. It was beautiful – tranquil, and very meaningful to me to share my new love with my much loved niece. I painted her a picture with two dragonflies – representing my two nieces – and she painted me a landscape with snowcapped mountains and flowers in the foreground. She got bored long before I’d finished! But I had a blast for 30 minutes while I finished up her painting. It was truly a special way to bring in 2017. May all my paintings this year be filled with this much love!