2017 was not a productive year for art. I finished and published my book, Sight Unseen. I published Don’s book With Patience Wait. But most of the year I spent on my back with two knees so bad I couldn’t walk without damaging my feet.

I’m personally aware and in a relationship with every crack in the ceiling. That’s ok. This last November, I got my first new knee. I’m up and rolling with my walker and sometimes just on a cane. It’s a brave new world, but what I’m most thankful for is to be able to do the small necessities. Dinner. Laundry. To be able to pick up something on the floor. To be in more than one room in a day.

During that time we lost our greyhound Zeke. Zeke was a lovely silly boy, who had epilepsy. His illness finally became medically unmanageable.

We miss him. Horribly. But Lotus, our remaining greyhound,  is a mess. Greys are used to being in a pack. She has her kitties, but we know she’s still grieving Zeke and wishes one of us would put on a greyhound suit and run with her.

So, after all that medical stuff and all those medical bills, we’re looking for a greyhound girl to add to our pack.

We think we’ve found one. We found a beautiful fawn named Champaign. She’s three years old, and clearly taken to Don, although she liked me too.

Of course, we need to get everyone at home up to code. So we’re looking at the vet bill from hell.

In the middle of this, I’ve been looking at the quilts I’ve horded for the last 30 years. I’ve always sold my work, but I kept certain quilts back. I have two huge suitcases full of quilts that should really be enjoyed on someone’s walls.

They tell me the essence of cleaning is to get rid of things you aren’t using. You can’t say you’re using quilts in a suitcase unless you’re taking the suitcase somewhere regularly. Which I am currently not doing.

So for the next little while, I’m putting a number of works on sale. Most of them work out to half the asking price on them. I’m doing it because I do need the money and the quilts deserve better than life in a box.

If you’ve ever wanted a quilt of mine this is a very good time to buy one. You’ll find Lady Mantis at my etsy shop and on my web page you’ll find a listing of quilts for sale under the embroidered tapestry tab at the top of my site. Click on the quilts for sale tab and you’ll find the quilts. Or you can check my Etsy store to purchase quilts directly. Any problems or questions, email me.