I Am Thankful …

It has been a while since I did one of these…

I am thankful for:

1. Fred. He is unfailingly kind, nonjudgemental and helpful. Oh, and even after being together six-and-a-bit years, he can still make me laugh. {And he runs a great taxi service! }
2. My two sons who are good, kind, self-supporting men.
3. Marmite. And also the fact that although it is expensive, I can buy it here in Vermont.
4. The local community college which reduces tuition fees for seniors by 50%. {Apparently the University of Vermont waives the total tuition fee for seniors so I am going to look into that, too.}
5. My continuing good health. I am VERY  aware that I have to do my share to keep this the way it is.
6. I have enough money to live on and some left over to frivol away on Marmite and art classes  It helps a lot that Fred and I share household expenses equally.
7. Vermont. This is a beautiful state and the people are very friendly. {Now, if only something could be done about the looooong winters }
8. Open Diary and the friends I have made here. And I am delighted that Fred has taken to it so enthusiastically.
9. Being able to take art classes. I have enjoyed these summer classes very much even though a time or two I have been stressed by the amount of work required .
10. I have almost finished preparing my portfolio. I found myself with three pictures to choose from for the last one and decided to go with the one which was the exercise in linear perspective with two vanishing points. Jean the instructor mentioned a few things that would make it better and I spent about 30 minutes this morning doing those things. Now all that is needed is to mount it on black poster board.

Until later…