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Sticking to my new commitment to blog once each weekend, here is this week’s post (it’s a long weekend here so Monday counts…).

These are just some of the artworks from the LEGATO exhibition in Italy in May. I had four works there and Tony and I travelled over for the exhibition. The trip was like a late, late honeymoon and a somewhat early Silver Wedding anniversary. This is a fairly random selection, and is certainly not all the works that were on display. They were hard to photograph for various reasons so sorry about the quality of some shots. Enjoy 🙂

One of the things about being on holiday is having time to think. And think I did.

I have decided that I need to change the way I am managing my time, my online presence, and my commitments – especially around my art. I haven’t been a very regular blogger lately and want to be, but need it to be manageable. So, I am committing to one post each weekend – starting next Saturday or Sunday. I hope it is a pattern I can stick to. I am also removing myself from some of the online art galleries I have been using, and changing somewhat how I use Facebook and Twitter.

One of my prime motivations is that I want more time doing art, less time doing other stuff. In addition, I want to de-clutter our house; I am finding our ‘stuff’ is getting in my way. It feels good to have made a decision about issues that have been on my mind for quite a while now. Onward and upward!

We’re home – what a trip! It was incredible, but exhausting too. We had such fun; it as a very late honeymoon and a somewhat early Silver Wedding present.

We got back Tuesday night, I went to work Wednesday and had the paper done by Sunday morning. Now I need to relax for a few days and let all the information percolate in my head for a bit. In the meantime, these are a few random photos from amongst the many hundreds we took.

I guess I should’t say I was a good blogger, but I was certainly a dedicated blogger. It’s fair to say life overtook me recently, with art exhibiiotns, work, an overseas trip to plan – and so the excuses go on. Tomorrow TOny and I pack our bags, and the next day we head for Italy for the LEGATO exhibition. Service may be patchy but I will try and update during the trip.

This trip is exciting for a number of reasons. Tony has never been overseas and I last went overseas 30-mumble years ago. We have not had more than 3 nights away from home together since we started looking after Mum 12 years ago. (But MUm has been to my sister for a week or 10 days at a time, but we’ve stayed home and worked etc).

I have sold a few paintings in the last week, including Full Tide #3 which is perhaps one of my favorites. I suspect what I feel is a bit like what a parent feels when a child leaves home – pleased but a bit sad or apprehensive too. I hope the buyer’s new artworks makes them happy. It made me happy creating it.