Many Years Ago...

a friend begged me for paints, brushes, scrap boards and wire to release her inner creativity. Her own supplies were packed away as she and her children waited for their home to sell and her husband was working hours away in their new community. My friend's enthusiasm to paint produced a special hanging that still graces my kitchen.

Now in the dead of winter, I too felt her urge "to paint." I dug out that old box of paints and brushes, rummaged through our furnace room to find scrap boards and began sketching an idea – one related to our second semester Sunday School lessons.

Every day over the past couple weeks, I've taken a few minutes "to putz" on the project: priming, applying base colors, adding details and attempting various techniques. Afterall... it's just some scrap boards from home improvement projects. Why not have fun blending colors?

Today I dug out my drill set, made holes and wired the works together for hanging. I asked myself: Why paint?

Because... the process brings back fond memories of Many Years Ago!

For you, Pam!