From Patty and Debbie. Deep thoughts

 Most of the time I like to keep the blog focused on art and design. Sometimes I lapse into silliness or ranting. Today we are going deep. Hopefully, I'll spend as little time as possible in the deep zone. Most (or all) of my plans don't seem to be working out. (Yesterday, Jan 2, I replaced some gibberish with that underlined sentence.)

As I write this on Dec 6, I have stumbled across this remark by D in a recent NYTimes article. D is Denzel Washington. Only his very closest friends are allowed to call him D. I look forward to getting a cease and desist order from him. 

This line popped out at me:

“I’m more interested in directing because I’m more interested in helping others,” he said. “What I do, what I make, what I made — all of that — is that going to help me on the last day of my life? It’s about, Who have you lifted up? Who have we made better?

Back to Jean's comments:  I have no idea if anyone is lifted up or made better by the blog. I do know that I am lifted up by comments and emails and notes or letters inside actual envelopes from all y'all. I won't be sharing anything specific, but I assure you, Denzel would be very impressed with the kind thoughts sent by my posse. 

Thanks again to all y'all. And I hope I am not getting redundant with too many return thank yous. Reviewing October and November mail has a way of getting me all whooped up with thankfulness. 

From Patty. I thought I had already posted this one, so I added a second. As it turned out, I have not posted this one, but, these two look nice together - so we get two today.

The one below is from Debbie. Those markers really pop and they look great with the stamp.