antechristmas

been fog bound all day, feeling like dickens or edward hopper or something --- brightened by a most excellent water color from cousin a.d.hill --- i have her wonderful work all over my house 

and by a new orchid, from cousin robert, with large buds there that are a little scary but that promise big showy white flowers that are supposed to have a very good fragrance --- i will get a lot of good use out of that come january 

old friends dear and true all round they are