August | 2016 | silkannthreades

Dearest WordPress friends,

We have an open and generous relationship, so I know you won’t mind if I let you in on my latest dalliance. You see, I have neglected you shamefully because I am flirting with You Tube. It’s an innocent enough flirtation but I am rather shy about admitting to it. It seems a bit silly flirting with You Tube in my older years. ( And probably making a fool of myself in the process. 😀 )

If you would like to see what we’ve been up to, You Tube and I, come on over to Gallivanta H. You may find something to make you smile; like this

And, don’t worry, as much as my flirtatious fling with You Tube is fun, my heart belongs to my WordPress family. 🙂 I am not planning to desert you.

Your friend in blogging,

Gallivanta.

Warning: you may find ads on some of my You Tube videos.

On a more sensible note, I am trying out You Tube because I am curious to see how it works, particularly in terms of monetization. And I am keen to see how I cope with the challenge of making videos. At the moment I find the process difficult, and my admiration has grown, in leaps and bounds, for those who make beautiful, skillful videos. Lens caps off to them.

I have an artist- in – residence? Do you?

As a way of bringing a lighter, brighter look to my house, I have let her creative spirit have free rein in my domain. There are new paintings everywhere. And some of her old ones, too.

They make me smile. They remind me that spring is nearly here; that the magnolia is about to bloom again. They remind me that my dreary, old soul will soon be revived by longer hours of daylight; longer hours of sunshine.

Here’s a look at some of my artist’s work. Do you know who she is? If you are long time reader of this blog, you have met her before. Of course, she isn’t physically in residence, but what fun it would be if she really were.