It's nearly here!  Winter........... yes that was my first thought on  waking this morning.  I've always hated winter.  It fills me with dread, I sense depression looming, waiting to pounce as soon as I have a weak moment when it can descend upon me and take up residence.  The days getting shorter,  lack of light, grey skies, cold and wet weather are the perfect conditions.
BUT,  my second thought this morning was a positive one.  Yesterday was a really great day.  It started with some really good news. A friend of a friend had just seen the link to my art website and guess what?  She loves my paintings and wants to buy one!
How soon can you get it to me? she asks excitedly. 
It's been a while since I've sold a painting.  I haven't done any marketing,  it takes so much time and effort to get art noticed and I'd rather be painting!  So when someone suddenly out of the blue says "I'd like to buy one",  it's a great feeling.  I see so many artists doing such wonderful work that I'm always amazed when someone actually wants one of mine.  Such a vote of confidence, it's the best gift especially at this time of the year.  My heart which was heavy with so much pain and suffering in this world of ours suddenly feels lighter.  I'm going to try really hard to hold on to this feeling for as long as I can.  My thoughts will now focus on starting my next painting. I'm in the best place. 
My art website badly needs to be updated but here it is for what it's worth. Have a peek when you have a minute.
https://sites.google.com/site/noreenhegarty/paintings/new-painting