End of 2020

 Dear friends,  

This post will have to serve as my Christmas and New Year's greeting for 2020.  COVID19 and the Presidential election have made the year almost intolerable.  The Chaparral Retreat has been closed since March and we may not be able to reopen until spring or summer.  We have no house concerts scheduled but hope to have some music at the Watonga ArtWorks center next year.  Right now we are all safe and well, staying quarantined, wearing masks, and missing seeing friends, family, and meeting new people.  

A few  uplifting highlights of the year have been Drew and Jenna's marriage, a good report from my cardiologist this month, getting the ArtWorks building ready for the possibility of hosting a traveling Smithsonian exhibition, and Andy and I celebrating our 40th anniversary this month. We had a pretty severe ice storm earlier this winter but we made it through three days without electricity. We lost several big trees on the property and will have our work cut out for us in the spring, cleaning up the debris left by the event. 

We spent an easy-going Christmas holiday with Drew and Jenna here at home and plan on the same for the New Year celebration. I don't expect any miracles but sure do look forward to the end of this year. With the COVID vaccine being available, we can see light at the end of the long tunnel that was 2020.

We are thankful for all of the people in our lives and for each new day we are able to live through. We send our love to all who love us and wish everyone a safe and sane 2021!