Mary Cassatt and 7 reasons to be grateful

Mary Cassatt (painted from a black and white photo --
photographer unknown --colours imagined!)
Acrylic on birch panel
5 x 7 inches
Barbara Muir © 2015

Tonight I'm posting a little portrait I did of Mary Cassatt in
2015.  I was motivated to do a series on my heroes that year,
after having a powerful experience meditating and then a
dream that all my heroes were walking towards me on the beach
we visit in Pugwash Nova Scotia.

I have loved Mary Cassatt's paintings ever since I first
discovered them in high school.  To see them in person
in New York City at the Met in recent years was amazing,
even though they were in glass cases, and below eye level.

Now for 7 reasons to be grateful in honour of March 7
in the month of change.

1.  My son came over for coffee.  We had a super visit, plus
he helped me move boxes of books into the car, so I can donate
them to friends and little outdoor book libraries around the neighbourhood.

2.  I painted for most of the day.

3. My husband made dinner tonight - Salmon and rice,
steamed broccoli and a delicious salad. Delicious.

4. Someone at Change.org posted a petition against
single use plastic at one of Canada's major grocery chains --
Loblaws.  I signed it and shared it. Plastic pollution is a
major worry for both me and the planet.

5. I talked to my friend in the Netherlands who is feeling
healthy and enjoying riding her bike -- she sounded so
happy and I felt delighted talking to her.

6.  I have just finished Barbara Kingsolver's Unsheltered,
and it was a superb book.

7. Tonight when I'm finished painting I'll start reading
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn.

All in all a great day.  Thank you for being part of it.

Have a being grateful for your heroes day.