Making this painting has been a real visit down memory lane. During my sailing days I lived on Wasa for about a year. I joined her in the Caribbean and ended up in Australia. I had the special talent of not getting sea sick. Wasa's galley was a special place for me. I attempted to never repeat a meal, even though the choices in our storage were limited. There are so many stories about cooking at sea that I could spend a whole day writing about them. But not today. This little painting captures the feeling of this galley for me. It was fun to paint. Wasa's Galley is the Ray for Today.
Until May 10 of this year (2017) I was living happily in Langley Washington and my husband, Robert, was living in assisted living in Oak Harbor because he has Lewy Body Dementia. His condition was worsening and he was soon in need of care beyond assisted living. I didn't know how we would afford the escalating costs for care until a friend mentioned to me that there are excellent long term care facilities in Ajijic Mexico at affordable costs. I made a couple of trips to Ajijic and researched facilities and liked what I found. In two months I made all the necessary arrangements, both in Ajijic and in Langley. Robert now lives in La Casa Nostra, and I live in a beautiful house in Chapala. This blog is about our journey with Robert's disease, moving to Mexico, and hopefully refinding myself as an artist.
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