Merry Christmas to all. It's a wonderful time of the year on the island. The weather is perfectly mild with just a right touch of chill when the wind blows. We started the day with a walk on the beach and stopped at Matt and Dom's, a new bakery/sandwich shop. Great tea, coffee and made-on-premise goodies can be found here. On Christmas Day a group of artists meet at Barbara and David Hines' house. They make the turkey and we all bring a dish. Afterwards we conduct a re-gifting. We make pretty packages of unused gifts we do not want and create an honest yet hightly embellished story to get others to desire that which we do not want. Everyone goes home with a gift. The stories are the best part and it is a wonder to see what the item is after hearing the story. We started the tradition last year and it is growing. This year we will have people in their 20s as well as those in their 40s, 50s and 60s. I love having adults of all ages at the gathering and sharing their stories.
A little information about the image posted: It is a watercolor I did of our famous City Pier, the oldest pier on our island. At one time, boats were the only way to reach the island and this pier serviced steam boats as well as row boats. It is now a fishing pier with a fun restaurant and bar. I cut the painted image and then wove it into the image you now see. Since every artist and photographer has a rendition of this pier, I wanted something different. Hope you like it.
