Two of my works have been featured in sanctuary magazine which is the quarterly Journal of the Massachusetts Audubon Society. The theme of the summer issue has been the wind. They used two of my pieces in an article on kite flying. I have been blessed they gave Katharine credit as a gallery and I must say that Chris, the gallery director has worked very hard on my behalf to get this done and I thank him. It is an opportunity that I would not have otherwise.

A Buddhist friend in Canada, recently had dinner with his Holiness the Dalai Lama. For those of you who do not know, I have been a big fan and have a great deal of respect for his Holiness..... It was with great pleasure that my friend informed me that she had shown some of my work to his Holiness and that he stated his pleasure at some of the images. I felt honored on so many levels. To start with I am honored by the friendship of my Canadian friend, I am honored that she felt my work worthy to show his Holiness and that his Holiness felt compelled to even make a statement. Sometimes life is like that, the littlest gestures have the biggest of impacts.

My quote for the last month has been "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." Thich Nhat Hanh... Certainly a wonderful thought.