Merry Christmas 2012-W51

Last week I bought the lushest, best looking little Poinsettia ever—and at Aldi no less!  It stars in today's painting, a quick sketch with no drawing.  That's always a little scary.  Not sure I did her justice but perhaps it may brighten your holiday a bit, just the same as do our beloved Christmas carols.  Speaking of which, one variant of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas goes "Through the years, we all will be together—if the fates allow..."

You may remember that verse as it occurs right before the hard part with the very high notes.  And through the years at the family Christmas Eve dinner with her children gathered around her, my mother choked back tears.  Momentarily overwhelmed, she gurgled out words that we knew to be "the fates have allowed", for which she was clearly grateful.

Some time has passed since last we all crowded around that table, and things are different now.  My father is no longer with us and my brothers have their own family traditions & obligations.  So, we're fewer in number at the table; Mom and I are on our own for Christmas Eve this year.  Still, we shall muddle through somehow and look forward to family joining up with us on Christmas Day.

Whether your holiday focus is on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, or neither, I wish that the fates allow you all to gather together and celebrate the season with the friends and family that are dear to you.  Have yourself a merry little Christmas, now.

Impression of Aldi Poinsettia