An Old Girl Scout Song
Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, and the other gold. Remember it? We sang it in rounds around the campfire. At 9, 10 and 11 years old, it really didn't have the meaning that it does as we get older. The painting above was done in my first sessions of learning decorative painting. It is a pie basket that I have kept for the last 30 years and used over and over. A reminder of a good friend. This is how I started painting. Early 20's, at home Mom with two small little girls, under the age of two. I was living in a rural area, 100+ miles from "home". My NEW friend, Hope, saw my need to "get out" for a little while. She suggested we take a class. She had done her homework. Stained Glass, Square dancing or Tole Painting. General clumsiness and the lack of a square dancing parter quickly eliminated the first two. ...