Heading to Squam by the Sea

The sunrise view from my room last time

I am so excited to be heading

to Squam by the Sea

this week.

I have been so ready for this

experience

for quite awhile now.

My bags are packed,

the art supplies are

ready,

 my camera is packed 

and ready to capture

unforgettable moments.

Squam is a time to rediscover

yourself,

it is a time to reconnect 

with special friends

and make new

connections along the way.

My heart and my soul

are ready for what lies ahead.

My first Squam experience was
after I had just lost my mother.
I was afraid and unsure of myself
 I didn't know anyone
but one person.
It didn't take long for everyone
to embrace me
and I grew as a person
and as an artist that year.
I still carry memories of that
first Squam experience
and cherish the friendships
today that were made there.

I am grateful to be able to attend

this amazing event

I never want to take it for granted

I will be missing a few friends

who won't be there this year

my heart is already missing you

So off I go . . .

to the Outer Banks

eager and ready

to experience my art, 

to fill my creative self

and to find new things along the way.

I promise to share and have

lots of photos when I return.

Incredible moments are

just waiting for me

to come and receive.

I wish you a week of 

peace and beauty

until I return home.