Hello, Ruthann! It is very nice to meet you! Hope to get a chance to get better aquainted soon......Hope you'll join some of our groups......we've got Favorite Flicks Discussion for movie lovers, we've got Photography Group for the amatuer or advanced camera buffs, and a whole slew of other groups.......if you don't find one that suits you, feel perfectly free to start one up of your own! Whatever your interests are, we want you to share with us! So, WELCOME!!

happy monday, ruthann! do i know your friend? either way i'm glad you found us. i can't even imagine how cold it gets up there where you are!! it's freezing down here at a whopping 28 degrees. we're not used to this low temp.

so glad you're painting and "the phoenix" is good!!!! thanks for sharing it!