Oh Cherries

Jason and I just got home from spending the day with my great friend Christine and her little sister Yolanda. Christine and I go back some 20+ years. Tonight, I will keep it short; I just want to lay down and crash.

The piece here is titled "Christine with Cherries in Her Hair." It is one of my earliest pieces and I thought of it when she bought cherries this afternoon. The piece is inspired by a day we spent together on her birthday many years ago while living in San Francisco. She wasn't have a good birthday and so while we were out and about, I bought her a little barrette with 2 cherries. As soon as she put it on, there was a smile on her face; it seemed that something so simple brought joy into her spirit.

I am grateful to have her in my life. She brings joy into my life. Thanks to her, I am able to receive and give affection. She would rub my hands and feet for hours on end. Ah! so good. Prior to having met her, the simple thoguht of being touched me me twitch. Thank You, Thank You.

I call her 'woman,' she call me 'hombre.' In these names we call one another, there is affection, there is love, there is history.

Blessings and Buenas Noches!