I've have to admit that I'm not a city type of person. I finally had to tell my boss that I don't plan to stay here for the long haul, maybe just a year. I originally had planned to be closer to my grandchildren but when my daughter said she doesn't plan to go back to work after her maternity leave is used up, I'm not needed here to help with child care. Yes, being close to the kids would be nice but living so close to a high crime area isn't for me. When I have to worry about just going grocery shopping or to the bank, it's not the life for me.
My project is up and running and hopefully will start making the money they hope for so I can start looking for my replacement and make the plans to leave before I'm shot or mugged.
Flat Fish Paper Arts was born many years ago when blogging first started. My family did a lot of camping and diving along the California coast. California halibut are huge fish that start out as any normal fish. As they age, one eye will start to move to the other side and the halibut will become flat so it can lay on the bottom of the ocean with both eyes facing up.
I always like the idea that we all start out the same but life experiences slowly changes us. In my case, my creative talents went the way of paper arts. Flatfish are always looking up when they mature and as with any artist, we see inspiration in everything around us - always looking up.
Evan and her flatfish
Years ago a local dive shop had a photo of a diver who caught a halibut so big he had to throw it over his jeep to take the picture. Our little spoof with our daughter sitting in her toy jeep with dad's halibut on the hood. 1987
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