Thank you Agnes. I have been writing as long as I can remember but have been rather shy about it. I am an artist and very comfortable in that world. I am waiting for cataract surgery and miss working in the studio. Our son encouraged me to begin to share my writing. It is a little scary for me and I have chosen to make my focus here nothing more than improving my writing each day. My partner is ill and my time limited. Losing myself in the temples of words and thoughts feeds my soul. Thank you sincerely for your words of encouragement.0