Thank you for the painting – I find pumpkins are most overlooked when it comes to St. Valentine’s, so I thank you sincerely for giving them their rightful due, when they are otherwise not likely to be appreciated until October. As for your watercolour (from one apparent artist to another), in spite of my artistic friends, I can say profess nothing of merit or skill or technique – but I can say with confidence that it is lovely, and I will be very glad to keep it.

And I suppose you’re right, I cannot dismiss the merits of being a dreamer – but if you’ll forgive me, I think all that faith and optimism might fade slightly with age. You’re still young, you see, so you can get away with it better than I; I’m allowed to grumble, in my old age. (No, but seriously: hold onto it, if you can.) It’s something I l

I do agree on the journey mattering more than the destination, though; the journey is all we have. And sometimes it can be freeing not to have a goal at all – certainly it is more of an adventure that way, not knowing where you’re going, and the best and most unexpected of things might be just around the next corner!

I’ll come by for the honeysuckle next week. Looking forward to seeing you,

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