There's a first time for everything and this is my first entry on my first blog. I'm not really sure what I'm doing yet but bear with me. I promise to get better as time goes by.
A little of info on me: I got the nickname "Sunshine Sue" from my aunt, Della Ree, when I was just a child. I often wonder why she gave me such a cheery name since I was a very inquisitive, head-strong, and determined-to-have-my-own-way child. Della Ree and my uncle, Landon, lived next door to me and my family and had no children. She baby sat for my younger brother and sister and me for years after our mother went back to work. Della Ree was known to chase us around the house with a yard stick on a daily basis and I don't remember her ever catching us. She is now almost 93 years old, still lives in her own home and gets around great. But, I now help to "baby" sit her and I promise I've never threatened her with a yard stick!.
I am in my mid-fifties, and have been married to a great guy, Dale, for just over four years. We have no children unless you count my child-like cats, Zoe and Harvey. We are natives of, and still live in, the heart of magnificently beautiful horse country, Lexington, Kentucky. I was fortunate enough to take an early retirement from our city/county government five years ago today. I now have my freedom and I'm loving it. My husband works for himself as a home remodeler. He has very little freedom. Our elderly cats spend their days sleeping, eating grass and barfing it up on my area rugs, and crying for attention. Harvey has just come to beg for attention as I write this.
I am an artist and have decided to pursue the daunting task of marketing my works. I have been an oil painter since my teen years when I spent my allowance on paint-by-number kits. Since then, I've had a few classes and have worked on my own to improve my technique. I took a class in ceramic sculpture sixteen years ago and had some commercial success in that area as well. Now, I'm creating hand-painted decorative pillows depicting homes, local quilt barns, horses, cattle, etc. I'll talk about that more another day but you can see that I've posted a photo of one of my creations on this page.
So, there you have it for my first blog. Now, I have to decide in what direction I want this blog to go. I'm off and running and looking for direction. Until next time, have a sunny day.
