Maria keeps working on the colors in the farm house, and in the New Mexico kitchen. She found a fabric from India and brought it into the newly painted kitchen. She loves it so much she sometimes just stands and stared at it.

For me, the fabric really blends well with the colors (and my carousel carving). It just works. She has transformed one of the drab rooms of an old farmhouse into something bright and cheerful. In the dark days of winter – the sun goes down around 4:30 now, these colors matter.

For color and light people like us, this lifts us up. Off to the Christmas Breakfast at the Hubbard Hall Arts Center, we are bringing a group of Mansion residents to have a hearty breakfast and see kids sing Christmas songs.