It's funny that two of my favorites are portraits because he much preferred to paint wildlife and scenery. Of course they were also amazing- he gave most of them away as gifts. My mom has photos of them somewhere though, I'll have to raid her albums one of these days :)
I remember when you lost him. Meesterboom too around the same time. It's not a great club to be a part of:(
I don't dream of him sadly. But I did feel as though he visited me just after he departed his body, to say one final goodbye and let me know he was happy and peaceful. I used to dream of my sister all the time for several years on the other hand. I've always wondered if some spirits hang around while others move right along.
It was a lovely Christmas, and it's not over. We'll be celebrating late with my brother's family at mom's in a couple weeks :0)
I hope yours was magnificent my friend!
The albums would be a fun trip down memory lane for you. I looked through a bunch of my Mom's albums when I was in Ohio for Thanksgiving. It was fun but also left me feeling a tad melancholy for the old days.
Oh yes, I remember now! Not a great club to be a part of, indeed. Seems to be a great unifier for people in our stage of life, especially during Covid times.
It was good you were able to experience that one final goodbye along with that reassurance. I wish I had that kind of closure with my Dad but dreaming about him has been healing too. I dreamt of him a lot around his birthday.
Christmas was okay but then Covid reared its head. My sister-in-law tested positive a few days ago then two other family members who were at Christmas dinner tested positive. I have mild symptoms but am still testing negative, there's a war going on and we'll see if my immune system wins. : )
Happy New Year!