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Well this is just crazy! I’m spending as much time un-packing from our vacation as I spent actually vacationing!!<\/p>\n

It’s so odd how time for art can just slip away if you let it. The world keeps intruding into my art time like a pushy salesperson who doesn’t know how to shut up. It’s like the rest of the world doesn’t realize how important art time is!<\/p>\n

It’s time to put my foot down and reclaim some art time for myself! Again. (This has happened a time or two before.)<\/p>\n

I declare my art corner a free nation! I’m putting up a fence!! Everyone must pay a toll to get in!!! Intruders will be deported, and all their belongings confiscated!!!! (All collected money will go into my treasury to finance further art exploration.)<\/p>\n

I’m goin’ in! I’ll try to get a message out tomorrow if my communication lines aren’t cut off!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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