This is really just an experiment to see if I can add photos to my blog . . . pardon me, I'm quite new to this! And now that I know this works, the possibilities seem endless! This is my daughter in the front yard working on Christmas presents. All the grandfathers (and she has three) this year are getting hand-painted pencils. Here, the artist is intently working away. She is outside on our painting sheet because she is working in acrylics (a change from our usual washable tempera paints).