December is complete and January has been wrtten in for awhile

 

Before I present my calendar pages today, I want to share something from last Friday night when the U.S. House of Representatives elected their new Speaker.  Introducing him was the Minority leader-elect, Representative Hakeem Jeffries.  Although I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican, I was very impressed as he concluded his nearly 15 minute introduction where he spelled out the values of Democrats, in alphabetical order.  Here it is, if you haven't seen or heard it before. 

We will never compromise our principles. House Democrats will always put American values over autocracy. Benevolence over bigotry. The Constitution over the cult. Democracy over demagogues. Economic opportunity over extremism. Freedom over fascism, Governing over gaslighting. Hopefulness over hatred. Inclusion over isolation, Justice over judicial overreach. Knowledge over kangaroo courts, Liberty over limitation. Maturity over Mar-a-Lago. Normalcy over negativity. Opportunity over obstruction, People over politics. Quality of life issues over QAnon. Reason over racism. Substance over slander. Triumph over tyranny. Understanding over ugliness. Voting rights over voter suppression. Working families over the well connected. Xenia* over xenophobia. Yes, we can over you can’t do it, and zealous representation over zero sum confrontation (*xenia means hospitality).

Now, as promised, is my completed December, 2022 calendar.

It was time to say goodbye to 2022 with my December calendar.  I got a little carried away with the snowflakes on December's calendar.  That's why I thought I would only use a black pen to fill in the days.

 

Here is my January, 2023 entry.  I didn't have a "real" photo, so I used four stickers that looked like photos.  Sort of cheating, but it's all I have for Mia's theme at Art Journal Journey.  I can't believe it has taken me this long to get this online.

Thanks for dropping by today.  Although my calendar pages pale in comparison to my more gifted blogger art friends, this is the only place you will find my calendar pages, since I'm not on any other social media sites.

If you are here from Art Journal Journey, I apologize if I haven't visited you yet this month.  I was without heat and electricity for nearly five days and am finally trying to catch up to everyone.