There's been a lot to write. Especially with so much of painting happening all around. I have kicked Van Gogh out of my display pic. to put in one of my own. But I'm in more than cursory appreciation of Monet and the entire group of impressionists. Creating something with your own hands in totality is a very rare occurrence of late. I mean yes, if you write something that's completely yours, then that's one of the things; else there's hardly anything that we do that could count as making something with your own hands. It's definitely been something that gives me reason to be pleased with self.