LadyLeaf48

I feel so foolish:  I say a good-bye.  Then I say Hey, I'm back.  Then I disappear again!  Just can't keep any sort of consistency.  I did do a revision to one of my favorite deviations today, so just now got it uploaded and thought I'd say "Hello and wish I could be here all the time as before and not continue to disappear so often.  But, my illness continues to laugh at my eternal optimism.  Though, I intend to stay optimistic -- right course to take, don't you agree?  Got a new iMac to go with my beloved MacBook Pro, so I'm all set if only I'd feel good enough to have some creative energy and inspiration. I want to send all my love to my

Well, think I gave up hope too soon, feel I'm back again for a while, hopefully contributing some meaningful things to the Soul of DA!  Made a new friend who I'll be talking about again in the future, who's teaching me about fractal art and spirituality!  Hmmm, interesting combo. Finally!!! got a decent avatar for LadyLeaf48 posted.  Thanks to my sister who'd been bugging me about wanting a photo of myself to hang up and realized if cropped well would make do as a perfect Avatar for DA and another site I've joined, Historum.  Yes, I did do some photo enhancement and touching up so I don't look as old as I am, yet it isn't so retouched that y

I want to be sure I say a Huge Thanks to people who are still Faving my art and leaving helpful, inspiring comments even though I can rarely submit deviations or even visit DA any more.  I just don't have much energy right now so haven't been any good at sending individual thanks to you all.  My illness is causing me to lose even creative energy, which I begrudge more than anything. Oh, this downward trend may not be permanent; often I bounce back when my doctors find new treatments; though I also have to face the fact this is a chronic maybe terminal illness and a lot of loss will be forever. I don't want to sound though like a Sob Sister;