Ten Years
March 30, 2023
As we often do in life, I waited too long. I met you ten years ago at the Stone Mountain Highland Games in Georgia. I admired your work, you offered healthy criticism for mine, and we corresponded for a long time after that. I had two goals -- to travel to Scotland to meet you again in your world, and to buy some of your art, from you, rather than online. As a single parent caught up in raising my little girls, it took me an insane amount of time to get there, but I finally made it to Scotland last fall. I didn't make it soon enough, but you were on my mind the entire time I was there as I visited some of the places you featured in your art. Turns out, I should have bought some of your art while I had the chance. Your beautiful artwork took me to my soul place long before I could get there in person. I will always cherish that and the many conversations we had.