My Investment

Recently I bought a piece of art. Now most people say, big deal or was it the Mona Lisa or something special? Well it was something special to me.

You see for some reason I have never done a lot with art. What stuff I have is either young kid's refrigerator art work or that mass produced stuff you can find at the store. What makes this so special to me?

The piece is something small, nothing all that major at least size wise. But there are a couple of things that make it special to me.

Back when I was in High School I was a member of the band. Every November we had an event called Band-A-Rama. Basically at the end of the marching season we put on the extravaganza. We marched into the gymnasium, marched to and froe and played as we went. We did some of our routines from the football games. We also did our dance to one song, the song/dance for that year. We stood on the risers and simply played music. There was the High School, the Junior High and even the sixth graders. There also were skits, many direct from band camp in August … this one time … in band camp … There were also groups like the jazz band and even individuals that formed a small group on their own or even wrote their own music that would participate.

Well one such Band-A-Rama one very talented student plaid this song that I really loved and never forgot. It was Desiderata. Now I never really checked into the song any further although I knew it was not a song he had written. I did here if a little after then but that is that. That is until I saw this one special piece. What should it be but a person with a star and a tree and … it was Desiderata. I just knew I really wanted this.

Another thing that made it special is I know the artist. Now I have had this sort of thing happen several times in the past, most often with an audio CD (waves to GoGo) or a book (hi Deb). There is something that is just so much more special to know the artist. In this case, however, the artist is one of the most super people I know. Although I have never met her, I have talked a little in email and just left comments on blogs. I think she has a heart of gold and there is just something that really hits home with me. I also notice the people that she considers friends and that speaks volumes too. This person is fellow blogger, Old Hippie Chick.

Now I am not going to make a big deal about this because I get the feeling she would not want it that way. I am not sure if I want to post a picture of this special piece and I am not even sure exactly why but, ever since I received it I have just been itching to mention my new treasure.

I think I have said this before but thanks so much OHC.

Editors Note: I added in a picture of the piece. I hope hippie does not mind. This picture is from the auction she posted. The only thing you are missing is a lovely hanger she added for me.


You, sir, are the greatest artist whoever lived! --SpongeBob SquarePants