Hi ZeeGee,

Ziggy is so adorable! he is smiling! I am glad that you took him in, he looks like a joyous boy!
I am sorry about your Mom, that must have been very hard, time to focus on yourself now to heal.

I went to see my Mom today, she has dementia and is in a nursing home since 2018. She is 97-my Dad goes to see her 3 times a week. She knows who I am, sometimes she calls me by my name too. Most of the time I cannot understand what she is saying because of the dementia. We have a very close bond partly because we both are artists. I take after her in alot of ways. It is hard to see the mental decline, but we are getting through it.
She has done some beautiful paintings! We are donating some to a museum in Cape Breton where she was born.
I have numerous paintings of hers and also some of my own! I have not painted for awhile and I need to start again.
It is therapeutic.

Mom speaks French sometimes which is her first language, and then some English. Most of the time I do not understand anything she is saying, but then there may be a sentence that comes through. She is happy though which is most important. That is great that you love photography, I understand what you mean about the phones and tablets, they are not the real thing.
Here is a photo of one of my Mom's paintings of Cheticamp, Cape Breton!

Lisa