Yes, we do love her, eh, Alice?

I remember talking to her once, or maybe it was in a PM. This great lady made a mention of the fact that she wasn't comfortable with folks treating her like she was anything special. I remember just chuckling to myself, and then responding to her that she was indeed someone special. Jean, you have shared so much with us all, through your work,... and for those of us lucky enough to have met you, through your wonderful temperament and patience, that we just don't know enough ways to say thank you. Sometimes folks wonder about the value of their life's work. I can tell you this. If it is measured in how much one is loved, and how much people cherish their life's work... from those who sit in high places, and those that sit down on the plain.... then you are most assuredly someone special, and there are no others to compare you to. Do you know that my 16 year old daughter, a typical kid of this age, tells her friends with great pride that she got to sit on your porch and talk to you? And she then proceeds to tell them all about your work and why you are such an important artist. She has often told me that she is so very happy to have made the decision to come to your house that day.

So.... yeah, dear friend Alice, we sure do love this women, this special friend, eh?

All the best,

Mick