Weeeeeeee! Weeeeeed! Here it the second official Weeeeeeeed card.
This card was inspired by a young man  on Instagram tearing up the slopes in B.C - it looks  slippery, cold yet fun (sometimes they have no shirts on - so it can't be that cold).
Just watching I can hear them in my mind yelling "Weeeeeeeee...... "  & I know this young man indulges in cannabis - as do many more Canadians now that it's LEGAL - Weeeeeeeeeeee....d!  

The new website is up and running & I've been blessed with by editor  (whew) which has me feeling forever grateful as it reminded once again I am surrounded by some wonderful   people who do want to help others.  I'm blessed to amuse, relax & fill my own heart with glee everyday as  I paint,  creating & sending hand painted cards & accomplishing  a smile  from another human is quite the task....  it is a bonus, 1/2 the pleasure is imagining the recipients reaction - this created joy in me- even if they don't like it! lol
Do good - just because YOU can.  
As long as this Universe continues to provided me with  the time & stamps - I'll continue on this joyful path.  TRY it..  send someone a card -just to let them know SOMEone is thinking of them - today!  It will do wonders for your own mind & body, have trust.

It's the coolest job & at a time when we can all create our own destination in the ever expanding world wide web. TRY.  It has me convinced every day I am exactly where I am meant to be at this moment.  Forever grateful to all the universe has combined to make it so. & that is how I decided on the name...
I was making a card to thank someone for making this planet a better place (imo) & on the back I decided to sign 'Forever Grateful'.... & thought .. yes, I am.

I am Forever Grateful, truly... for every single human who tries.  Tries to make this place we call HOME  better - in any way, wether it's helping another physically or menatlly ,  displaying your creativity blesses us all  in countless ways  - Chefs who feed us, Growers who GROW for us, Photographers who show us the world as we might never get to see it - artists who create work to inspire others to do the same, anyone & everyone contributes in their own way & I am forever grateful for them & their service.
We would be ALL in trouble if  we all stopped serving. 

Have a look if you like, there are several cards up already - the website is currently & will alwasy be underconstruction & I continue to grow :

              Forever Grateful Greetings  -  also on Instagram: Forever Grateful Greetings

Weeeeeee...d! Im so excited to continue this new journey - Thank you for joining me!

​With TLC & THC 
Georgia 

        It's Easter Monday & EARTH DAY  - double the reason for celebration!

Earth day is the perfect day to tell you about my new card line! Why Earth day - because of this image  below I had a revelation!  It's more important to ME  than fame or fortune to NOT have something like this happen - because of me, because of my creation'.  

As a cartoonist & long time Garfield , Snoopy & Scooby Do fan - this must cause nightmares for the cartoonists. Over consumption, mass production & most of it - over time ends up  in a landfill or on a beach in France like the garfield phones.  Jim Davis did not throw the trash  there but he created the mass produced kitty monster and it got carried away- literally by waves. Sure he is a multi millionaire (presumably) at what cost to the Earth?  Apparently Bill Watterson too came to this conclusion long ago & did not allow for mass production of Calvin & Hobbs products to ever be made- no license sold. Imagine the amount of $$$ he turned down. 

I am reminded God has provided all I need & more! I feel especially good about this Easter Monday, Earth day &  I don't need or even desire fame or fortune..  I'm blessed with some outstanding humans in my life (no money needed)  & have enough to  keep me content - but I am constantly asked: Why don't you offer prints?  Where can I buy your cards?  
Most people can't or don't want to pay for an Original painting & I understand that but  I'm not about to contribute to landfills with mass produced product - I can't.  Instead I hope I've come up with s solution...  I am selling ORIGINAL cards - EVERY Single card is hand painted ONE of a kind - for an affordable  price  & I'm even offering custom cards - also  very affordable! 

Why send someone a card that thousands have? NOW - You can spend a bit more & send someone an original! Over the years I've tossed countless cards- haven't we all?  Yet I've kept all tiny originals I've ever acquired from others over the years.  This week I will be introducing you to my new WWW - specifically for my little hand painted card company!
Weeeeeeee - I am so excited!!   Weeeeeed!    & that is how a line of cards was born:
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                                Weeeeeee!    Turned into:  Weeeeeeeeed!!    

​& some cute funny cards have been created- I've got quite the inventory already...
Today I'll show you my first card to celebrate & it was sent to start of the card company on the right foot- or wheel! : Weeeeeeeeeed!    Everything is more fun  with Weeeeeeed! 
Come back tomorrow  to see MORE & be directed to the new www - It's anew day!
   Rise up & own every minute,  make a difference today - I know you can, I know I will.
​Weeeeeeeeeee - with THC & THC!!! Lots.
​Georgia 

It's not about the bunny - it's about the lamb.
Rise Up - Happy Easter! 

Feeling grateful this holiday weekend for numerous reasons.
Yesterdays 420 appears to have come & gone without  any problems - awesome.
Change has arrived - Rise up & celebrate & be BETTER -  Be healthier, safer... better.

As I read about SriLanka today - people using Easter as a day to prove your point & to kill.. using religion- for this reason I am against organized religion... It's why I do not promote Catholic- Christian or Jews or what ever you be- I promote a God of Love - that is what God is...   it's why I see good in all religions - these acts by these fanatics'   are not act of God.
Not acts of a loving universe -  or loving human - they are preformed by hateful, lonely, deplorable beings. 
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As I read about Sri Lanka - I am reminded that we have cowards in our midst, ignorance that only thinks issues can be solved with violence. Killers - cowards with not enough brain matter  to resolve conflict in a way that is best for the human race. To create such pain for so many - we don't have to 'wish those human harm...  Karma is already working  on them, guaranteed. 

God creates life - humans create drama, destruction & death. 

Amen.

Happy Easter.
With TLC & THC

Georgia 

Happy 4/20! & Happy Easter! Woot Woot!
I have fond memoriers of the last Easter 4/20 spent with my little friend Jamie
(no longer with us), I'll cherish that Easter forever. 

Today is 4/20 and the FIRST official LEGAL 4/20 in Canada - my fear mongering friend says many will be busted today - I doubt it. Unless  people are behaving badly - then,
so be it. 

Nope, I'm done thinking negative about cananbis concerns, Canada is legal & I feel more good than bad has become of it!  Other than the Ontario gov. & Legal dispensaries opening withOUT access for the disabled patients purchasing their MEDICINE  - I'm thrilled about cannabis in Canada NOW.    Amen

I celebrate this Holy weekend thinking of my homeboy Jesus & smoking joints!
God's medicine & I can easly become grateful feeling to the point of tears because  - I AM.

I am forever grateful for cananbis easing our sons pain &  my own & many more. 
I am forevergrateful God, for this journey as it has taught me many lessons I know I would not have learned otherwise.  

I am forever gateful to Jesus for his constant companionship... when all else 'appears to disappear', when I am left feeling beyond blue due to situations beyond my control - he reminds me (& alwasys has):  You are never alone & I'm  at peace.
Who wouldn't want that?  
What ever helps you achieve this feeling in  life  - go for it.

This new found knowlegde' & ever growing faith have me more forgiving, compassionate  & TRYING to be more understanding in general, I think that's a good direction to be going.  

Happy Easter to all my peeps, thank you for continuing to  inspire in all the ways you do.

Easter is about Rising UP!  Shine as birght as you can...  
Easter & daily Jesus reminds me keep moving forward - while trying to help others along the way...  pretty simple stuff.

I am celebrating! Hoppy Easter!
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With Love
​Georgia 

It's difficult NOT to read about detoxing.. the body & mind, the more I read - the more I am convinced it's the direction to go or rather the direction I am going.   I do not own a cell phone so I don't have that temptation to be checking it constantly as I see others do..   Adults all know what they are doing NOW - you read about it daily, they all understand there is a price to pay for cellphones & I don't mean the monthly bill - it is apparent cellphones are harming as much as helping - just look at the studies with teens today.   Social media has presented an entirely new way for kids/teens to be bullied, acquire an addiction, to potentially be harmed or abused by strangers, ignored by parents with the same tech addictions, texting & driving -  yikes.. being a kid just got more difficult & less enjoyable,  most teens admit to checking their phones constantly & they do get upset if they don't get likes' yikes.  The more time they spend on line- the chances of increased suicidal thoughts - it's science being reported.

It's not just teens - thank God there is an ongoing awareness & and increased movement to detox - I'm reading about small retreats being offered with the enticing advertising: NO wifi! RE- connect with your life. Re- connect with your family. Re-connect with your kids, Re- connect with nature. Air B & B  - that now offer the bonus of digital detox for your vacation so you can truly GET the rest  you need - restore your soul - without CONSTANT distraction. I find it particullarily distressing reading many companies are now 'expecting  employees to respond to email after work hours... less & less are getting the break they need.

As an artist - social media is awesome - your work is seen - yet it is draining - emotionally & physically - * it's not until I TURN OFF & OUT do I start to paint some of my best work,  it was a post I saw on Instragram recently  that made me SEE with open eyes - all social media really is.  There is a 2 year old little girl - who is a media sensation & 'amazing artist'... Please, are you kidding me - is this some sort of prank? This child pushes paint around a canvas with a stick and pours on paint like EVERY other 2 year old I've ever seen paint - except her parents have PUSHED it and her  - Genius? Artist?  
No,  just a normal toddler making a mess...  if you disagree with me, fine - I have some swamp land in Florida I'd like to show you.

No wonder young artists become depressed by social media, kids who are really trying to become better  at art &  at life.  People strive their entire life to become artists - working tirelessly to perfect a skill - & this 2 year old is hailed at the next fucking Picasso (not a compliment in my mind - he was an old perv)  & what does this tell you about social media? Some  people have too much money  to pay thousand for that mess.
Do not rely on social media to define you or your talent - it makes no sense when a skilled artist gets 50 likes - yet a photo of a dog pooping gets thousands  or a normal  child making a mess gets thousands of followers & $$$ for it. Clearly it is messed up - not to mention the stupid, thoughtless acts NOW being preformed - just to try to get 'likes' - how about those selfies -you know the ones where the  posers are now dead because they fall off the cliff trying to get the best Instagram photo?  

Digital detoxing get's more tempting with each passing day.

Painting something for 4/20.

with TLC & THC
​G

Spring sunshine - warm on the face, melting the ground & encouraging  growth!
It's lovely to be painting Spring & all things Spring - like bunnies,eggs & sheep!
Spring sunshine, spring cleaning, spring painting & muddy paws have me  busy. 
I'm Ready for spring - how about ewe?      

with TLC & THC
​Georgia    

This painting  was painted with silver paint on the door- you can't see it here -but it looks really authentic, I'm pleased with how it turned out. ;)

Disney knew how to create a bond with the viewer, an emotional attachment - something that makes us all a little vunerable like knowing Bambies mom is dead as he looks for her...  I still hold my breath at that scene & this scene in Dumbo brings me to tears - every time.  I cried painting it. Mad elephant...  I feel like that mad elephant sometimes, locked in a chage and only able to preform limited loving..  The elephant is me & the cage is life,  stuff that gets in the way like these iron bars & I cant seem to see past them  & all I want to do is  hug my baby, whom is no longer a baby but I'll alwasy be his mom & mad elephant if it arises- because it can't be helped - I try.  

Dumbos mom was anything but 'Mad' - lables other gave her, but I understand how she comes across this way... LOVE.   I understand I'm no elephant but I can tell you - I have a mamabear in me and alwasy will untl I no longer breathe, it's just there under the surface and it arrived the same day my son did & I'm grateful, grateful I experienced love & emotions that  bring out the beast in me because it is this 'beast in all of us' that also wants to make the world in general a safer  & better place for all cubs. 

I can't put into words how proud I am of my son - his work ethics, determination & thirst for continued knowledge - I'm not worried about him... anymore, he has proven many times he  is capable of looking after himself & he is surrounded by a group of great friends & co workers - I couldn't hope for anyhing better.  I've been fortunate to go to work with him on a few occassions & his professionalism  is impressive if I do say so- hee hee - this business has some a long way in a few years! I can't believe how quickly they go in and set up professional & productive grow rooms in record time - so others can start to produce their own quality cannabis/medicine - It is a BLESSING & Storm has wanted to help people grow their own medicine since he worked in a hydroponic store at the age of 15 & look at him now!  
I literally laugh - now at the path God has had us on - everything for a reason,  trust. 

A new club opened in Yorkville - 'Ameri' - is that short for American?   & again my friend informs me there is no wheelchair access - she is a woman - in a wheelchair but HEY, they say' - you can wait to be seen (or ignored) and then you can wheel yourself around to the 'back alley' & buy your  medicine (for her it is)... WHAT THE FUCK is this CONTINUED bullshit & WHY are we ALLOWING IT- use the back door? Screw that, I'll never visit that store & told her to wait until someone does it RIGHT- Is anyone paying attention??  

UNTIL ALL ARE INCLUDED - on this journey. Did you know there is still a stigma twoards the disabled & aged (& women) in this country - one they don't see advancing anytime soon -  that might not bother you at the moment - God forbid you get hurt & become disabled,  either way we ALL GET OLD - so, those of you who are young and healthy NOW,  > you <  might want try to change this mentality before you get old.    Either way, continue to speak up with your dollar & 'if'  you do visit this place - please tell them to put in a fucking ramp & show some COMPASSION..

No wonder they don't call them 'Compassion Clubs' any longer - there appears to be little displayed.

Walt Disney suffered from severe depression from time to time -  he admitted he was unable to even speak on the phone without crying at one point... image that!  Yet,  he knew he had to 'take breaks' & to step away from time to time to recharge & heal..  me too.  Walt Disney NEVER - EVER let anyone keep him from following his dreams - thank God.  Walt is a hero of mine in many ways,  I'm grateful we had someone like him create inspiring art, capable of bringing  out compassin in others - with the swinging of a baby elephant on it's mad mamas  trunk.  Genius. 

with TLC & THC
G

I'd really encourage you (especially Canadians) to read this article/report:
             
                        https://brookfieldinstitute.ca/project/employment-in-2030/

I found it incredibly interesting - I read it over a couple of days (115 pages) with much thinking in between..  I agree with most of what I read if not all- and it's EYE opening. Immigration to Canada is happening & with it lots of change.   This article gives us 'Expected Trend' forcasting while providing 'Present day studies & 'predictions & Samples of 'Evidence of Change' on  several very important issues for Canadians as well as around the world!

It has planted several ideas in my head now about the direction I am going.  
The report discusses several times about technology and the rise for  technicoligal detoxing -for numerous reasons, specifically health related & mental health issues are on the RISE guarenteed- I was facinated to read about 70% of Amecicans live in a perpetual state of anxiety - I get it, sadly...    & many more afraid of the coming advancement of robots than their own death - frig, turn off the T.V..    Difficult to read are the statistics of young teens having higher rates/thoughts of suicide - in direct relation to a higher use of social media hours - that's fucked up, that's enough right there - for me as a parent to want to say:  That's it- until you are paying for your  own phone full time- you only can use it 3 hours a day.
Or until you are  old enough to be wiser' - lol - is there such a thing?
I know just as many adults who's  moods effected by social media on a daily basis, including mine.

I'm leaning towards the detoxing more & more & more.. to the point I'm thinking of moving to an area where you won't get wifi if you visit me.  I'll either have few visitor or many as the years pass... as long as you're not on your phone - I don't care.  I don't use or own a cell phone so I can assure you - I am not interested or impressed when others around are constantly on theirs - I no longer see it as a positive social or business thing- or advancing..  I see it a a loss of control & draining on everyones mentality.  A loss of control - taken over control by a phone that will not be ignored- how does anyone get any 'real quality'  thinking or WORK done?  I have a girlfriend who said her partner looks at his phone every single message- about every 5 minutes - & she's "sick of him & it".   I notice she looks at hers quite a bit also-  lonely times ahead - that's in the report also.

It even ends with Cannabis in Canada- & it's growing places! We know that already & cucumbers are going to go up in price - we know that too with all these green houses now growing  cannabis instead of cucumbers.  

I feel more empowered after reading it & it's inspired a few ideas & direction I do want to pursue! Ready or not-  life learning never ends & the retirement age is soon to be something the past..  & something that is even in MORE demand is CREATIVE thinkers - employees won't be giving gym memberships to employees in the future - they realize & understand for happier, healthier - employees - they will be offering painting classes in a telephone free zones! YEEEEE!  
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Bringing back creativity - Let's hope they start in SCHOOLS.

Read. Explore... imagine all the possibilities.

With TLC & THC
G 

It's time - 'Spring Blossoms' & of course I'm thinking of Spring buds & Spring Buds!  I also watched 'Memoirs of Geisha, I can't say as I enjoyed it as much as I did the first time, visually a great movie but the story - all too the same.  Differnt women, differnt culture, same struggle.  This time it made me think it's another version of 'Pretty Woman'.  Life as a porstiture - is rarely happily ever after.  Far from it.  To think I raved about that movie the first time I saw it back in 1990 '28' years ago & now what I think are two very different opinions. 

Age, wisdom.. time changes you and your opinion on much if you allow it... and you may as well anyhow because it's happening  - like it or not. Thank God or it would be brutal if we all got stuck at 15.  Not to say there are not some very impressive, incredibly intelligent & craazy creative 15 year olds out there - even younger - you realize it when you hear 'them speaking about climate change' & still hopeful we can do something about it.  That Walrus special on Netflix.. I watched it and it was - really heartbreaking awakening, I turned away...  to see these animals struggle & then perish as they do.   Talk about climate change denial, you won't after watching that - So, if for that reason alone - Please do.  Do not pretend you do not see or do not know, afterall it's the least we can do - acknowledge our...  I can't think of one word to describe what we do to this planest on a daily basics..   I guess It would be: Rape. 

Nothing can be done to help the walrus, I am not in denial - I can paint them to show my appreciation  and hope it helps me & others take a little more care to prevent/slow down future animal inhalation.  Plastic bags really need to go - the garbage Walmart hands out here 'rips so easily you can't even use them twice - why are we allowing this, so it won't intefer with shopping?
Different quality from the bags in the USA.  Check & see, I noticed when in California.
Goodbye walrus,  sorry we are such consuming beasts.' 

The buds are beautiful..   they remind me of new life.  You stare at those ice covered branches only a few weeks ago & think - how do they survive this, are they dead?
They do survive.  Geisha are beautiful - the word means 'Artist - I guess in a way - I am a Geisha - lol  in essesnce,  are all women  not Geisha? What are these titles...   Geisha, Prostiture, street worker, whore, slut, bitch...  I have no problem with those words I know it's only a matter of ones opinions';  it's 'Pimp  & sex trafficking' that bother me.  I read about a young very intelligent woman in college  who thought she was being romanced and  was force & beaten into having sex with strangers for money only weeks later - humiliated, exhausted, she did not want to tell anyone.    Frig, another young woman  got into a car she thought was her Uber because she was not paying attention - too busy on her phone & was never seen again.  & Social media-  is harming YOUNG women in particular, if I was a parent I'd take away the phone between set hours because: I love her.
But I get it...   I am not you & currently living with a teenage girl.  What will you do?
Priorities.  I think they need re defining, on a global scale.    
Global warming it's real.

Next - a Truibute to Walt Disney, Dumbo & Depression.

With TLC & THC
​G

Norm's mad at me' so for breakfast
he made a 'BLT' & none for me.
Fine by me...  not hungry.

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The other day I got caught up in a dream.
Then by fate, I guess it was great...  (before it's too late)
I had a realization:
 I'd be in the same situation
just at a different destination...
& this aint' no 'vacation'
...it's time for separation.


​With Love
Georgia