In 2024, Stacey and I went on a trip with our friends, The Carswells – Rhine River cruise through The Netherlands, Germany, France, and Switzerland. Didn’t have my supplies, so grabbed some printer paper, a ball point pen, and cranked out a few sketches. One day on the ship, wanted to sketch – found a comfortable sofa and asked the woman already parked there if I could join her. She obliged. Started sketching. She lost interest in her book and gained interest in my sketching. Struck up a conversation – we immediately connected – the lovely Elena. She was traveling by herself – asked her to join our group at dinner, and she immediately clicked with the rest of us – became our companion for the rest of the trip. Wonderful, wonderful person. Drew this and gave it to her at the end of the trip as a memento our time together.
