I'm doing yoga for exercise & health and I feel so much more alert, stronger and hopeful - I've written more about it at LiveJournal below. My shop is open regularly Fri eves. 4 - 7 and Sat. mornings 9 - noon. I'm not getting many visitors but a crafter from Sutton stopped by because of my ad in the Kearsarge Shopper, bought a few handmade items and made the ad worthwhile. I'm at Facebook under "Bev Norton" for my personal home & I have a business page under "BEVNorton" "catchesthelight" "BEAD MINE" In June, I will have an art show at the NH Technical College in Concord in their library. See what Rob & I share: http://robsbevsrecentphotography.shutterfly.com/

For Feb., Rob & I are at the Concord Antique Gallery in 2 booths. Six paintings are on the walls for sale at the Concord Antique Gallery. Check out some other of our photo sharing at links below. Some of you know we became grandparents in January thanks to M & M. Julian was born on the 23rd in a short, well-timed birth. All are doing well and I have the photos to prove it :>) I'm so thankful to be close enough to get to ME to see the ultrasound and to offer my services as babysitter once a week!! I will be using flickr a little less for awhile but my last photos there include a photo from the reception at Kaza (Thanks Lisa!) Also I will try to keep my homepage up to date on what my glass 1/2 case (on right upon entering Storrs St. , 5th case, 4 shelves, 3rd from top, 2nd from bottom is my 1) at Concord Antique Gallery looks like :>)

So in nearly 6 years I've sold 20 paintings and then in one night (Aug. 6, my reception), I sold 3 at once! Thanks so much to two longtime friends from NH: Kathy Smith who keeps in touch with all of us faithfully through her card-giving/note-writing and already owns "Bicycle Cottage". Now Kathy also owns "Garden Home" and Kathy graciously invited another Canterbury friend who we'd lost contact with, Brenda Murray. Thanks Brenda for loving so much of what I've been creating in the last 8 years and now owns both "Cheery Crabapples" & "Coastal Garden" along with some new presentation raku tiles and art deco jewelry :>)))

Check out another of my Christian artist friend's NH website here: http://www.davinadawnsewing.com/ Laura does alterations including bridal & formal gowns, mending, re-fashioning, custom children's clothing, custom doll clothing (including miniature replicas), sewing lessons, consultations, home decor & other sewing requests. She keeps doll clothes, accessories, infant blankets & quilts, totes, gift items and therapy rice bags on hand as gifts. We've known each other for some years and are finally reciprocating with links to each other's websites :>)

I've added 4 new paintings recently "Lincoln Deco Miami", "Mass City Aqua", "Garden Flutist" & "Neighbors" (which makes eight new paintings for 2009) "Much HGTV Blues" & its companion piece "Two Much HGTV Blues" are interesting if you are into blue colors in your home decor. You might want to consider these abstract bottle paintings since the price for the 2 is economically priced at $60, less than the $75 for both when sold separately. I don't have any more 2009 paintings waiting to be posted, so it may be awhile before I add some after this.

My presence at eBay and some auctions - About Me/ About the Seller my biography page at eBay . I now have an acct. at Art Fire & my Etsy Store (CLICK)BEVNorton.etsy.com I sure do need to downsize; let me know if you are local and want to see any fabrics in person & not pay shipping! I updated my journal 1/1/10. Other entries about our travels, Dad's memorial service, spring, some news of M & M's wedding & shower, what I was up to in 2007, our UK trip & my big 5-0 birthday! I've also been "blogging" about our 2006 English wedding trip and my fall schedule, Thanksgivings etc. in 34 entries & a photo at catchesthelight.livejournal.com/ Check out my Christian artist friend's NH website here: http://www.appleofmyeyedesigns.com/ Natazche has a vivacious character and a heart growing as big as her grandmother's who inspired her :>) She is also selling great tea leaf blends so after the holidays we may start some kind of a tea shop together at my place - tell me if you are interested in knowing more. I'm trying to help African women come out of poverty "one bead at a time" and now will carry necklaces I made out of their handmade paper beads HERE at my "Accessories" page with my other jewelry. Now that I finally have broadband for myself I can see this growing link of mine which has a slideshow of the 20 of my latest flickr photos and all my abstract art & What's Different from anywhere else as well: http://www.catchesthelight.blogspot.com/ and Kaza has a blogspot as well: http://www.kazashop.blogspot.com/ And another new webpage with a few of my photos - http://nortonsnewyorkcitytrip.shutterfly.com/ , http://beads333catchesthelight.shutterfly.com/ and one Rob & I share: http://robsbevsrecentphotography.shutterfly.com/ and here: http://bevnortoncatchesthelight.shutterfly.com/ These links are my own personal ones and therefore safe. I'm most excited about this flickr account (Updated every few days!!) because it is my personal digital photos that I'm having so much fun playing with these days; see over 4000 photos (including some spring, Miami Beach Art Deco, Quebec City, fall foliage, Portland photos, graduation photos & videos) at - http://www.flickr.com/photos/catchesthelight/ I used 210 digital images of our UK trip in 2007 and shared them in a set at this flickr account. For Maire's & Michael's shower & 12/29 wedding photos go to - http://www.flickr.com/groups/mairemichaelwedding/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/26153156@N00/ where I'm also revisiting our family's 2006 UK trip with some of Julie's photos edited by me. You can also "comment" on any photos at flickr so I can hear from you what you think. **** Don't forget I also have gift bags for $1.00 each at Other Gifts. My 2010 LIMITED (100) DIGITAL ART PRINT SERIES will be available for viewing here Abstract Art below are #1 & #2 from Jan. My Abstract Art offerrings - the first series of 48 - are complete. The second series for 2010 will be a little less abstract with combinations of organic & inorganic existing side by side in nature. See Luke's & Kate's wedding photos here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/katelukewedding/ Ordering Information