Last shipment of 2009

Two days ago I mailed my last order for the year, 2009. This one went via the USPS in one of their flat rate boxes to Florida.
It was alast minute order for a photo album for a teenager who had just lost her young Beagle dog to a traffic accident. A couple of years ago her Boxer died of natural doggy causes. The cats and horse fortunately are in good health---I painted the Boxer on a wooden box for her. The picture hidden in one of my pre-digital files. I had alittle problem with the album--I assumed it was leather which accepts acrylic paint with no problems--it wasn't leather to my dismay and started to peel as I was finishing it. I tried various ways to stop the peeling process --no go. I then hit upon the idea to reproduce the pets on paper and do a collage of them similar to the peeled painting---I also did a small shelf sitter of her Beagle.