Dear friends, Christmas comes closer and the change of the year. Time to say hello to everybody. Okay, we all know the news which indeed are not very nice. Everybody is in sorrow of how to make it the next year. People need their money to buy food instead of other things let alone artworks. So for us artists there are bad times ahead. Let me take the opportunity to give you my quantum of solace. When I was young I experienced situations much much worse than today with real misery and real hunger. But what I learned from my mother in those situations is that you always can produce some brightness in your life, some consolation, even with very small and cheap things. It’s only a question of your attitude. So let me give you this lemon tart to look at and all my best wishes for you and your families.