2025: ANOTHER YEAR OF REGRET AND RESOLVE

 

It is time for my 2025 resolutions, resulting mainly from my regrets for 2024. Yes. Regrets, I’ve had a few but then again, too few to mention. Yes. Regrets, referring to Ol’ Blue Eyes, I’ve had a few, of which I will mention later.

As I am typing this, I am looking out my window in the surfin’ village of Sayulita, Mexico. Just a five-minute walk from my Airbnb, and I will be on a beach amongst at least 100 surfers. SURFIN’ USA (THE BEACHBOYS)

and SURFSIDE 6 (TROY DONAHUE)

are ever on my mind when I’m down on Sayulita beach.

Staying here for a few days during Christmastime, I have snorkeled the force majeure of the big waves at Banderas Bay – not recommended!

And I have even managed a game of chess with a living-statue chess master!

What I did not do and regret not doing is sketching some pencil portraits along the Puerto Vallarta Malecon.

Hmmm. And I am not sure why I did not! After all, I have done portraits in Ireland.

I have done portraits in The Netherlands.

I have done portraits in Morocco.

And I have done pooch portraits too!

Yes. I REGRET not drawing portraits in Mexico. So, for 2025, be it near a Mexican malecon or a British Columbia boardwalk, I RESOLVE to do pencil portraits in a bigger way than in 2024 and all the years before.

Knowing full well that I can become the person I resolve to be, when I fly back to Sayulita, between palavers of my portrait busking, I also RESOLVE to learn how to surf! And this shall be my New Year quiddity, sketchin’ and surfin’!  

(YES. IT BECKONS.)

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!