| Many years ago we lived in a small town in northern | | | | paintings. Of course I never saw the money for the |
| British Columbia, however I was preparing for an | | | | sold painting. |
| exhibit in Vancouver. I drove down for the opening. It | | | | A couple of months later we were having lunch with a |
| was wonderful, friends came and I also met other | | | | friend who had come to the opening. This friend is a |
| people whom I knew. One of my paintings was | | | | dentist and her practice is right beside a doctor's office. |
| hanging right next to an ink drawing created by none | | | | I was telling her how the gallery had sold one of my |
| other than Sarah Mclachlan. | | | | pieces but had also filed for bankruptcy and that I had |
| I drove back up north and a few days later the gallery | | | | never received my money. My friend smiled and said I |
| owner phoned to let me know that one of my | | | | know where your painting is; the doctor next door |
| paintings had sold! Wonderful! A few days later she | | | | bought and it's hanging in his practice!" This was so |
| called again, to ask me if someone could come | | | | surreal to hear! It was really great to know where my |
| retrieve my paintings from her gallery because she | | | | painting ended up but I still would have liked to be paid! I |
| was filing for bankruptcy! She said that I was one of | | | | was tempted to go and tell the doctor but I realized |
| the "lucky ones" because I was getting a "phone call"! | | | | that it wasn't his problem! I'm over it now of course! |
| Luckily I had a friend who was willing to pick up my | | | | |
