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I caught a cold or some such yesterday and, under its influence, I didn’t write my planned-for post. Today, I am still under the weather but have roused myself to write a few lines. March is my least-favorite month. The first warm days induce Spring fever. 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<\/a>I was working on Lunch Alone<\/em>, the painting on the easel, when I ran out of steam. Luckily, I had finished the painting in the background, Girl in the Lavender Dress<\/em>, in the morning before I felt the effects of the cold. Girl in the Lavender Dress<\/em> is part of the Playhouse Square series even though the design is from a mash-up of several photos, some unrelated to Playhouse Square.<\/p>\n