Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, January 2 - February. 23, 1959

Another bad siege with the asthma and bronchitis—

Before I became entirely helpless, I managed to make a painting of the Christmas Tree – It was an ordeal, but I had determined it had to be done. Everyone agreed that it did not look like the work of either a sick or an old man.

It has been a beautiful (if very cold) winter – I thank God that no matter how miserable I was, I could always look out the window and find the world beautiful.

Bertha has slept downstairs all this time — and often she plays music for me at almost any hour of the night. I have bought more concertos of Vivaldi (what a wonderful creative artist he is) as well as a new version of the Beethoven Ninth Symphony.

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, January 2 - February. 23, 1959