[cappyjon431]

My wife and I have collected dozens of pieces over they years and most of them have strong sentimental value, so it's hard to pick a favorite. We have a number of ceramic pieces made by my mother (she's still an active clay artist in south Florida), so obviously I have a strong attachment to these.

We have a painting of the Cuban countryside which was smuggled out of Cuba which we treasure.

We have an original by Julie Jorgensen called "Blender Included" that depicts a cute little house on the water in Bocas del Toro, Panama which looks very much like our previous home in Bocas del Toro-the colors are stunning and it almost looks like a photograph.

My wife's favorite is probably the four foot wooden mermaid sculpture that I had commisioned for her by a local artist in Panama. He took a local hardwood log right from the rainforest, towed it in his little canoe to a beach, where he worked on it for weeks. It's a treasured piece.

These are probably our favorites, but it is hard to choose just one.