My original idea for last year, 2022’s anniversary painting, read:
Celeste’s Dictionary
1. Definition of ’兔 ‘:
兔 [tù]
NOUN
Rabbit, bunny, hare
[Chinese]
PUN
兔gether ➡️ Together
2. Definition of ’gum together’:
Gum Together /ɡʌm təˈɡeð.ər/
ADJECTIVE
If two things are gummed together, they are stuck together.
[British]
SLANG
1) having a close, inseparable relationship
2) “stick with each other through thick and thin” [idiom / phrase]
(To maintain loyalty to one despite difficult or troubling circumstances or setbacks; to remain devoted through good and bad times.)