Wednesday Sept 17

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A face wash

I think this is kind of like learning to walk and chew gum at the same time. Kasey has mastered wearing these glasses and walking at the same time. She has been concentrating so hard on tilting her head back to keep the glasses on that she couldn't move her feet. She makes us laugh.

Photo by Clint Gilchrest

Barrie, smoking' the other teams in the six dog race up the Green last winter.

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Enjoyed meeting with the art group this morning. Nancy S, Nancy J, Vicky, Barbara, Pam and Conley were there. Caroline S. stopped in for a while - it was good to see her. And Hope stopped in to show us the completed poster. She finds interesting posters, then adds to them with acrylics. This one had several afghan hounds, a woman, and other animals. They are really interesting.

We discussed viewing our paintings - looking at them upside down, from across the room, squinting, in a mirror, etc. and how it helps us to see it more clearly. For me, it is scanning or photographing it and seeing it on a computer monitor. There's something about seeing a painting or drawing on the computer screen that I quickly see where I have made mistakes or where I need to do more work.

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I am reading the book "Royals". It is about the Royal Family in Great Britain, something I've never thought I would find interesting. It is written more like a gossip column about the family, and totally believable. The family members are hard to follow, as they changed their names when it suited them, especially those with German ties during WWII. Then they became Earl of --, or whatever, and didn't even use last names. The Monarchy was certainly revered in Great Britain, and it seemed they could do no wrong in the public eye. All their actions were defended by the people. But of course they had a staff of about two dozen to make sure only the best about them reached the press. I think this has changed somewhat now, but I never hear any news about them.