Summer Doings - Odds and Ends

We had a terrific day at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
That's the Chihuly Glass Tree in the new Atrium where we
also had lunch.

While visiting our new tenants in Quincy we stopped at
the Squatum Yacht Club where Heather spent most of her
summers.  Some of her family still belong here and that's
her father James' painting over the bar.

Scott attended a three day Progressive Change Campaign
Committee Field Organizing Class held in Portland, ME.

A view of the Portland, ME harbor front with a full moon

Both of us took a week long class at the Sculpting Studio
in West Rutland in Cold Casting. This shows our first
project, a two dimensional tile getting ready for the 2nd
plaster pouring. We're making a mold that will allow us
to pour mulitple copies.

Our teacher Elliot Katz and one of our fellow students

Grandson Tommy works through a huge Ben & Jerry's
ice cream cone. Unfortunately the memory card in my
camera failed and I lost all my photos of Zoe, Nick and
Tommy's visit, except this one which was on Scott's cell
phone. They came for a wonderful week while my sister
Paula was there as well.

The entry way to my Art Show at the Chaffee Center for
the Arts in Rutland, VT showing acrylics Woman in Red
 and Dancing in the Streets. I had 26 paintings in two rooms
for the month of August. I was part of a group show with
artist friends. The opening was a huge success with over
150 attendees. It was a huge job getting enough work
completed and framed for the exhibit but well worth it!

Caribbean Princess, Not Osh Kosh and Animal Buddies -
all in acrylics.

Oils, Waiting for the Bus and Tea Time on the Road, were
from my visit to Afganistan in 1968.

Under the Green Umbrella, also oil, hung in the
MFA as part of a student exhibit when I was
studying there.

Sculptors and friends from the Carving Studio came for the
show

Brent, Wilma, LaVerne, Wandi and Joseph came for a visit
in August. Here Brent and I pose on the AT. We enjoyed
some great hikes with Scott.

Joseph, LaVerne and Wandi try the roller coaster at
Okemo - several times.

Wilma and Brent with Shrewsbury friends Chryl and Gerry
with Scott at Elfin Pond for the Rotary Lobster Fest

This photo was on the front page of the Rutland Herald
and was taken at our Fifth Anniversary Party for Pierce's
Store on August 31st. It was a huge success with over a
hundred people attending. As you can see I worked the
grill.

My fruit tarte, made for a dinner I catered for 8 - donated
at a silent auction for Spring Lake Ranch's First Annual
Paddle Battle. Scott and I were part of the planning
Committee.