Summer.....

After returning from SMA we spent the next few days packing up for our trek back to the Lake for the summer.  We take only one car this time as we experiment in having only one while in Michigan. It has worked out fine with only a bit of juggling.  By the time G returns from pickleball, I am ready to do whatever I need to do. 

It seems this year has been the year for repairs...from the garbage disposer to the porch posts...It has kept G busy and busy still.  Not a fun job to be working in the sun for hours on the porch.  It is about half finished and much improved with the addition of some trim work. 

My project has been to get cataract surgery.  Tomorrow I have the second eye done.It has been as easy as everyone said and hopefully will continue.  Drops are a bit of a chore but not really.  The multi focal lenses, though expensive, will permit me to forget my glasses.  Yes!!  I will not know how well for a will as they adjust and learn to work together.  George encouraged me to spend the money and I think I will thank him for being so generous!!

I've done some art work...gelli print cards, a couple of experimental works, took a class in painting water, and still a collage class to come.  I hope to have some to submit to the many exhibits coming up this season.

This one is called "Summer Eddy" and is mixed media.

We are looking forward to another cruise coming in September.  The itinerary takes us around Great Britain stopping on Guernsey Island, to Cork, Dublin, Belfast, Liverpool, Glasgow, Iverness, Edinburgh, Le Havre, Southampton (for Stonehenge), Portland, Belgium, Bilbao, Bordeaux, Lisbon, the Azores and finally across the ocean to Ft. Lauderdale.  28 days!!!   We will be joined by the Menz's for the segment from Southampton to FL. I've been working on planning our days and tours which takes some time considering all the stops we make.  It will still only touch the interesting places to visit so already I am thinking about a tour of the interior!!!

Into the Light, mixed on cradled panel

The painting above was accepted into the International Society of Experimental Artists 2019 Exhibit.  Because it is the third time I have been accepted, I will be awarded signature membership.  That means I have "credentials" and can put ISEA after my name.  Exciting.  Unfortunately I won't be attending the reception even though it is in Michigan due to the trip.  I will help with receiving then leave for the south.  Who knew I would get in!!!!!