Hard to believe it has been a year. What a magical time it was. The trip, varnishing day, the globe, returning home and having our son and family arrive, going to my nieces wedding and having the whole family together, waking up to learn that both my pieces sold, breakfast with our son and kids and then a magical day at Storm King. All that followed by a family gathering in NH and a visit by our daughter in law’s niece so we could deliver her to Tufts pre-college program.
This year I was not even shortlisted for the Summer Exhibition, but looking at the work that did get accepted I can see why my work was not at match. Instead we are off to NYC where we will attend our son’s performance with the Iranian band he plays with. His girlfriend’s parents and his girlfriend are joining us for dinner before hand. We will see some theater and do art. I am particularly excited to see the Klee Exhibit at the Jewish Museum. After NYC w will go to CT to spend a day helping my in-laws go through their house and stuff and come up with a plan. My FIL is 91 and has decided he does not want to move. But my in-laws are collectors and there is a lot of stuff, most not particularly valuable, that has to be sorted through. This is especially important as my SIL is my age and will have to downsize and will probably move up here. But she will not have nearly the space she has now for all her video tapes and books and other collectables. It is not going to be easy. But I do think being near the little ones (her grand nieces) will be wonderful for her.
Speaking of grand nieces, Mae has decided she wants to be a DJ (of course). Roen is collecting health data (the apple does not fall far from the tree) and Blythe has become very mischievous and speaks paragraphs of nonsense babble that sounds like real language. Nikko facetimed with Roy and told him there is a virus brought my a meteor that is infecting all the mermaids and she has to find a solution. And Luke is just talking and talking away. They are all pretty magical.