June 13, 2005

Spending lots of road time in the car of late. Attended my eldest grandson's HS graduation last weekend in Vermont. It was good to spend some time with family. Of course, it rained the whole time. It has rained here for over a month until yesterday and today which have been grand. I just tonight returned from a quick trip out to Rochester, NY and then up to the 1000 Islands with my friend. Poor Bashey is very tired of riding in the back seat of a car but he is a good sport. Tomorrow we move my MH to my son's house for awhile while we drive down to Richmond, VA for number 2 grandson's graduation on Sat. Then back to the Thousand Islands on Sunday for a couple of weeks. I hope to spend the time relaxing, painting and reading. It is delightful up there completely surrounded by water and other tiny rocky islands. No access except by boat. Sebastian was totally overwhelmed with all that water and riding in a boat was very scary for him. It is just a few miles from the Canadian border. Very beautiful and right on the St. Lawrence Seaway so the big container ships go by 24/7. I will post pictures as soon as I download them. In the meantime, I will more than likely be away from my computer unless I am lucky enough to find service. When we arrive up in the Islands, we will be using dial up at the local library on the mainland.

I did manage to unload all my paintings that had been previously stored for the last two years by a friend in VA who is moving. I loaded them all in my little car and hauled them to VT. My family has divided them up and is hanging/storing them for me. That was a huge relief. I hope to have a house again someday with walls to hang some of them myself.

Tonight I am eager to crawl into my bunk here aboard Bearfoot.