Wednesday February 4 2009

The photos today are various views of the Wind River Mountains. The one with the green roofed building is the county dog pound.

Another gorgeous day, warm and the streets all drying. Just needed a sweatshirt today.

Got presentable and went down to Cafe on Pine for lunch with Jo. We visited about the art center and how to continue plans for possibly getting it on the ballot again next time - that gives us a year and a half to inform the public. I sure enjoyed seeing Jo again and the lunch. I'd vowed quite a few years back that I would not eat at "Chef Wendy's" but have to admit it was very good - had a cream of vegetable soup.

Then went out to Melita's to pick up my forgotten coat. Stopped along the way for a few more photos. Over to the clinic for the doctor checkup on my sinuses. They had an emergency and otherwise were backed up, so said I'd go do an errand and be back in 20 or 30 minutes. I went to Office Outlet and bought the promised day planner and since getting home have filled it with all the dates known at present. So hope to keep it up. It turned out to have only bitsy squares for appointments so wish I had checked it out better - stood there for 20 minutes looking at them all. I tore all the packaging off, or would have taken it back. It will be fine, and its good that the book size is pretty small. Got back to the clinic and they were still busy so asked if I would come for the doctor appointment tomorrow and that is no problem. Barb put a new dressing on my arm, flushed the line, and got my protime test. It is 3, so still o.k. and Oncology said stay on the same dose of coumadin.

Forgot to tell you that yesterday in taking my french easel through the house to the car, that it leaked a gob of cadmium red light oil paint onto the carpet and then one of us walked in it, so had to try to clean that up. Got it pretty well out with turpentine carpet cleaner. I knew when I got to Melita's that the red had been lost somewhere. Ruth always says "Artists have only two kinds of clothes. Those that have paint on them and those that are going to have paint on them." It probably goes for rugs and car upholstery and everything in the studio. The easel is made with the bottom it stands on open on that end, and this is such a problem always making a mess. Not sure what to do about it, the way it's configured. Joe did cut me a piece of board to place in there but it still leaks paint from the palette and looses small brushes. Other that and the difficult set up, I like the easel. Just glad the paint on the rug wasn't worse.

Time to fix dinner, and have no special news so will close.