Unseasonable Season....

This year has been an odd one for weather. Nothing has gone according to norm. Right now it is overcast and cool at 76 degrees. The humidity is 46% compared to last week when the humidity was 13% and it was 104. What could account for this? Global warming? Flatulent cows? I believe this is part of the changes that come naturally to the earth and all that are part of it. Don't get me wrong. We should take care of the earth. The Creator made it and has allowed us to be part of it. We have made a disposable society. That has made us believe that things have little value. As I get older I see the beauty in the little things. I have to remind myself to stop and enjoy.
Take what someone has thrown away and see it with new eyes. This is a piece from a horsehair pot that a friend made. I now have several potters saving things for me. Added to the "rejects" I make......I'm going to be busy for a long time.

Wine and Clay

The first week of June was the Wine and Clay Festival held at the Llano Winery in Lubbock. Since I am a member of the clay guild I was there to help (not much) and demonstrate metal working. I had a wonderful time and sold a few things. The weather on Saturday was horrible with a sand storm that kept crowds away. Thank goodness, the artists are inside. I think on Sunday they figured this would be their last shot for a year. The winds were down and the people came out. The wine was wonderful, the people were great......
This year the festival and scholarship fund were dedicated to Jana Hill. Jana was the founder and coordinator for 10 years. Jana died last Fall, shocking everyone. She was and will be remembered and missed.
Here is a picture of me at the festival. The wine glass has nothing to do with the angle of the photo.

About my father......

I met my daughter,Shana, and her daughter in Arlington Friday, May30. We had a chance to visit the 2 oldest sons and their families before continuing on to Northwest Arkansas the next day to visit my father. I had my 2 grand daughters who live in West Texas with me so the cousins got to visit.

My father was in the hospital from May 26 to June 4 after having a "spell" at the rehab. center. They did more testing and, after talking to several doctors, the decision was made to "do no harm." The general consensus was that his heart functionality was low. A double heartbeat was causing spells that seemed almost like seizures. Having a defibrillator implanted was ruled out. On June 6th he was released from the hospital to go to my sisters house with hospice care. We toured Hospice House in Springdale but it was full. It's a beautiful place where people can live and die with dignity.

Even though he was in the hospital, he enjoyed seeing 3 of his great-grand daughters. His coloring improved as did his general strength. He still put away more food than most and was thrilled with the chocolate that Shana brought for him. The girls made enough get well pictures to paper a room. With photos of all of the grand and great grand children taped to the closet door in his hospital room, he had many reminders of how much he is loved.

We had to leave June 3 because Emily was to start summer school. Also, I had an art show this past weekend in Lubbock.

So we take each day as it comes, not knowing what is in the future.