Saturday, August 15, 2020

Good morning. Yes, it’s a bright beautiful sunshiny day in the 80s here in Central Florida. Mark is puttering around outside, getting things ready for hunting season. He also started the generator, this being hurricane season. This year has been something else, hasn’t it? We’re fortunate though we’ve had no major storms. Actually, nothing but a gusty wind here and rain. And here we are ... mid-August already! I recall the nervous anticipation of going back to school shortly. Now this year, in Florida and in much of the US, there is a big debate on whether children should go back to school or not. The parents are given a choice whether online learning or in class learning. In a lot of cases though both parents work and going to class is the only option that may work for them. Yes, 2020 has been quite a year. Here’s a thought from CNN’s good news ... 

 August 15, 2020

Summer is winding down, but unlike seasons past, it really doesn’t feel that sad to be saying goodbye. It’s probably because we’re all looking forward to better days ahead. If we all take care of each other, then by the time summer rolls around again next year, we’ll be ready to take full advantage of the fun. Who knows? Maybe there will even be concerts again. And baseball that isn’t weird. And the only social distancing we’ll know is how far away our beach towel is from the one next to us. Ah, those will be the days. 

I am just finishing up a painting today and once done will post it on here just for posterity. I’m not listing this one for sale as I want to enjoy it myself for a while. Ha ha.

The ‘Copper Mermaid Cottage’ ... (beneath it is the photo of a painting I did in the 1990s which I used as a reference for the mermaid cottage.)


Mark said I needed a close-up of the mermaid for y’all. 

While I was finishing up painting Mark took the kids for a ride on the Caddy. They sure enjoyed that. 

Tonight we are going with LaDonna, Wayne, Dawn and Randy to Kiku’s Japanese Steakhouse. It’s a fun restaurant where I had my birthday dinner a year ago. 

Well, we are back home. We had a great dinner, a few laughs, and went to Wayne and LaDonna’s afterwards. They welcomed us and we had more laughs and fun. 

Tata till tomorrow