At class with Carol, she felt my pictures of Barbara's dog Patti and the picture of my cat Pepper were ready for framing. I spoke with Toni, who does framing at the Bakersfield Art Center about what I wanted. It will have a white matte with a thin line of black next to the picture. The frame will be in a simple black. She said they would be ready for Christmas. It will run about $40 per picture. I think that is reasonable. Carol thought the deer I did was pretty good. She felt it looked more relaxed than most of my pictures. I would agree with her. She had some suggestions for improving my picture which I will incorporate in my work. We are starting on a horse. She has encouraged me and other students to consider the skeleton which makes a big difference in getting the right form and mass. So that is the first thing we worked on. It helps a lot.
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| My deer again |
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| First Attempt at Contour Drawing of Horse |
Thanksgiving went well. There were 12 of us, including my son Jerry. I hadn't seen him for over a year. My granddaughter Kayla helped me getting last things straightened and getting the food on. I planned the meat to cook at 15 minutes per pound. Since last year the turkey was dry, Shelley thought we should check it a half hour earlier than that and it was done. It had a button which had popped. Moist and delicious. The dishes were all tasty and Shelley made stuffed mushrooms and a delicious pumpkin cheese cake! Devin made a cranberry relish we made last year. It was changed a little but was delicious! We put it over cream cheese and had different crackers to put it on. I told Devin he should call this his signature dish and offer to make it for gatherings. It is good and easy to make. Everybody was relaxed and it was a very pleasant gathering.
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Granddaughter Kayla, Daughter Shelley, Daughter Jennifer,
and Granddaughter Crystal |
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| Crystal and Lorence |
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| Shelley and her daughter Alyssa |
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| Crystal and and her Aunt Shelley |
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| Shelley with two of her children Heather and Kevin |
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| Kevin with his mom Shelley |
Shelley and Jennifer did the dishes that evening. The next morning I went from one task after another. When I got to the refrigerator, I saw it was time to change the water filter. So I turned it to remove it, and water squirted everywhere! I ran to get towels and couldn't screw the filter back in. Ugh. I called Shelley and told her what was happening. I turned the water off to the house. So we went to get another filter. I had misplaced my wallet so we used Shelley's card. Shelley was able to get the new filter on. She got my house cleaned up. We went to get money so I could pay her and the ATM machine would not let me take out what I requested even though there was enough money. I requested less and then it gave me the money. I couldn't check my savings account though it had been linked. So now I'll have to go to the bank and find out was going on.
Janet and I went to Mexicali's. We exchanged Thanksgiving stories. Ha! What a fine talk! Both of our stories would work well for a standup comedian. We were both laughing so much. And then this woman a generation older than us said she thought it was neat to see mother (me) and daughter (Janet) out together. Janet said we were very good friends. I told her I was the younger one by three years. I think she was embarrassed, but we got a kick out of it!
Here are recent pictures of my great grandsons Conner and Kason. I think they look so much alike, except Conner is bigger than Kason.
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| Conner |
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| Kason |
This woman who calls herself One Fit Widow shared a blog written by Family Lives On Foundation. They are a nonprofit organization that depends on donations. This is to all kids who have lost a parent. It is very good! If it doesn't fit you, share it with someone who might benefit.
https://www.facebook.com/OneFitWidow/posts/669353633206906
So that is it for my week. I have a couple of nice events this next week. I didn't contact the doctor yet about my hip. I'll call for an appointment tomorrow. It continues to hurt. Two of my friends suggest it might be bursitis. Ugh! It is amazing how much happens when you get older. Despite the medical issues, I love the other parts of my life. It makes it worth going on. By the way, my brother and cousin said they were not interested in what I eat. I don't blame them, but local people might want to try the restaurants I have gone to. Believe me, many wouldn't try them because they sound too different. When I finally get them there, they are pleased. So sorry about the food reviews, just breeze over those parts. I appreciate you reading. I hope your week went well and your next week is as good or better. Talk to you next Sunday. Rachel
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