Before I start I want to give a very Big Thank You to Barbra for providing the location and being willing to open her home to all of us.
What a beautiful morning!! Too bad everyone didn't get the time right though. Did you ever have someone show up an hour early for a gathering at your house? No, you say, hmmm, well Barbra did. Unbelievable, after I go through all the effort to make sure all of you get the right time, day and location. Honestly folks, we have to be more attentive to detail. You're probably wondering who this Bozo 🤡 was (I realize you have to be from a certain era to recognize this reference and most of us are except for a few of you young ones out there).
Anyway back to the clown -- it's the one on the left standing next to Barbra.
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| Me, Barbra |
So, it turns out I cut my workout short at the gym needlessly. Fortunately for Barbra she was already up and painting as she had a workman inside her house.
As I arrived and started waiting around (which I clearly had plenty of time to do), I began to get a bit curious. It appeared as though no one else was coming. Then I started thinking about it and decided to check the email I sent. How about that, I entered the time wrong on my calendar - oops! Well eventually, another car pulled up.
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| Bob |
Gee, you'd think with all the time on my hands I would've taken a few more photos and that I would've also taken a better one of Bob and also of Nita 2, who showed up next.
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| Nita 2, Bob |
Barbra has really beautiful patios as you can see. Great sitting areas with fantastic views.
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| Barb followed by Nita 2 |
At this point it did look like no one else would be arriving and it also turned out that Barbra had received permission from her neighbors across the street to access an empty lot that had a nice little high point on it where we could paint. It turned out that we all decided to go there.
But, just as I was collecting my stuff, this friendly face arrived.
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| LeAnne |
There she is with her always cheerful smile, it's LeAnne. Good thing we waited around a few minutes, otherwise she never would have found us. It was 9:43.
Bob wasted no time deliberating, picked up his stuff and walked right on out there.
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| Bob in his spot |
Nita wound up finding a spot in the shade (smart move) and Barbra went back to the house for her comfy chair and then found a nice level spot for it.
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| (L to R) Nita, Barb |
LeAnne came prepared with her chair and other stuff and found a nice spot to settle in.
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| LeAnne in her spot |
The sun was strong, my arms picked up some red stuff to prove it. Have to remember to start putting on that sunscreen. Bob was the first to decide that he was done, so he packed up his stuff and that prompted me to do the same. Since he passed both Barb and Nita on his way toward his car, everyone decided to pack up and head over to find a place to build a gallery.
We found a nice spot with a wall to lean our paintings against and it was in the sun with no cast shadows. Wow, how ideal!! Decided not to combine them as there are some really pretty paintings here that became too small when I did combine. Thought you should get the enjoyment of actually "Seeing" them.
Yes, it's a short one today. As I mentioned I wasn't on top of doing the photo taking thing, so that left me with little to say except once again, Thanks Barb!!
Till next week!
Cecilia