Naptime

JM:

Toby, I ask you

do you miss our condo home

that you and I shared

Toby:

yes, I miss it lots

but the menu here is huge

many mice and rats

JM:

hmmm, I see your point

your purpose is different

barn life suits you well

Toby:

but, remember this

I'm almost as old as you

that is, in cat years

JM:

Toby, you have reached

retirement age and soon you

will be old as me

Toby:

you have lately seen

high leaps are impossible

through the barn cat door

JM:

you could live with me

are you up to life indoors

there are many rules

Toby: 

recall, I'm a cat

discipline is not feline

ask me something else

JM:

how about canned food

your personal litter box

and two window sills

Toby:

I'm interested

let's talk about it later

now I need a nap.

JM:

okay, my old friend

our discussion has been good

I need a nap, too

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The Arts Desk

In Cincinnati, Aidan put together a recital...

What a treat to "be there" via our electronic devices. Here is his recording of it...

Bach: at 5:30

Haydn: at 26:30

Merry-Go-Round: at 50:50

Aidan's Sophomore Recital

A surprise we didn't know about is that Marge now lives about 45 minutes away from Aidan, and she and her sister Pam went to Aidan's recital...

Aidan & Marge

Aidan and his Cello friends who joined him for the last recital piece.

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It's wonderful to see that Paula has been steadily producing her art and sharing it on her Substack blog Paula Borchardt - Visual Storyteller. View her latest entries there and learn more about her art journalling and the processes she uses. To see even more of her arts over time go to her website here. 

Here's one of my favorites from her journal...

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Great grandson Kingston (age 8) has been at work, too, and his daddy Jeff sent these to me...

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Here on the home front, I finished the pastel for Keoni. Here it is with the process...

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                           Stay tuned, there's plenty of catching up to do.