Ok.. picking up where I left off last night.  Several people have asked what happened with the Salem Hospital commission.  Well, the bad news is they chose another artist, Alison O’Donoghue .  When I read all those descriptors, though, hers was the work I thought of.  The good news is, they paid me to do the proposal (it was nice to get the check) and they may still consider my work for another place in the hospital.  It was a good stretch to work on the proposal & the submittal letter.

I Got home from Menucha & just felt like I was getting caught up, (including finishing my latest read… Richard Russo’s Bridge of Sighs, only to leave again for another Splash art retreat!  This time we went to my friend Kara’s beautiful home on Detroit Lake, just east of Salem.

Ham it up Linda!

I still need to photograph the painting I worked on… will post it after Odette’s lesson this morning.

As soon as I got back, it was time to ramp up preparations for Amelia’s departure for college.  I dropped her off yesterday!  It was such a beautiful day, and the campus looked so inviting.  I was really wishing it were me, off on a new adventure.  Of course I am dying to hear how it is going.  We’ve sent a few text messages (she forgot her hair dryer) and I will see her tomorrow on my way to the coast. But I am anxious to hear her voice today.  I haven’t met her roommate yet, and she had quite a bit of anxiety about that.

Her room is amazingly large.  A seperate area for studying and one for sleeping, so if one roomie wants to study late, it won’t disturb the other.  We are going to add a comfy chair, now that we know she has room.  I was dying to take pictures, but my husband had my camera. 🙁