Less Manic

Brain cancer is...

...less manic today.

You've probably inferred that the transition to both of us not working has, in itself, taken some work.  By the time we turned out the light last night, fitbit said...

...10.65 miles.  Today we focused on being a bit more mellow.  It worked.

The day started with a girls' birthday coffee celebration at Monkey Business with Hallie (left) and Ruth (right).

I would tell you that the three of us are on a quest to find and visit all the cool local coffee places, but that doesn't sound very mellow.  So I won't. Thanks, Hallie and Ruth!

Kristine stopped by for an impromptu lunch visit.  Great to catch up!  Kristine agreed to take the art class with me.   It's painting in abstraction.  Today's lesson was charcoal sketching. Here's what I did:

They are 3-inch and 4-inch squares.  One goal was to avoid anything representational.  Check.  The second goal was to "activate the space."  Hunh!

Meanwhile, Darrell succeeded in the next home project:

He hung picture ledges in the living room for when I finish the abstract panel series.

We took a walk in...

...Narnia??

We ended the day with one of those great, surprise gatherings:  A backyard fire and burger barbecue, with everyone home.

Less manic.  More kids.  More happy.