Time flies whether you are having fun or not. My last post was back in Oct. We have done several arts/crafts shows since then. Some were arts/crap shows. Some were actually very fun.  We still love our After Hours Art Walk in Wichita Falls. They stopped for the winter months, but have started back up recently. Toby and I are getting good at this show stuff. 

In the meantime, Toby had ankle replacement surgery at the end of November. It all went well, and he did great. His ankle is not 100% yet, but getting there. It made for a very relaxed winter. We took it easy for several months, read lots of books, and sat by the fireside. We sold our longhorns before Toby's surgery, so that we did not have to feed and deal with them. Toby got a solar powered gate put in to keep those darn cows in, since the bull could go over the cattleguard. Now the cows are gone, but the gate is wonderful. It keeps people from coming up the drive unless I know who they are and give them the password. Or if they were smart and industrious, they could get out of their car and open the side gate and come on in. Only the tax assessor figured that out.ith t

Spring has been cool with lots of rain and storms. The city of Sulphur, about 45 miles from here, was devastated by a tornado. My friends there were all okay, but many were wiped out. I like the cool weather, but I could do without the storms. The pond is full, though, and that is nice.

We have been working on our pottery - lots. We have done a few shows already, and we are getting ready to do a big, three day Arts For All Festival in Lawton. Hopefully the weather cooperates and the people come out. It is held in the park and is usually a good show. Famous last words.

Jesse is doing great in West Virginia. She finished up the school year last Friday. Now she has some free time before she does some summer residency things. She is also preparing for an art show in Montana (or some place like that). This show is for her paintings, which she has done very few of this year. She did come home in February to paint while the Wichita Falls Symphony played. It was fun, and she did great. Well, there was a little problem: The canvas was huge on stage sitting on an easel that I provided. Rehearsal went well, but later someone lowered the canvas on the easel. It made Jesse have to bend over to paint the bottom part. The problem was that she wore a short dress. She managed to stoop gracefully and paint the lower part of the canvas without showing her bottom. It makes a mother fretful. 

Bo's family, along with us, drove to Sulphur Springs, TX, to see the full eclipse back in April. We met up with a cousin there, had a picnic lunch, and viewed the eclipse. Afterwards, we drove to where my mom lived when she was young and my grandfather ran a small store. It was fun traveling with the Grands. 

I often have thoughts that I want to put down, but I am just out of the habit of using my laptop. Hopefully, I get back to blogging some. We will see.