Scattered Thoughts . . .

L ast week, we traveled out to Cabot to see their Spring Concert.  Not only was both Kenzie and Lukey in this concert again but this time we had Ace up on stage too! At some point, Ace noticed me shooting photos of him.  I know this because it was one of the first things he excitedly talked about after he left the stage.  Since he is looking directly at me in this next photo, it is possible that this is the moment he noticed me shooting photos...  or maybe it was during that first photo at the top of the page... Sophie was wondering where Papa was so Gee pointed out my location while I was shooting photos.  I happened to catch them both looking at me so I captured a photo... Lukey played the drums, keyboards and some guitar this time around.  I didn't capture any photos of him playing guitar because he was directly behind the lead singers from my point of view in the dark back corner of the room. We had a good time at this concert!  Afterward, on the r...

T his past Saturday, we went way out to Greensboro at the Highland Center for the Arts for our granddaughter, Ellie's, dance recital.  We found that this venue was surprisingly nice and comfortable.  It was a long drive to get there but the huge advantage is that it was very comfortable making the long drive very worthwhile!  This was immensely better than being jam-packed into a primary school gym on uncomfortable folding chairs...  way, way better! There was a small bake sale in the lobby before the recital so Sheila is shown below purchasing a brownie... The seats were comfortable and there was plenty of leg room! Here, below, is an ultra wide angle panoramic view from our seats while we were waiting for the show to begin.  Our view was great! Before long, the show began... These girls, below, are aged 3-5... They are dancing to "Happy Working Song"... Below, Ellie is on stage for her dance routine.  She is in a group aged 5-7 and dancing to Nan's favori...

I managed to "pave" the new girder bridge on our little garden railroad and it is looking pretty good! I did one small section at a time.  First, I applied a rather thin coat (but not too thin) of waterproof exterior construction adhesive on a small section of the roadway.  I applied the adhesive thick enough to completely obscure the wood base.  Then I sprinkled fine sand over the adhesive.  Then I carefully pat the sand down with my hand...  then carefully and lightly brushed the sand until it was even...  then again carefully pat it down with my hand.  Then I would move on to the next section.   The idea of using the waterproof exterior construction adhesive was two-fold...  First, I wanted to make sure the sand would stay in place in widely varying weather conditions.  Next, I wanted the adhesive to act as a sort of sealing coat protecting the wood underneath.   Here is a photo looking straight down the roadway and acr...