Christmas is almost here!

Well, Christmas is almost here! The woods were really nice and there is a chill in the air!
I've got most of my shopping completed (hard to believe)! Chuck has finished most of the baking that he likes to do this time of year. I don't do much in the kitchen. I am the kitchen mascot!
Chuck will take a few days vacation and he will get to kick back a little. He starts tomorrow afternoon - I believe he plans to take off early. I have some running around to do and I think we may drive down to the coast to pick up some fresh shrimp.
I was wrapping some presents tonight and "Purrble," one of our cats, "destroyed" some of the wrapping paper. She was having so much fun, I just let her play with it!
Have fun with your families over the holidays! Hug someone you love today.

'Til later.

Fall is really here

"Red Mountains, Dark Water"
vitreous enamels, sandblast etching

Hard to believe that Fall is already Here! Who says Florida only has two seasons!


"Inner Countenance"
high fire enamels and kiln-fired glass
What a beautiful morning it is. The sun is very bright and there is a slight chill in the air. Wonderful.

The painting in kiln-fired glass that I have posted here is one that will be in the Live Auction at the 621 Gallery Auction on November 21, 2008.

If you are interested, please stop by. There will be something for everyone, I am sure.

Hug someone you love today.

Til later,

Terrie

Beautiful Day to Vote!

"Three Graces"
high fire enamels
on kiln-fired glass
Well, Mom, Chuck and I went out at 8:00 a.m. this morning, Sunday,(actually it is after midnight so it is already Monday) to the County Courthouse and cast our vote! So think of it, Sunday morning, early voting, 8:00a.m. and we still waited in line. I understand that earlier (7:15 a.m) the line was wrapped around the courthouse! Amazing.

Later in the morning, churches bussed their parishioners in and we saw the huge lines on t.v. It is pretty wild, I must say.

It has been a beautiful weekend after a very rainy Friday. I am anxious to get back in the studio in the morning. I have several pieces that I am working on for the "Art of Giving" holiday show at LeMoyne. I also need to work on some paintings for an exhibit in January.

We watched the series last night and tonight. The Rays lost tonight - or at least I think they did. . . I stopped watching at 10-2 Phillies. I did stay up until 2:00a.m. this morning to watch yesterday's game. Rays lost that one. I hope we have a few more games. Phillies have taken a 3 to 1 lead now.

Don't forget to vote everyone!

Til later,

Terrie

Fall is Here!

"Sunset at Blue Creek" painting in kiln-fired glass using
high fire enamels and sgraffito

Wow, it is chilly today (well 60 degrees, anyway)! I can't believe Fall is finally here. It is suppose to be really cold next week. It just started raining a while ago. I was going to apply some mica lusters to some pieces but the humidity may interfere.

The "Art and Soul" event at the University Center Club was a successful event. I am glad to report that there was some competitive bidding on my piece during the live auction. I was glad about that. The ballroom looked wonderful. The meal was good and everyone enjoyed the artwork - there was a lot of participation in both the live and silent auctions.

It has been a while since I have posted. I have been working hard in the studio and I don't see that changing for a while! I would like to take a workshop that will be conducted by Steve Klein and Robert Parrish. Whether or not I will be able to get there is another issue! We'll see!

Til later,

Terrie

"The Pillars Project" and Permanent Collection

"Eclipse Indifference," a diptych
high fire enamels, kiln-fired glass


"Underlying Support"
high fire enamels, sgraffito, kiln-fired glass



















Tonight, September 4th, we will have an opening reception at the LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts. The Pillars Art Project and pieces from The Permanent Collection will be on display. I'm excited to see work from the Permanent Collection and the Pillars pieces as well!
They Pillars Project represents work from 12 regional artists. My two pieces are shown here. The pieces from the Pillars Project will be auctioned off during the "Art and Soul" event which will be held on September 18th at the University Center Club. Admission is $100.00 for non members and $75.00 for Basic and Patron membership. If you are a Donar member or above you will receive 2 free tickets. Corporate sponsors may purchase a table for 10 guests for $1500.00. Dinner will be served, there will be entertainment, a silent auction, and the live auction. 6:00pm until 11p.m - Cocktail attire.

Have a good evening. Come back and visit again.

'Til Later!

The Soul Mates Exhibition at LeMoyne

"Night Music"
high fire enamels, kiln-fired glass


For the Soul Mates exhibtion, we were asked to submit artwork and written thoughts about relationships.
My written submission was as follows:

Thoughts on a relationship - an open letter to my husband

In our beginning, we pledged the promises of youth and passion - loving what we knew about each other and trusting what we did not.

As we begin this our 41st year together, I joyfully renew those promises. The patina of our relationship is as varied and rich as our journey, the memories we share, and the love that we know. You are my husband, my lover, and my best friend. You have lifted me up when I needed it most. You have supported me with love, encouraged me by example, and shared my thoughts and dreams. You are the laughter in my day, the music in my night and my hearts' greatest joy.

"Patina"

high fire enamels, sgraffito, sand-blast etching, kiln-fired glass

"Lifted"
high fire enamels, sgraffito,
kiln-fired glass

Come back and visit again! Til later,

Terrie

Wow, tropical storms will never mean the same again!

Goodness! We are inundated with rain and high winds. Since we live in the woods, rain-soaked hardwoods (especially after the deficit rainfall this year) means that limbs and trees will come down. Our neighbor has a huge tree growing up through their deck (about 40 inches in diameter) and it came crashing down about 3am this morning. It took out their deck and many trees in the woods. They are so lucky that no one got hurt! We have a lot of little limbs hitting the roof, but no big one yet. Another neighbor lost a really tall tree. It fell yesterday taking others with it. This water-logged situation will stay with us even after "Fay" has passed on through. I made a video from the porch of my studio.It is on Google video. I can't seem to load it here. (It would give you an idea of the rain amounts). The winds are coming in gusts!

Everyone stay safe!

Hot, hot, hot!

"Patina"
high fire enamels, sgraffito, sandblast etching
Yikes! it is so hot today. i guess it is nothing compared to Dallas and other parts of the Southwest, but we have some incredible humidity, too!

Last week we held the opening of the "Soul Mates" exhibition at the LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts. It was held on Thursday night and we had a really good crowd. There is a little something for everyone. I gave the Gallery talk and also sold one of my paintings in kiln-fired glass (the one posted here). I want to go back and see the exhibit again. You never really get to look at the work on opening night!

The Women's show at the Airport has closed. I thought it was a very nice show.

We mailed my pieces to Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass in Dallas on Monday. I was so relieved to get them in the mail. I am one of the featured artists in the Featured Artists Series which opens on August 23. Michael says that they arrived safe and sound. Whew! My husband is a very very good packer! He made some of the packing boxes. When you are mailing 14 pieces of glass, well, it is good to know that they all arrived on time and safely!

We are looking forward to our trip. We will visit some old friends in Texas and some of my husband's former students. We are looking forward to stopping by Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass in Dallas. I am really looking forward to visiting with Michael and Barbara in person. We have talked often by phone and corresponded by email, of course!

Well, we are getting a summer thunderstorm right now, so I will sign off. I hope this publishes, I have had some problems with my blog today. (no offense blog guys, it's the first time I have had a problem).

Til Later!

At Play
high fire enamels,
and sgraffito on kiln-fired glass

Well, hello everyone! It has been a very productive week! I've attended quite a few meetings and I have put in my time working in the studio.

I was glad to talk with my brother and sister-in-law who have both been to Orlando and San Francisco since I last saw them. They shared some of their photos and looks like they had a wonderful time in both cities.

My brother also went to a meeting in Las Vegas. He sent some photos of some glass that he saw while he was there.

We were looking forward to a visit from my Aunt who lives in North Carolina, however, she has had to cancel. We are disappointed, but hopefully it won't be too long before we see her.

The opening of Soul Mates at LeMoyne is July 31st. Then on August 4th, I need to mail my work to Kittrell/Riffkind in Dallas. Their opening is August 23. We are trying to plan a trip out there. We would like to be there for the opening reception, but may not be able to make it in time. We will visit the gallery for sure. We also want to have dinner with some old friends whom we haven't seen in a very long time. Our plans are to visit The University of North Texas in Denton (30 miles outside of Dallas), where we both attended school, and then drive to Huntsville, Texas (70 miles outside of Houston) where Chuck was on the Music Faculty and I received my BFA degree and finished all but two classes (plus my graduate exhibition) on my MFA. We really had some good times at both places. It has been a long, long, time since we were there, however.

I have several places that I would like to go! I want to spend some time at the beach, I want to go back to Asheville, NC and we would like to make a trip to NYC. So - - - -when would we do all of this?! Who knows!

Well, I hope everyone has a good Friday evening. Come back. See you soon.

Terrie

Good week!

Old Cypress
high fire enamels

Well, it has been a fine week so far! We celebrated our anniversary on Tuesday and enjoyed a wonderful dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. I have had a good week in the studio. Had some good firings and got a lot done - amazing considering that I have 4 meetings this week! Yikes.

The exhibition at LeMoyne opens on July 31st. Tomorrow is the last day of the show at the FSU Museum. Then in August the exhibition in Dallas opens. The show at 621 comes down soon and the Airport show will be up a little longer also. When it rains it pours!

We also received a wedding invitation in the mail today. The wedding is the same day as the opening in Dallas...what are the chances!

Well, the screen is jumping, I'm not sure if it is my computer or the blogsite, but I am going to say good night for now.

Til later!

Painting and tennis anyone?

Fuel the Spirit
high fire enamels

Well, I hope that anyone that loves the game of tennis watched Federer and Nadal play at Wimbledon today! What a match!
It was wonderful.

It has been a nice 4th of July weekend. Thursday we started off by visiting a restaurant where a friend of ours was performing. We really enjoyed hearing Steve play and visiting with Marianne and Charles.
On Friday our good friends and neighbors, Jean and Jerry, had a 4th of July cook-out. We stopped over for a minute to say "hello" (My Mom was there, too) and then we had to leave to attend the opening of ANJE III (All Media National Juried Exhibition) at 621 Gallery. I had a piece accepted in the show. We also visited with friends at several other galleries at Railroad Square. It was First Friday. A lot of people were out celebrating the 4th, but there were some who did do the Gallery Hop. We returned home and the cook-out was still going on. We had an opportunity to visit a little plus Jean sent us home with the absolutely best made-from-scratch (including her own little limes that she grows) Key Lime pie I have ever tasted! Way to go Jean! They also said that my Mom had made the best baked beans for the cook-out. She is a great cook. I did not get that gene. My husband, on the other hand, is an excellent cook, too. I'm lucky.

Saturday, Chuck and I both worked in the studio. We actually got quite a bit of work done. . . thank goodness! I have a number of things that are distracting me from my studio work. I have several shows in August, one in Dallas, and one here. My schedule is getting full and I don't mean studio time! Steven Pressfield calls these distractions "Resistance" in his book, The War of Art (I call them scheduled meetings and projects). There are always distractions. The question remains whether we have the strength and professionalism to keep distraction, or resistance from preventing us from doing our work - putting in our time - creating. It is an on-going battle for artists, as those of you involved in the visual or performing arts know!
Anyway, I was glad to get a lot done yesterday so I could watch Wimbledon today! I'm looking forward to a busy week. I do love working hard in the studio and I try not to let too many other things prevent me from putting in my time!

Hope everyone has had a nice holiday! Let's all go out and have a good week! Come back and visit soon!

Til later,

T

Another nice reception!

Joy in the Morning
high fire enamels, sgraffito
and sandblast etching
Tonight we held the opening for "Women Artists" at the Artport Gallery. The opening reception was very nice and we had a good turn-out! The show looked wonderful. Kudos to Leslie, Janice, and Susie who did a fine job hanging it. This event was sponsored by the Council on Cultural and the Arts. The 12 women artists were comprised of the Artists' Steering Committee for the Florida Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

I enjoyed meeting some new people and talking to some old friends. It was a nice balance. One of the pieces I have in the show will be going home with someone else! That piece is posted here.

In two weeks, we will have the opening for the All-Media National Juried Exhibition at 621 Gallery. That should be fun, too.

Well, I need to get some shut-eye so that I can get some painting done over the next couple of days. I also need to mail some work to Dallas. Let's all go out and have a nice weekend!

Til later,

Terrie

What a week!

"Purrls"
cat fur beads, hand-rolled and hand manipulated
placed on sterling links.
No cats were harmed in the making of this project -
groomed thoroughly, but not harmed.
Collaborators include: Shade,Yam, Roundface,
Purrble, and Bump


Hi Everyone!

What a week it has been! Art, then meetings, then art, then meetings!

"Go Green" opened at the Florida State University Museum of Fine Art! - we had a good crowd and the exhibit is both colorful, interesting and thought-provoking. Our challenge was to say something about the environment, recycling, re-plenishing, preserving green spaces, making green decisions, etc. A county official gave a brief statement and then the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes and honorable mentions were awarded. Representing the Professional Development Committee for the Artists' League, I was delighted to present the Professional Development award to this year's recipient, Mari Knight.

My (recycling and re-purposing) contribution to our "Go Green" exhibit is seen here. I can honestly say that it is the first time that I ever enjoyed the laughter of fellow artists and patrons as they looked at my work! It was a fun evening. My husband and I also purchased a piece that we will enjoy for many years to come. After the reception we enjoyed margaritas with friends at 'San Miguels.'

Next Friday we have an opening at the Artport Gallery. It will be comprised of the artist steering committee for the Florida Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. I will have 3 of my paintings in kiln-fired glass at that exhibition. Then in 2 weeks, there will be an opening for All-Media National Juried Exhibtion (ANJE III) at the 621 Gallery. I was notified just last night that my work was accepted. So that is exciting. For those who are familiar with the journal Glass Craftsmen, there is a nice article about the online exhibition entitled "Self Portraits in Glass by Warm Glass Artists." Cynthia Morgan's terrific piece is featured on the cover. Kudos to Cynthia Oliver for all of her effort (and patience) in putting the exhibition together. She also initiated and produced a self publishing book about the exhibit! the online address is:
http://firedglassportraits08.blogspot.com/

Well, I need to get to the studio - time's a-wasting!

'Til Later,

Terrie

Summer is Here!

Remembering
High fire enamels on kiln-fired float glass

Well, here comes summer! We went to our nephew's wedding in Asheville, NC last weekend. The weather was perfect. Then when we came back, we found out that it is still nice here. The humidity is low and there is a slight breeze.

I am still working on pieces for upcoming exhibitions:

The Women's Exhibition sponsored by the Florida Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the airport gallery, "Go Green" by the Artists' League at the FSU Museum of Fine Arts, and the Soulmates exhibition at LeMoyne. I am excited about the work for the Featured Artists series at Kittrell/Riffkind and I am working toward that event. My Pillars Projects are completed and already in place at local businesses.

I have 6 pieces at The Bender Gallery in Asheville. It is a beautiful space and we enjoyed our visit there last weekend.

Well, it is time to get busy! Have a good evening. Come back soon!

Good times ahead!

Maestro

highfire enamels, sandblast etching, sgraffito

The weather is suppose to be beautiful this weekend. ! We are looking forward to a visit from my brother and his wife. Then we will celebrate Mother's Day on Saturday night. Chuck, my husband, will cook dinner for us all. I may prepare a little dessert. It will be a lot of fun.

We are also looking forward to our nephew's wedding next weekend. The rehearsal dinner is Friday night and the wedding is Saturday.

The statewide juried event FSAS ( Florida Seniors Art Showcase) will open in galleries around the Capital City next week. I will have work at The 621 Gallery and at the LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts.

The Pillars Project, a fund raiser for LeMoyne, has also been put in place. The pieces from different artists are placed in businesses around town. They will be on display all summer. Then, in September at the University Club, they will be auctioned off. There will be maps of the businesses where the artwork is located, so that people can stop by to see them.

In June, artists for the FL Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts will have an exhibition at the Artport Gallery. Then in August, I will have work in the Soul Mates exhibition at LeMoyne. Later that month, I will be one of the featured artists at Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass in Dallas, Texas.

I'm excited to get back in the studio and try out my new kiln. We drove to the Jen Ken Factory a couple of weeks ago when they had finished building it, to pick it up. It was fun to see all of those new kilns being built!

Well, I'd better go for now. I hope everyone has a very Happy Mother's Day!

'Til later.

Terrie

Interesting Day!

"Carnival Music"
High Fire Enamels, sgraffito










It has been a nice day. Cynthia Oliver announced that "Interpretations of Self " Self Portrait Project 2008, an online exhibition, was ready for public viewing. It may be seen at:
www.firedglassportraits08.blogspot.com/
Cynthia did a fine job with the virtual installation. Please stop by for a visit. There is a wide variety of work and interpretation of self for your viewing pleasure!
Then tonight at our Artists' League meeting for the Florida State University Museum, we had a guest speaker who explained how to do panoramic installations. It was fascinating to watch the process of photographing in 10 degree segments and then to "stitch and blend" the photographs so that you could go around the room creating a panoramic view of the entire room or rotating a 3 dimensional piece of art so that it "turned" for viewing.

Now, all I have to do is buy the software and learn how to use it ---- Right!

It is suppose to rain later this week. We had another lovely day today - looked like we might get some showers, but it didn't happen.

Don't forget to stop by my website if you get a chance
http://www.terriecorbettglass.com/

'Til later,

Terrie

Is Spring finally here?!

"Salsa"
high fire enamels, sgraffito

Well, it has been an absolutely gorgeous day!
Wow, I love it when it is like this. It will be 80 degrees again tomorrow. We are lucky to have such beautiful weather.

Chuck made some delicious soup for us tonight. I am lucky to have a husband who is such a good cook! He enjoys cooking and is quite talented.

He also does nice glasswork and will have some pieces in the "Climate Summit" which will be held at the Civic Center tomorrow. He made some nice and unusual platters from recycled glass.

I completed a few paintings this week and have a good start on several others. Time is flying by! Chuck will be making the metal backs for them. We bought the supplies last week. We have to get ready for Chain of Parks in April and then other shows throughout the Summer and Fall. Please visit my website http://www.terriecorbettglass.com/ to see the scheduling.

Well, I am working on a baby afghan for some friends of ours who are expecting, so I'd better work on it a little bit. I hope everyone has a good weekend.

Til later,

Terrie

Remembering

"Moonflowers"
highfire enamels and sandblast etching

I want to take a moment to remember a good friend of ours. His name was Joe. He passed away last Friday. I sent a note to his sister and Mother which said, "Sometimes, if we are lucky, someone comes into our life that will forever occupy a special place. Joe was such a man. He was one-of-a-kind. His quick wit, boisterous laugh, the twinkle in his eyes when he was up to mischief, and his boyish charm can never be replaced. He was a good and true friend - brutally honest when necessary, but with a tender heart and a generous spirit not easily matched. His friends knew of the love he had for his family - and he loved all of God's creatures but especially his dogs. Let us take comfort as we remember the unique and special relationship we had with him. While the mention of his name may bring tears to our eyes, memories of him will bring a smile to our heart. "

We will miss you, old friend.

What a glorious day!

"Oasis"
high fire enamels

Well, today (actually yesterday, as it is now after midnight and early Thursday morning) was indeed a beautiful one! The weather was so nice. It did start out a little shaky, however!

I was suppose to attend a Tai Chi class with a friend of mine. For starters, I had a headache, then I lost my purse so I didn't have my drivers license and of course I didn't want to drive without it! By then I was going to be late for class. My Mom came by to help me look for my purse (what a Mom, huh)! anyway, I finally found it, was late for class, but had fun anyway!

We ordered another kiln from Jen Ken last week and I am excited! The electrician is coming by tomorrow to install a new plug. The kiln should be ready in about 4 weeks.

We went to Cocoa last Thursday night and bought glass at Art Glass House on Friday. I love to go there to buy glass products. We stayed at Cocoa Beach on Friday night and went to our favorite restaurant down there! Nice little business trip!

The new cats, 'Bump' and 'Purrble' are continuing to be fun - some of my older cats are not quite as enthusiastic, but they are adjusting.
They are mischievous as you can discern from the photo below! That is 'Purrble'




Have a good week everyone!

Busy, Busy Time

"In Here"

High Fire Enamels

Wow! Time is flying by! I am finally able to make a dent in some of the work that is due, however, I still have miles to go! Two exhibition/projects in April, one in May, two exhibitions in June and two in August! That should keep me in the studio for the Spring and Summer! Its all good, however. I'm glad to be participating in each event. I will post here and on my website the dates and titles for each exhibition.

Well, we have two new cats, both are rescues. They are entirely different in appearance and personality. "Bump" is a yellow and white four year-old fellow with a wonderfully mellow disposition. Well, he is more mellow now than initially . . . . he was something of a bully toward the other cats when he arrived on the scene. He does have a great personality and is a lot of fun. " Purrble" is a little long-haired black female about 10 months old. She arrived on my birthday in the pouring rain! She was a little sad sack to look at. She has a really cute and funny personality also. She does tend to be a little fearful of my other cats. (we have four older cats plus Bump and Purrble). Anyway, we have had both altered and they are happily ensconced in the Corbett household! Purrble is very playful and we have had one bad art accident. She knocked over a large ceramic sculpture of a cat! I was sick. I have several pieces by the artist. I had placed it on the hearth of the fireplace, so it really is my fault. They are good for the most part, and I will be more careful from now on. It is a little more hazardous since we have tile floors instead of carpeting.

It is raining today. We are suppose to have storms later on in the evening. I have an Artists League meeting at the museum, so I hope it doesn't get too bad. Speaking of that, I'd better sign off for now.

Later!

Terrie

Finally, back to the studio

Springtime, a detail
High fire enamels
Yesterday I finally worked in the studio for a while! Okay, so mostly it was clean-up, but hey, after having the flu all this time, it was just fine. Sure I could hardly get out of the bed this morning, but it was kind of nice to sleep in while it was raining! (It rained all night with some bad thunderstorms in the area. A twister touched down west of here. No injuries thank goodness).

Today was beautiful! It was warm, sunny, and very pleasant. Tonight it is freezing again!

I have an appointment tomorrow and then I will paint all afternoon. Hopefully, I will make some headway. I have a tendency to over-commit, however, if you want to paint and you want to exhibit, you have to keep those doors open, right!?
Well, I need to go and do a little reading before bed. Have a nice Tuesday, Everyone!

Time is flying by!

The Red Tree
20"H x 9.5"W
highfire enamels
sgraffito

Wow, can it be the middle of February already! Unbelieveable!

I have been remiss in my blogging. As you may know, my website went online at the end of last year and I spent some time learning how to find my way around the site and update information. As a reminder my website address is http://www.terriecorbettglass.com/
I will update activities and events so do stop by!

At the beginning of the year, I felt that things were relatively quiet. I was in the bed with the flu for several weeks, felt better for two days and then relapsed! Not fun. I am finally 'getting back down to the planet earth' and feel better. I have missed valuable studio time and I need to get back in the swing of things. The year is mapped out pretty evenly with exhibitions. Right now I am in the Synergy Invitational at the Claude Pepper Museum. In March, I plan to participate in a Self Portraits, an online exhibit which originated through the Warm Glass website. Cynthia Oliver is heading up that project as she did last year. Please stop by her site and take a look later next month.

In the Swale
high fire enamels,
sgraffito
7"H x 21" W


In January, I submitted a proposal for the Pillars Project - It was accepted and I will have more information on that later. In April, I will participate in Chain of Parks, the nationally juried exhibition for the LeMoyne Center for Visual Arts. Then, In May we go to North Carolina for our nephew's wedding. In June I will participate, as a member of the Artists' League, in an exhibition at the Florida State Museum of Fine Arts. Then in August, I will be one of the Featured Artists at Kittrell/Riffkind in Dallas, Texas. That month, I will also have work in an exhibit called Soul Mates: a study in Relationships at LeMoyne here in Tallahassee. I have one more exhibition in June that is not yet finalized. More on that later.

My husband fixed a wonderful dinner for my Mom and me on Valentine's Day! He also brought us flowers. He's always so thoughtful. I am happy to say that his wedding ring was returned. He lost it at our local Publix. Someone found it and turned it in. Wasn't that nice!

Well, gotta go for now. Hope you have a nice weekend.

Happy 2008

Feline My Way
High fire enamels, sandblast etching, and sgraffito









I hope everyone is having a good 2008! It has been fun so far. We are looking forward to some exciting events as we go forward into the new year. There will be some very good exhibits, some important family functions to attend and some exciting progress with the artwork!









Here is a photo of the world's greatest cat toy, a remote controlled tarantula, and my cat "Yam." We enjoyed a visit with family in Pensacola. It was a very nice holiday and new year. Mom did get the flu and was unable to attend but we made plenty of videos and photographs. She is doing much better now!

My good friend Patty and I share a January birthday. We celebrated along with my husband and her father at the University Club last night. What a wonderful meal! The Chef came to the table to inquire about our food and was kind enough to share some of his culinary expertise! Delicious!

I will be participating in some events this year. First off is the 'Pillars Project' sponsored by the LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts. Proposals have been submitted and we were notified of selection for the project. The artwork will be mounted in different venues around the city and then, in September, they will be auctioned and proceeds will benefit LeMoyne. This should be an interesting exhibit.

See you soon!

Terrie