Cleaning out Art supplies

 I am sitting on my green sofa. I tried to finish a bird painting but was unsuccessful so I began cleaning out my paint brushes. I have thee categories: large fluff brushes, regular sizes and tiny brushes. I have two categories in front of me. I am suppose to take some leftovers to my next meeting to give away.

I just ate a dish of tomato soup while Rick ate a sandwich. I also read a newspaper obituary about a sociologist who taught at Columbia University. I learned quite a bit about how sociologist think. He wrote several books, many about poor people and what they think about. 

I also read an article about whether Catholics in Oklahoma can open a charter school and have the state government pay for it. The question will go to the supreme court on Wednesday. Walker wrote about Charter schools when he was in law school.

I have not been able to put pictures on my blog recently. i am going to try right now ow. 

I am having trouble putting pictures on blogger because they all are vidios. I pushed a button when I took them and they turn into videos instead of pictures.

Great Easter

 We attended church at Saint Paul’s then came home.

Rick ordered sandwiches. We ate and talked, swam in the pond. Joseph took the rowboat out. band Eliza took the canoe out. Joseph is now doing. Res at Western. 

Only Bess looked for eggs at church. But there was a big turn out of kids. 

I picked up Eliza at North Branch. We did a long circular drive home. She is taking horse back riding lessons. She showed me the farm. We came home because there was no school. We paint ed rocks using a kit I bought at Barnes and Noble. Eliza was very methodical and thoughtful.

Catherine came as we were talking and she did a rock too. I want to look for more smooth rocks. 

The pope died yesterday morning after saying mass at the Vatican. He was 88. This is the most important news. Rick and I are going to watch tennis, eat lunch and the. I go to the Arthritis doctor. Tonight we go to Farmington for a Hospital dinner.

Weekend with grandkids

They came over about noon. I went shopping the night before and had plenty of food. Mac a d cheese, small bagels and hot pockets. 

I had several art projects from. Michaels. Beth has good powers of concentration. They are still here and I will take them to their house tomorrow after my hair cut. Dave from Saloon R just called and I made an appointment. For tomorrow at 1pm.

Tucker jumped in the lake. We all watched. 

We went to BJ’s for dinner. rick and I ate chicken parmagnen , Tucker ate a hamburger Joseph ate individual pizza and Bess ate Mac and cheese. We talked about sports. 

Trip to Ivy on the Bukingham Railroad

 We had a joyful relaxing trip with our daughter and grandchildren, David Quinn and Eliza, a delicious lunch and chocolate cake for dessert. We were back in Staunton by 1:30.

I have been going through old pictures. I am going to make an album for Eliza for her graduation.

Trump is on the TV

 He is going to raise tariffs on all cars to 25% tonight. Only in America. He wants everything made in America, he never stops talking. He is standing in front of an American flag.

I spent a long time signing up for a pavilion on Memorial Day weekend for a family birthday party for Tucker and me. Now we see the news people sitting on chairs on the lawn. I do not know if they will be able to ask questions. He moves to the right and then thee left

34% on China imports 25% on Japan 

Stock Futures fall sharply as Trump speaks.

He announces 10% on all goods that come into America. He calls it liberation Day. He will sign papers soon. Now audience is standing up. He calls it an economic trade rule. he has his desk on the front lawn. The news people are all watching. 

Trump signs sweeping new global tariffs.   There are flags everywhere. Now Dana Dash is talking Trump is returning inside.

Most of the Republican Party is going along with his decision to raise tariffs

I spent a long time at the hair dressers

5o’clock.News. Tapper: the goal is for Americans to have more jobs. businesses will come back to America.

 Ow Kaitlin Collin’s is giving a summary of his speech. Expansive Global tarrifs. 

The reservation at. I t Springs is cancelled. Catherine B will start to work that day.

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 workman are downstairs putting in new air conditioner. I have been avoiding them. Mostly sitting in Rick’s office. Now I am in my bed. I hear them. Soon I will drive to Western Albemarle HS to pick up Tucker for tennis. I did not sleep well so I slept in Tucker’s old bed room. I woke up early and watched the early news. Now I cannot remember what the main story’s was about. Well one story is a thief snuck into the Pa. Governor’s house and vandalized it. I called my brother Joe and we talked about it. I also talked about Easter.

We are going  to Saint’s Paul’s Ivy because they have an Easter egg hunt.

We are going to have our children and grandchildren for lunch. Rick ordered everything from Food Of all Nations. He went out and brought me chick fillet which I have eaten. Well I ate the fries and three pieces of chicken. 

Watching Tucker play Tennis

 I come here on Tuesday. Lots of other families are watching too. I just got a hot chocolate which I will take with me. I picked up Tucker by Ivy Gas station across from the building we used to own. Tucker is on the far court. He has played a lot today instead of exercising. 

Rick and I had barbecue at Gordonsville. We went to the antique art store. Two friends have paintings there.  It takes lots of control to play tennis.