6AM 8/1/2012
Hi Gary,
Hope you are enjoying whatever mountains you are hiking in and time with people you are with. And that the weather is good. It seems the horrible hot weather is still stuck in the middle of the country.
I'm really looking forward to your visit in Oct.
I still need to figure out your space for when you are staying with us. The boys will be coming back from college occasionally and so will not want to give up their rooms. We have no extra bedrooms, so I'm trying to figure out what will work out best for you, either the basement, which is not so nice, or the sunroom, which is not private because my studio overlooks it. Mark spends a lot of time working in the basement so that is not very private either. Or, you can use one of the boys' bedrooms while they are gone, then move into another space when they are here, but that's disruptive to you.
Ann and Bill have a small apartment and no extra space at all. They may even have moved by then if Bill finds a job further south, to be closer to Gretchen's college in Wilmington, SC. Ann ... with her painting business ... I have been hiring to do stuff here at our house.
The airplane should be completely out of the basement and into a hangar very soon, next few weeks, certainly by Oct, so I hope to start reorganizing and cleaning things down there.
I'm really hoping you will be willing to help me with some projects around the house and yard (as long as the weather holds and there is no early snow) while you are here. There are so many things I would love to do that require more physical strength and energy than what I have these days, but Mark and the boys are always too busy with their own projects to help me.
Also I look forward to some day trips and hikes with you.
I generally have all my art stuff (classes, portrait and figure drawing sessions, art support group) going on Mondays and Tuesdays and some Wednesdays, so that gives you time when nobody will be home.
I will try to help you organize your pictures, as you asked, but I may get so confused when faced with too many choices!
So please let me know what you think of these arrangements.
Time flies...see you soon!
Liz
11AM 8/1/2012
Hi Liz,
Thanks for trying to accommodate me... I think i can be very flexible as far as where I stay - I could even sleep in my car - or even in a tent - I've brought three sleeping bags along (a "summer bag" that I'm using now, a very warm down bag I haven't had a chance to use yet, and another heavy bag I've been using as a quilt back when I had a bed in a room. Also, I think I'll look at room rentals just in case things begin feeling too crowded or for some reason I decide to stay longer than planned.
I'm currently at a little library in Arco, ID on my way from Craters of the Moon where I spent yesterday and the two surrounding nights, heading towards the Tetons meeting up with Sandy and her friend Peter in a few days, after possibly looking around the Snake River area SE of Idaho Falls this afternoon or tomorrow.
I'll have to remember to exercise my upper body a bit more for the next two months so I won't get too sore the first few times I do some real work around the house & yard. I can probably do some pretty strong kicking, but not boxing, at this point.
Gary
2PM 8/1/2012
Love Craters of the Moon! We saw it a few years ago on our Yellowstone, Teton, Wyoming trip.
I am looking forward to seeing you and your photos, I just did not expect you to stay for so long. Sleeping in your car or a tent in winter is too darn cold and simply not necessary.
Wish we had an extra bedroom. The house is roomy it's just that every space is being used. The sunroom is really the nicest space but a pass-through and below my studio, so not very private. Maybe we can put up some curtains or privacy screens.
I want us all to be comfortable esp since it's for so long. We'll figure something out.
But if you do stay a while, I'll take advantage and put you to work! So get those arms strong, cause we'll be cutting trees, hauling rocks and building stone walls and patios, etc. Maybe I'll have you cooking too...gee what else can I have you do...I hate cleaning...I better start that list...hmmm
Have a great time with your friends. Watch out for bears in the Tetons and Yellowstone!
Liz
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