SO - What's NEW ???

It has been awhile since I've "blogged" so it's time for an update.  July 4th is always an important date because my only grandchild was born on that day - Ashley is a grown woman now and a mother but I still remember every minute of the day that she was born.  Little Zoey is so adorable and Ashley is generous with sharing pictures as she rapidly grows.

Jessica also shares a July birthday (born on July 2nd) so we also celebrate her special day - but wishing that we lived closer to share the celebration with them both.

Roger has been busy organizing his studio and working on ideas for his new paintings. 

I've been busy building a website for him - still not quite finished, but looking pretty good - with his new business name "Persepolis Art Studio".  We're learning so much, as an example, how to have paintings professionally photographed and how to transfer the images to canvas that Roger stretches onto canvas bars.  It's amazing to see how close the images are to the actual paintings.

Along with Roger's art projects, I've decided to do some "life improvements" such as having the dings and dents repaired and painted on the RAV 4 (2008 model with only 45,000 miles on the odometer), selling some unnecessary furniture on Craig's List, having carpet and upholstery professionally cleaned and generally doing some simple redecorating. 

We've been enjoying beautiful weather - today is my favorite temp at low 80s so the sliding doors have been open all day so we can enjoy the fresh air.

After doing extensive tests on Bella (big $$) we've learned that she doesn't have congestive heart failure.  The best guess is that she has a problem with her trachea so we'll keep working on a solution.  She still coughs and chokes a lot but her appetite is good and she has lots of energy so we are encouraged about her future.

Roger had his quarterly chemo this week so he's still "dragging" a little but he continues to have an excellent attitude and we're hopeful that he'll be back to "normal" in another day or so.

This weekend I'm going to attend the local "O'Gallerie Auction House" with the hope that I can start selling sterling again.  The prices have leveled out so now I have to see what people are bidding. 

Tomorrow is my favorite day when I can visit the Farmer's Market.  This time of the year everything is fabulous so the refrigerator will be full when I get home.

Enjoy summer and the weekend !!