I’m slowly but surely working on my Folkwear smock project …

while pondering the recent excision of my first basal cell skin cancer. It’s no big deal, but it feels like a milestone of sorts. As is the recommendation that I start on statins. And as always, consider annual immunizations. So it goes.

The good news is that we finally tried out Valentina’s, which is the newest restaurant in town (rated two thumbs up👍👍) …

and attended our local art gallery’s 6th anniversary party, where the owner cleverly requested 6” by 6” art works from the usual (wonderful) cast of artists. And if some of the artists didn’t exactly bring works at exactly the requested size, we were still delighted to bring two of them home with us …

We also had “Back to School Camp” with Griffin, Parker, and Ellis … complete with field trips, projects, and fun food …

Hmmm … I seem to be missing some activity pictures … I’ll have to check my co-counselor’s photo collection and include them in a future post.

Meantime, the first real day of school in Texas has come and gone (click to get full images … P’s shoes are worth a peek) …

and we continue to hide out from the Texas heatwave … which reached 110 degrees yesterday while we were hunkered down at the Alamo Drafthouse watching Oppenheimer … a sobering experience all around.