Not Quite Right

I pulled out the first watercolor sketchbook I took notes in the first time I took Kari's watercolor class at The Clearing and attempted to replicate one of the paintings. When I looked at it I knew there was something wrong with it but didn't figure it out until just now. That blue stripe in the middle is supposed to be lake which is fine but I didn't make the trees tall enough on either side so the sky is lower than the lake. Not quite right. Now I'll have to try again.

 

When I was checking out at the Jensen Center bookstore at The Clearing the other day I noticed that my book, Horizon, is on the shelf right behind the cash register so everyone buying something will see it. I was feeling disappointed because my book wasn't with all the others on the wall but this is better.

 

Speaking of books, I sold three copies of Spies Don't Retire to OtherWorlds Books & More in Sturgeon Bay on my way to Ellison Bay a week ago Sunday and I sold 7 copies of four other titles to students in the watercolor class. Yippee! I'd have sold 8 if I'd had another copy of Spies Don't Retire with me but I thought the bookstore would only take 2. Oh well. Still, 7's a good number. And I sold 2 copies of Spies Don't Retire today to two friends from Chicago who stopped in town for lunch on their way to Door County for the week. I ordered more author copies of all my titles today so I hope I won't run out. GBB emailed me today that the Art Garage is having another book fair in July in addition to their November 1 one so I emailed them that I'm interested. What the heck, right?

 

This little chipmunk was scurrying around on the patio and under the feeders today. He spent a lot of time poking around through the grass looking for fallen seed. I assume he found some because he stuck around.

 

There was a single trillium getting ready to blossom right alongside the steps to my cabin. I watched it carefully all week but it hadn't opened by the time I left. Almost but not quite.

 

I hosted knitting tonight. We had pimento cheese on toasted Italian bread, fruit salad, cocktail shrimp, and cheesecake. Also Zambaldi Beer. We didn't starve.

-- Barbara