Three more for the portfolio

Näcken (The Watersprite)
20x20, marble acrylic on canvas

Saarella palaa (Fire on the Island)
30x40, marble acrylic on canvas

Tuuli tuudittele (The Wind Rocks)
30x40, Marble acrylic on canvas

Charles completed three paintings this weekend, two of them for an exhibit in January, and the other for a staff member at Thorne Crest.
 

The Cat Room takes shape

New look in the 3-season room

Gracie stops by to say, "Hi!"

An infrequent visitor ventures into the room

We set up some patio furniture in the 3-season room this week so that we'd have a place to sit or the cats would have a place to rest in between outside exploring.

Autumn in Albert Lea

 It was an unusually warm day in southern Minnesota as autumn continues to offer scenery which is a real treat every day.

The kittens arrive

With the discovery that Gracie had already given birth to a litter, we were hoping to locate them and get them inside. With the work that had been put into gaining Gracie's trust, we are thrilled to see that THREE kittens have joined her for regular rest and food in the 3-season room. The eventual goal is to rehome all four with a humane society before the end of this month.

Gracie settles in

B.K. settles in at New Chances

Gracie finds a toy in the camper

A nap in the kitty stroller

After we sent B.K. (Black Kitty) off to a new life with the friendly folk at New Chances Humane Society in Blue Earth on Wednesday, we lured the other cat that had been coming by (that we're calling Gracie) into the three-season room. It's been three days and she is adapting to a more restrictive indoor environment which we hope will lead to a new life with New Chances along with B.K.

UPDATE: We learned on October 4th that B.K. had been adopted and will be going to his new home on the 10th.

A nice autumnal day

 

After a busy week, we enjoyed a nice day with a drive to Clarks Grove to visit Vintage Grove, a neat store with antiques and some great soup mixes! Belinda's birthday month got underway with a selection of Longaberger Baskets!

After that, we went to visit White Spruce Homestead Farm Stand, purveyor of excellent baked goods and other treats. We met Allison at another venue and were taken with her enthusiasm and talents.

News from the campaign trail

Charles completed a candidate survey on an election-related website and the results have been posted to this link.