Did you have an enjoyable weekend? It’s been dark, rainy, and extremely hot and humid here. 107F yesterday. Well, I love the dark and rainy part, but the humidity I can do without. It was a weekend to spend inside. I got a lot of prep work done in the studio. I had a Dick Blick order delivered on Saturday afternoon, so I have new canvas panels to prep with modeling paste, collage paper, and gesso before I can use them.  

I started reading a new book on Friday afternoon, The GoldFinch, and I’ve been having trouble putting it down ever since. The refrigerator guys were here delivering a new fridge, and I was sitting on the stairs completely engrossed in my new book the entire time. They had to take two doors off our house, plus the refrigerator doors off to get it into the kitchen.

The reviews were so mixed on The Goldfinch, I didn’t know if I’d like it or not. So far, so good, tho. I’m about 300 pages into it. People complain that it’s long..over 700 pages, but so far, I don’t mind. We’ll see what I think later. 

It’s the first time I’ve bought a book to read on my tablet, which is frightening. It was sooo easy to click, pay and have an instant download. The scary part is how much money I’ll be spend on books this way now that I know how easy it is. Gulp. 

I’m off to the DMV today. Not looking forward to it because it’s going to 100F. I hope the line isn’t out the door, as usual. It’s gonna be HOT standing out there on the pavement. Maybe I should bring some ice water.