July 7-July 16                North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Days have been unseasonably warm and humid.  We have been subjected to frequent rain and several torrential thunderstorms which lasted for hours.  These have been good times to complete inside tasks, needlepoint, read and work on cataloging our Southwestern Indian pottery collection (David).  Napping, of course, is a favorite afternoon activity.

Once again, Maria Carpenter and I attended the annual Art Show in the local park.  The number of participants had grown considerably, and it took several hours for us to peruse the many exhibits.  We were amazed by the ingenuity and creativity of some of the exhibitors.  Maria bought a great photograph of a swimming turtle electroplated (?) on aluminum which had a sheen that reminded me of a few works at the Kimbell Art Museum painted on copper.  I could not resist a watercolor print of a red barn with a field bordered by a stone wall (so typical of New England).

Work on the TV system and the dinghy have been frustrating.  Promised assistance has not been forthcoming.  Everyone is busy and help is scarce.  As we cannot do the work ourselves, we are learning to be patient and wait. 

Last weekend while I was shopping inside the local Walgreen’s, a new Porsche sedan rammed into the car parked next to David.  Apparently, the driver, an elderly lady, hit the gas instead of the brake.  No one was injured but the damage to both cars was significant.  David took a photo of the scene and was immediately accosted by the passenger in the Porsche who yelled at him to stop.  She described him to the driver as “just an old man sitting in his car taking pictures” (which, of course, he was!). 

She was more incensed when the driver of the other car approached David and asked him to send her the photo.  David reacted with humor to the situation and refrained from retaliating with disparaging remarks about the angry woman’s immense size!