Saturday

Sunny but cold and windy again. I finished making the stretchers today.

I got 3 of them stretched with canvas in the gallery wrap style before I had to go take care of the chickens and move Dusty. I ended up working on our chest freezer since I don't have a studio area to work in anymore. The canvas was a little wrinkled from being rolled up so long but once stretched, I got it wet and then put it in front of the wood furnace to dry. When the canvas dries, it gets tight as a drum and is perfect to paint on.

Debbie's boys are here this weekend and I got a photo of Justin doing some scythe work out on the bank. He enjoys using his great grandfather's scythe that I got back into working order for him. Most people think that using a scythe is hard work but it is really fun and mentally relaxing. I roasted a picnic ham for 6 hours and now have a large bowl of pulled pork barbecue for supper. It just fell off the bone and smelled really good.