Tom Basham Came to Visit
What a nice day we had. Tom Basham from San Diego met us at church this morning. He's one of Raf's rmmga (rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic) friends. Poor man had to sit through our annual parish meeting (Raf was elected delegate to the Diocesan Convention, and I was elected alternate; I was also elected to the Vestry).
After church (there was a finger-food dinner), we came back home, and Raf and Tom got out the guitars and played and sang while I typed up the minutes of the parish meeting.
Tom has wonderful memories of going to Possum Kingdom Lake with his grandfather and uncles when he was a child, so we drove out to PK so that he could see it again. It was a beautiful day, and we ate an early supper at Possum Hollow on the west side of the lake.
After supper Raf took a photo of Tom in front of the lake. We had a lovely drive home, the sky was blue and orange and the hills were misty, and then Tom headed back to Dallas where he is attending a convention.
Got back in time to watch The Royal Academy on PBS, about a 74-year-old artist who was fighting for acceptance by the Royal Academy of Art in England.
After church (there was a finger-food dinner), we came back home, and Raf and Tom got out the guitars and played and sang while I typed up the minutes of the parish meeting.
Tom has wonderful memories of going to Possum Kingdom Lake with his grandfather and uncles when he was a child, so we drove out to PK so that he could see it again. It was a beautiful day, and we ate an early supper at Possum Hollow on the west side of the lake.
After supper Raf took a photo of Tom in front of the lake. We had a lovely drive home, the sky was blue and orange and the hills were misty, and then Tom headed back to Dallas where he is attending a convention.
Got back in time to watch The Royal Academy on PBS, about a 74-year-old artist who was fighting for acceptance by the Royal Academy of Art in England.
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It's always great to reconnect with old friends isn't it.
I hope we get to see that PBS program..I visited the Royal Academy in London many years ago, my High School Art teacher had work exhibited there in the 60's.
I just bet that a day like that would put your blood pressure down!!
Did you see Sandy's new kitty. It is on her blog and it is a little darling!!....Love Terry
Give that other little darling, Turtle, a hug for me..
BTW, we are still in Deming - leaving Thursday for Uvalde. The cold and wet kept us here - don't travel on wet or icy roads!
Oh my husband would have loved to sit in on that guitar fest. He's not very proficient with playing but he tries. And he's built a beautiful guitar, from a kit. But added many of his own additions to it. Like inlays of mother of pearl and ebony and the like.
And made his own music stand, from his own design. Yes, he's a very goood woodworker! A life long hobby.
'MN'
I enjoyed your blog today and this interesting post. Thank you for sharing!
Lovely!