Where Oh Where

Where have I been?  Just life and my land of procrastination, like always.  I'm hosting the Scavenger Hunt and it started on the 11th and I'm just posting my first sketch.  Sigh......

 For Scavenger Hunt from Life 170  https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-170-sep-11-sep-23.8239/ 

Number 1, footwear - assorted feet at Gene's PT.  Fast as the people come and then go workout. So not sitting or standing long.  In the big Conda Sketchpad, about half a page with an Ohuhu pen .2

I got a clever birthday card from our friends, Byrd and Street.  Here is the front:

 Then inside it said:  "Don't think too hard on your birthday ... just celebrate!"

The drawing on the envelope was cute, too.

My cousin sent a great one, too.  Handmade by a senior in assisted living. 

 Inside it said, "This is your day, Enjoy!" with a big red heart.  

Both cards were fun and thoughtful.   My birthday went on for a couple of weeks along with Gene's. We started over Labor Day and had lunch again last Saturday.  Fun and nice to be with friends and family.  When we traveled in the summer we would celebrate our individual birthdays together and then with family when we got home, so this year was similar.

I also got a beautiful handmade sketchbook, with handmade paper with New Orleans picture on the front.  Its about 6 x 9 inches.  Very nice.  Like the coffee table book, I will have to think before sketching!  No messing around!

Our main celebration was with our family when David and Lisa were here.  We went to the Saxon in Austin to see George Ensle.  You may remember he wrote a song for Gene on his 75th birthday.  Joanna got him to sing it in his show.  Gene was so happy to hear it in person!  We know some nice folks that are singer songwriters.  We ate at Matt's El Rancho, https://mattselrancho.com/index.htm  lots of history there, interesting read.  We hadn't been there in 25 years or so.  It was good but a bit noisy on a Saturday afternoon.  It's huge now.