Hello reader! May 2025 seemed to pass by quickly, though it's a long month so plenty of things happened. Like these things:
Drawing studio
I went to an evening drop-in session at the local art school where I had taken a drawing class last year. I wanted to get some pages messy in my pretty little lavender sketchbook. They have good props at the art school--here's a drawing of a feather and a bone.
Cat grief, cat joy
We were devastated to finally have to say goodbye to our sweet good loving beautiful kitty-cat. She had lived for 20 years and taken care of us with snuggles and supervision since we met her 10 years ago. We were so sad to have to let her go due to declining health and no longer being able to get around. She left a gaping cat-shaped hole in our home and in our hearts.
As a result, we went to "take a look" at a nearby Humane Society, and we fell in love with a new kitty who is 2 years old, very sweet and playful, and seems to be made of stripes and muscle. Her shelter name is Baja Blast and she is wonderful. I am trying to do "cat training" with her to maybe teach her things like jumping over objects and learning to fetch. We'll see! We are grateful to be able to have another sweet cat in our lives.
Summer Farmer's Market
The outdoor version of the Brattleboro Farmer's Market started up the first weekend of May, and we were there to buy things and see the May Pole dancing!
May Pole & ribbons in the background |
MIT Swapfest
One Sunday I took two teenagers to Cambridge, MA, for an electronics flea-market-type-thing that takes place in a parking garage on the MIT campus from April to October. If you are in the MIT area and interested in computer bits or even just swap meets, I highly recommend this event! There are no regular cars in the garage on the day, so you can just walk up and keep spiraling around floor after floor to see what vendors have to sell.
Looking up one of the aisles of the parking garage |
I loved this vendor--something for everyone |
Did you want an ancient television? |
"Cage Free Organic Computer Parts" |
Old old old tech |
All kinds of tools |
Typical scene |
Another typical scene |
High School Jazz ensemble concert
We went to an outdoor concert of the High School jazz band on a lovely spring evening outside a local church. They are a very talented group and sounded great, taking solos and they even had a guest singer (also a high school student) for a great rendition of "Blue Moon." I drew the musicians while sitting on a folding camp chair listening to the show: