Tim came by to pick up a check for work he had done.]]> Mike, who owns Mike's Tree Service came over to look at some tree work that remained to be done. When I showed him the two trees near the road and power lines, he thought I might call the power company to see if they would take care of those. I did and they are.]]> Julia came to model for Catherine Murphy's painting "Head to Toe".]]> Andrew came to pick up a check.]]> tMike and Jamie came calling to proselytize for the Jehovah's Witness' belief system. We talked for a little while and each did our thing, they hadn't realized that Corey and Linette (see June 2nd 2018) had come calling about two weeks before. I got the feeling they try not to come to the same house quite that often. Mike suggested I might like to know about a big jubilee (if thats what he actually called it) that was coming up soon. I told him that I probably didn't need to know that. They took down the address of this website.]]> Maria came to clean.]]> Julia came to model for Catherine Murphy's painting "Head to Toe".]]> I was out doing errands when Simon arrived. He called me and I gave him instructions to paint the arms of the new chair we bought in Hudson yesterday. We had lunch and then Simon painted the window sills on the coop building and I and he installed two panes of glass.nWe started to pick axe a mound in front of the coop so that another car could park there for our party on August 18th. I left Simon working on that and I am now writing this. I will probably start working on the map for the guests at our party and as needed direct Andrew and Trevor in their weed eating.]]> Central Hudson sent subcontractor to cut down two trees that were dead and near the power lines. They did a good job generally. They left the main trucks, which they said they could do anything with them because they weren't supposed to and suggested I call Central Hudson to ask about this. I did and it seems as if they will send people to take care fo the trucks, hopefully.]]> Julia (see last entry - Tim Liefer), came over so that a partial chair could be made to have Julia be more comfortable while posing for Catherine's (Murphy) painting, Head to Toe. Her back has been bothering her.]]> We called Tim the day before yesterday to ask him if he could come and help us out in an ermgency. Catherine's(Murphy) model, Julia, had called the night before that to tell Cathy that her back was bothering her so she could not pose yesterday. We thought that if Tim could rig up some sort of partial chair so that Julia could manage this pose and everything could continue. If Julia couldn't pose anymore the painting (Head to Toe) would have to be abandoned. Tim came over and retrofited a metal office chair. Julia (see next entry) also came over so that she could work with us in helping to figure out what was needed to be done to the chair. Cathy was very grateful to Time for coming through yet again.]]> Darren and Jean Jean came to work in the garden.]]> Corey and Linette, two Jehovah's Witnesses cam by to talk to me (the person who greeted them), about religion. There was a third person with them who waited in the car. We talked pleasantly for a while and when we were all ready to end the conversation they left.]]> Simon and I built the frame for the grass for the painting of Julia. The painting is being done inside but needs to look like outside. The the dirt was pored into the frame in Cathy's studio(Catherine Murphy). (Simon mostly) next dug up grass to put on the dirt. Julia came to pose, but by the time Simon and I finished it was too late for her to pose.]]> Julia posed for Cathy(Catherine Murphy)]]> Julia came over to pose for Cathy (Catherine Murphy)]]> Julee and Scott (see last entry) were scheduled to come over today. Mona Talbott and Beth Hull were also scheduled to come over. Mona and Beth got here first. We all talked in the kitchen and then walked around the grounds. (see last entry for details). Julee and Scott stayed longer to go over choises for various things for the party, tables, chairs, benches, dishes, etc.]]> This August will be Catherine (Murphy) and my 50th wedding anniversary (though we have been living together 52 years). We have decided to have a party to celebrate. We went to Hudon to discuss the food with Mona at her and her partners store, Talbott and Arding, Cheese and Provisions. Mona worked with Alice Waters at Chez Panisse in Berkely, CA, and ran the kitchen for a nmber of years at the American Academy. We first came accross her when she catered a party at Polly Apfelbaum and Stan Allan's. She brought her assistant, Beth Hull, to the meeting at out house. Julee Whelin is a party planner. We met her at the reception after Pat Liefer's Funeral. Pat was Tim Liefer's wife. Scott is Julee's boyfriend who came along with Julee and it seems will be coming to the party to be of help to Julee. Scott knows Tim Liefer for quite some time because he used to date Maggie, Tim and Pat's Daughter, who died some time ago.nAfter talking in the house we all headed out to walk the grounds and make decisions to do with setting up and operating the party. (see next entry).]]> Darren was supposed to come with Jean Jean and the baby yesterday. The baby didn't feel well so we re-scheduled for today. Darren came himself because the babdy was still not feeling well. Dren worked in the garden and panted a small tree.]]> Tim came over to paint the inside of the window and put up the airconditioner in Alec Levinson's (our tenant) apt. These wre the last two things left to do after the water damage from Alec's air conditioner.]]> Leslie came over to talk with us about replacing the material on the bench in the kitchen (which had gotten very worn), and recovering the couch cushion in the living room as well as making some through pillows. The main issue was how to make the piece of cloth with a print that had chickens on it that Leslie had in stock (at Leslie Flood Interiors in Millerton). I am pretty sure I rememebe rthat they may have been French chickens.]]> Christina was thinking of coming to Vassar to have lunch with me and Tom Friedman and the students, the day after his talk at Vassar. I decided it was too complicated here to go, and when I called Christina to talk about it she brought up the other thing she wanted to do with me, which was to go over the images of student sculpture work from last turn. This was because she is planning the student sculpture show which will go up in a few weeks. So i suggested that she just have lunch here with me Cathy, Simon and Ben. Then we could talk about student work.]]> Simon worked with me on this website and worked a bit on the Eugene Carroll part of the site and took down the extension cords from Cathy (Murphy) surveillance camera hookups]]> Ben came up last night to go to the Tom Friedman talk and dinner. I left the house around 3:45 and Ben arrived at about 5 o clock and picked up Cathy and brought her to Vassar. He spent the night had breakfast with us, brought his car in to be fixed, and worked a little bit on my site. Right now he's in the shower and is planning to leave to get to the city in time for a date at around 6:15.]]> I was looking out the kitchen window and saw a man in a blue jacket and hood walking around looking like he was looking for something. I went outside and it was Ryan from suburban propane trying to find the tank. I showed him where the tank was and took his photo. When he was done he came to the door and handed me the bill and a purple plastic bracelet, that said on one side Epilepsy Awareness and on the other side Savannah Rose, his daughter's name. He asked if I would pray for her and I said I would.]]> Oscar and Holly were sent by Catherine's (Murphy) gallery to pick up the painting packed and bring it down to the gallery. When I took their photographs and explained that I take everyone's photographs that comes to the house, they asked about Jehovahs Witnesses. Holly said "We're Jehovahs Witnesses."]]> Arthur had been planning to come up for a visit and bring Will, his godson, with him. Will is starting at Marist college in the fall. The first stopped for lunch at Giacamos Italian restaurant in Wappingers Falls. They then came up here and we had coffee, tea and desert.]]> They came to work in the garden.]]> Maria came to clean]]> I have no rememberance of why Tim came over.]]> Simon came to work. He did stuff.]]> Julia came to model.]]> They recently returned from twelve weeks in the Phillipines where they have a fishing boat and are bulding a house. Darren had a Paternal leave from Vassar for most of the time they were gone. They worked in the garden. Jean Jean noticed the shed was insanely disorderly and asked if we wanted her to neaten it up. She did and boy was that better.]]> Tim worked on the arm support for Cathy (Murphy) hand painting.]]> Tim brought over the pyramid he made to cover up the circulating pump for the pond. It looked and fit terrifically. We looked up various colors of waterproof paint to cover the pyramid with. We found a color we liked and mail ordered it. He brought the pyramid back to his shop.]]> Julia came to model.]]> Simon came to work.]]> This was a follow up visit. Elliot came over on (date to be added) to interview Catherine(Murphy) for an article4 he is writing on her painting,"Stack". He came over at 3:00pm so Catherine made a cake to have with tea and coffee. Elliot brought pastries from a bakery near him that had moved recently from Hudson, NY.]]> Maria cleaned our house.]]> Mike came over to take a look around with me to see what tree work needed to be done. The work involves many branches of various sizes because of the late winter storms. He is going to send a few guys out to do the work. He brought his son with him.]]>