2009-05-21 -22 Benjamin Busch, Thursday-Friday. Ben came over Thursday evening and stayed overnight. He had driven from Michigan to Maryland so that he could work on the house they (him and Tracy) own and rent out. Then he came to visit with us. On Thursday he headed to Shelburn, NY to work on th house the rent out there. Then he heads back to Michagan.]]> 2009-05-22 Murph, Brian, Jason, Friday. They came to rake the gravel and do a few other little things.]]> 2009-05-22 Erik Schoonebeek, He came to do some work.]]> 2009-05-24 Tim Liefer, Tim came over after I got home from the graduation ceremony at Vassar. He helped me get the doors to my studio back on track and gave me some advice on a construction project and took a shutter home to fix.]]> 2009-05-29 Erik Schoonebeek, Friday. He posed for Catherine (Murphy).]]> 2009-05-30 Carly and Sebastian, Saturday, Sebation Garcia Huinbro and Carly Stell. Sebastian is a friend of Erik Schoonebeek's. Erik recommended Sebastian as a replacement for him. Erik is going to Rutgers for an MFA starting in September, but is starting his move this month. Sebationa came over for us all to meet each other. We decided to have him start next week and see how things go, Carly, Sebastion's wife, drove him over because she knows the area better than he does. Eric was her posing for Catherine when they came over (see Groups - Sebation, Carly and Erik. May 30, 2009]]> 2009-05-30 Erik Schoonebeek, Erik came to pose for Cathy (Caherine Murphy).]]> 2009-05-30 Alexis Kuhr and Shirley Idelson, Alexis and Shirley, They came over for dinner. We bought dinner from Babett's Kitchen in Millbrook. It was quite good. We ate at the pond. The evening was balmy, the ducks hung around, the cat hung around, the frogs sang loudly. It was all rather idyllic.]]> 2009-06-02 Marc and Tom, Tuesday. L-R, Tom Ellman, Marc Smith. Tom and Marc came over to play Ping Pong.]]> 2009-06-05 Adams Fence Guy, Friday. The guy from Adams came over to look at the driveway on our property next door to give us an estimate for a gate.]]> 2009-06-05 Elisabeth Orlowski, Friday. Elizabeth came over to clean the the poustinia (the summer cottage)]]> 2009-06-06 Sabastian Garcia Huidobro, Saturday. Eric recommended Sebastian as a replacement for him to work for us when he leaves this summer. Eric is starting an MFA program at Rutgers this fall. This was Sebastian's first day of work.]]> 2009-06-07 Birthday Dinner 5, L-R, Joyce Robins, John Yau, Eve Ashheim Thomas Nozkowsky, Starret Smith, David Levi Strauss, Catherin Murphy. We invited some people to a Sunday (afternoon) dinner for John's birthday. At the dining room table. There is left over Neopiltan cake on the table.]]> 2009-06-07 Birthday Dinner for John Yau 1, L-R, John Yau, Eve Ashheim, Cerise Yau. We invited some people to a Sunday (afternoon) dinner for John's birthday.]]> 2009-06-07 Birthday Dinner for John Yau 2, L-R, Eve Ashheim and Cerise Yau. We invited some people to a Sunday (afternoon) dinner for John's birthday.]]> 2009-06-07 Birthday Dinner for John Yau 3, Sunday, L-R, John Yau, Eve Ashheim, David Levi Strauss, Catherine Murphy (peeking from behind David), Thomas Nozkowski, Joyve Robins )facing away), Starret Smith. We invited some people to a Sunday (afternoon) dinner for John's birthday. Everyone in Catherine's studio.]]> 2009-06-09 Windy Hill Guys, Tuesday. These two Men (Brian and I forget the other name), came from Windy Hills Nursery in Great Barrington, MA to plant some new bushes and a small pine tree that we had purchased here. The plantings were near the pond.]]> 2009-06-09 Patio Man, He came to give us an estimate for redoing the patio outside the kitchen.]]> 2009-06-12 Mary Catherine Halfpenny, Friday. She came to work.]]> 2009-06-12 Jonathan and Joy Santlofer, Friday. We invited them for dinner. They came over on their way up to their house in Bangall. I was talking on the phone with Jon yesterday and he told me that Doria (their daughter) and her boyfriend had looked at my site for four hours and got a kick out of following Jon and joy over the years, taking note of Joys array of hair styles. We had appetizers at the pond. Jon was telling the story of Doria and her boyfriend looking at the site (this time the hours had shrunk to two), of how Doria went on and on about the captions, Jon and Joy coming over to feed the cats, us getting home early and making dinner for Jon and Joy, Jon coming over to get keys and Cathy made him a sandwich, Jon having a piece of cake, she was wondering if I had meant to be funny. Though she did think that the site was an amazing document. Did Jonathan actually use the word amazing - I can't be sure? Then we went on about me writing in this entry about Jon not liking rhubarb, but having two slices of the rhubarb tart. The chicken did come out great and Jon asked for the recipe the next day.]]> 2009-06-12 Erik Schoonebeek, Friday. He posed for Catherine (Murphy).]]> 2009-06-13 Mary Catherine Halfpenny, Saturday. Mary Catherine worked for with me in my studio.]]> 2009-06-13 Erik Schoonebeek, Saturday. Erik posed for Catherine (Murphy), afterwhich he trimmed the grass around the hose with a sissors. The hose is in a painting.]]> 2009-06-14 Erik Schoonebeck, Erik posed for Catherine (Catherine Murphy).]]> 2009-06-15 Sebastian Garcia Huidobro, Sebastian came to work.]]> 2009-06-18 Mary Catherine Halfpenny, She came to work.]]> 2009-06-19 Mary Catherine Halfpenny, Friday. Mary Catherine worked on this site with me, we have been going through photographs and checking to see what is on the site and what isn't. We organized the images and negatives into various catagories, photographs that were on the site (they could be filed away), negatives that needed to be scanned for the site, photographs that weren't dated and needed to be figured out.]]> 2009-06-19 Jason Cranston, friday. Jason Came over to talk about the specifics of a new patio for us, so he could work up an estimate.]]> 2009-06-19 Ilene and, Siena, Ilene Cooke, Siena Cooke Mangi. Ilene was posing for Catherine (Catherine Murphy) and Siens (her daughter came to do homework while the posing and painting were going on. Ilene and Erik Schoonebeek are posing together for the same painting.]]> 2009-06-19 Erik Schoonebeek, Eric Posed for Cathy (Catherine Murphy).]]> 2009-06-20 The Bathricks, Saturday. L-R, Andrew Bathrick, Steve Bathrick, Travis Bathrick. They Mowed.]]> 2009-06-20 Erik Schoonebeek, . Erik came over to pose for Catherine (Murphy).]]> 2009-06-21 Sylvia and Bob, Sunday. Sylvia Plymick Mangold, Robert Mangold. They came over for dinner]]> 2009-06-21 Sebastian Garcia Huidobro, Monday. He came to work.]]> 2009-06-21 Erik Schoonebeek, Sunday. Erik posed for Catherine (Murphy).]]> 2009-06-22 Jason Cranston, Monday. He came to discuss starting on replacing our patio outside the kitchen door.]]> 2009-06-23 Jason Cranston, Tuesday. He came over about the patio.]]> 2009-06-23 Erik Schoonebeek, Tuesday. He is holding a Stephen Westfall catalogue that he was returning to us. Erik came over to pose for Catherine (Murphy).]]> 2009-06-24 Tim and Theda, Wednesday. Tim McGraw and Theda Tsekasoswanga. Theda had gotten in touch with me and I invited them over. They came for a visit and I gave them lunch.]]> 2009-06-24 Mike DiGiacomo, Wednesday. He came to look over some work we wanted to have done - A number or dead trees removed]]>