He came to work.]]> Charlie came to work]]> Charlie came to work]]> He came to work.]]> Charlie came to work]]> Charlie came to work]]> He came to work. He, I, and Peter Charlap brought some plants to a nursery for the winter. See next entry.]]> In the mornings on Monday Wednesdays and Fridays for the last two months we have been going for Cathy to have physical therapy for her knee. Charlie always has something he can work on until we get home.]]> Charlie came to work. After work he had to go to the city to pick up his car.]]> Charlie came to work. He drove Daniel (Feinberg) back to Vassar after lunch.]]> Charlie came to work]]> Charlie came to work]]> Charlie came to work]]> Charlie came to help out around the house]]> Charlie came to start working for us. He overlapped with Jerry so Jerry could help him get the lay of the land. (see previous entry)]]> Charlie got here at 10:20am. Simon had gotten here at 10am. Charlie is leaving because he has to many jobs and Simon is going to be our new assistant. Charlie and Simon continued work not he surveillance cameras which are being set up for Catherine(Murphy's drawing). After which we had lunch and now we are working on the site. Simon is handling the interface. Charlie is helping him figure it out and I(Roseman, Harry) am dictating the captions. See last entry,Artist assistant, transition]]> This is Charlie's (Smith) first day here at the same time as Simon Tosky. Charlie has too many jobs and wants to get some work done in the studio so he's deaccessioning us, mostly. It looks like Simon is going to be our new assistant, so we thought it would be a good idea to have Charlie and Simon here to make the transition smoother (see last entry and next entry (Simon Tosky)). Charlie will be coming for 3 more weeks, once a week, and then on an as needed basis.]]> Charlie did a couple of his usual tasks when he got here. Then we had coffee and talked about Amanda's (Neuman) trip to Africa. I went up back with Cathy (Catherine Murphy) and Charlie researched surveillance cameras for a drawing that Cathy is planning. We're working on the site now, but we have a lot of things planned for this afternoon. We're going to leave the house around 1, go get lots of empty boxes at Arnoff Storage, do some errands, have lunch, go to the drawing studio at Vassar to set up a still life, and then back here.]]> On his way here today, Charlie picked up a container of buttermilk. He did a couple of his regular things, but then Al (Nowack) arrived soon after to photograph 2 of Cathy's (Catherine Murphy) paintings. Charlie and I helped Al by moving 2 paintings back and forth. Al photographed "Becalmed" and "Painting Drawing Painting". Right before that Aaron from Culligan came to deliver salt, so I dealt with that. I made a few phone calls while Charlie packed up a pair of shoes to send back to Macy's. Now, we're working on this entry. Right after we finish this entry, we're going to have lunch, and then start the afternoon's work. - We're back from lunch. Charlie and I had pulled pork sandwiches (the pork from the Farmer's Wife in Ancram) and Cathy had a yogurt. So I think we'll spend most of the afternoon working on this site, probably with a few interruptions for other things.]]> Today was Charlie's birthday. He is now 29 years old. I gave Charlie a long list of things to pick up on the way, so here about a half hour later than usual. We were waiting for the man from Cranesville Block Company to come and pour concrete into the hole that Darren and Jean Jean dug. Marc Briscoe welded an apparatus with a loop on top to be put in the concrete. To that hook would be attached cable, the other end of which would be put around the trunk of the tree that's crushing my barn studio. When the guy from Cranesville finally got here and started pouring the concrete, everything went wrong. First, pebbles started coming out, and then overly thick concrete started coming down the chute, which soon got totally stuck at the top of the chute. The Cranesville guy kept hosing water up and into the chute while Charlie used a hoe to try and dig out the concrete. This eventually worked, and the whole time the Cranesville guy was hosing the concrete so what we got was a mix of too dry and too wet. I wasn't impressed with the guy's troubleshooting ability. The next day I checked the concrete and it did have small cracks in it. I am hopeful that when the tree is cable to the loop that it will hold. I think it probably will. When he left Charlie and I had pulled pork sandwiches (see next Charlie Smith entry (September 29th 2017)), after which we went up to help Cathy in her studio a little bit, and then we spent the rest of the afternoon working on the site. The reason Charlie and I work on the site together is because he types much much faster than I do.]]> Charlie has come back after being away for 3 weeks. He was working on a project at the Kohler factory for an artist. He got here today after we had left to go to the dentist, so while we were gone he dismantled Catherine's (Murphy) setup for her "Becalmed" painting. After we got back we all had lunch, put away the groceries, worked on a couple of other things, and now we're working on the site.]]> When Charlie came over this morning he did his regular routine, plus a few other things. Then, we had lunch, after which Charlie set up for Cathy's (Murphy), painting by the pond. When he was finished with that we got to work on the site, which we are typing on right this minute. Then Ralph (Arlyck) arrived, whom is filming right now (more about that later). And so, Ralph and I are going over to the studio, and Charlie is going to go to another part of this site and work on putting things in chronological order. When the site was split into two sites and reformatted, most of the entries fell out of chronological order.]]> I left the house at 9 for a meeting at school with John Collier and Abby Gunnels about the sorry state of the computers in the computer lab in New Hackensack, at Vassar. The meeting only lasted about 20 minutes, which was a good thing because I got to rush home to get the thumb drive I forgot to bring for my 10 o'clock meeting with Betsy (Bradley)(The new president of the college). Charlie got to our house at 10:15 and did his regular stuff, and then went to work on this site. When I got back to school for my 10 o'clock meeting with Betsy it turned out the meeting was September 18th, not August 18th. I went to Adams Fairacre Farms and when I got home Charlie helped me unpack the car and put everything away. By then it was almost time for lunch. We are now sitting at the computer and working on this site.]]> On his way here I asked Charlie to pick up some Benecol at Adam's (But it was out stock) and paper towels at the supermarket. After he did his regular morning routine, we worked on the site. Periodically when Charlie is not here, I input data on the site (since I've become quite comfortable with the interface), but when Charlie is here I like to do it with him because he types 10 times faster than I do. After lunch, he went back out to get blue painter's tape at Davie's Hardware, cadmium yellow from Catskill Art and Office, and some medicine for Cathy (Catherine Murphy) at CVS.]]> When Charlie got here earlier this morning, I was out having some tests done at the doctor's. The first thing he did was bring one of the cars into Al's Garage to have an oil change because I had not been paying attention and was 2000 miles behind changing the oil. After that he did his regular stuff, and then went back to work on this site, putting images in the right order (which had gotten messed up in the transition from the old site to the new site). At this moment, we are adding more recent photographs to the site.]]> When Charlie got here this morning, he did his usual first things. Then we got right to doing this. On the 28th and the 25th of July I forgot to take Charlie's photographs, which really annoys me. On both those days, whatever else we did, we worked on the site, getting ready to launch it, which I was able to do on the 1st of August. Today will be divided between working on the site, Charlie painting the bannisters, and possibly setting up for Catherine (Murphy).]]> On his way here, Charlie stopped by his studio to get supplies to fix a broken chair, and also picked up a quart of milk. When he got here, we discussed his schedule for the next week and I left to do some errands while Charlie glued the chair. When I got back, we all had lunch. Charlie had chicken salad which I had made yesterday, I had leftover Chili, and Cathy (Murphy) had a bologna sandwich. While Cathy was waiting to see which was the weather was going to go (so she'd know what painting to work on), I made Ina Gardner's shrimp salad (witch Charlie's assistance) for George Rush and his family, who are stopping by on their way tomorrow from Vermont to somewhere. Cathy went up back to paint (on the stack of books painting) and Charlie and I got to work on All of Us.]]> Charlie and I went to a meeting with Joanna D'Pasqualle and Amy Laughlin. We met at Vassar (as we have been doing steadily for the past year+) to work on the sites. It looks like it's going to possible to launch the sites at the end of this month. I don't know why, but I haven't been photographing the meetings regularly.]]> On his way here this morning Charlie picked up a quart of milk. While he did his regular morning routine and covered my plywood sculptures with plastic, I drew. After, he brought Cathy's painting (Pink Float) down from the coop studio to my unheated studio, where it stays while it's being worked on. Back in the house, Charlie fixed the computer (which wasn't working right) and now we're working on what you see before you. We are now going to stop for lunch, then continue on the site afterwards.]]> I had a lot of small things for Charlie to do when he got here. So, I left a bunch of clues on the kitchen table (see upper left of photo). L-R Crumpled paper towel - for dumping the trash and bringing the barrels up. Bag of coffee - for brewing coffee. Plastic containers - for organizing the plastic containers and emptying the diswasher. Bay Leaf - for moving the bay leaf plant back where it belongs, and rolling up the hose near the bay leaf plant. Empty can with water in it - for the dehumidifier down in the basement. A piece of charcoal - for putting away the barbecue and the bag of charcoal. When that was all done, Charlie set up for working on the site, which we are now doing.]]> Charlie got here at his usual 10:00 AM. When he arrived I was over in my heated studio drawing and Cathy was up back painting on the Stack painting. He thought we were still upstairs. I was wondering why he wasn't here yet. We got a nice early start this morning.nSo he started on his regular starting routine. That could be taking out the trash, or bringing up the trash receptacles. (Mondays would be bringing up the trash cans, Friday would be taking them down, unless I have done either. After that he would make coffee for me and for him. I don't repeat this routine in my entries because they are routine. If you are reading this entry, just assume Charlie starts with some version of these things.) He then tried to solve the glitch he ran into last time, but it was't solvable so we'll have to wait until David Sussman gets back to Vassar from vacation to see if he can fix the problem on Monday. I am typing this entry so that I can learn the new interface for the new site. Charlie is taking me through the process. I will probably often have him do it with me dictating because he types much faster than I do. For lunch today we had head cheese on toast and then a small bowl of chili. Cathy brought her sandwich up back to her studio and ate her lunch up there. I imagine we'll spend the rest of the afternoon entering data and images on this site. Charlie will probably go home at 6:00. Cathy and I will have to get ready to meet Ralph and Elisabeth (Cardonne Arlyck) for dinner tonight. I wonder if he will bring up his request for Cathy and I to take part in the new film he is doing. The subject is dealing with getting older. I have mixed feelings about taking part. I am not going to broach the subject but if he asks again Cathy and I decided we would say yes.]]> Charlie got here early because he had to leave early to get to his other job. On the way, he went to the supermarket and to Rhinebeck Artist's Shop to pick up some stuff for us. He set up for Cathy's (Murphy) painting at the pond. Charlie was also working on entering captions on the portfolio site (harryroseman.com) until he hit a glitch, which a week later hasn't been solved.]]> Before he got here this morning, Charlie went to the supermarket and picked up some supplies. He also went to the Rhinebeck Artist's Shop to get some things that had ordered over the phone. Soon after getting here, Charlie painted our and Alec's (Levinson) names on the mailboxes. Then, we had lunch. Charlie put captions on the portfolio site while I ran to Adam's to get frosting supplies. When Amy transferred the portfolio part of the original website to to its own site, none of the captions went with the images. So, Charlie is typing them all in. Tonight we are going to Tom (Nozkowski) and Joyce's (Robins) house for dinner for Judy's (Linn) birthday. Cathy (Murphy), with my help, made a red velvet cake to bring with us. The day is very hot and humid, which is probably why the frosting curdled. Thus, my trip to Adam's to resupply for making another batch.]]> Charlie and I are working on the site, trying for the first time to enter data on this site. This morning, we went to Vassar and met with Joanna DiPasquale and Amy Laughlin and worked on the site towards a launch, hopefully early in July. We got home for lunch and I cooked fried onions and chicken livers on toast for Charlie and I. Catherine (Murphy) had already made a salad for herself. After lunch, Charlie helped Catherine set up for her pond and tube painting. Then he sprayed some plants with deer repellent, to keep from being eaten. And now, here we are trying to get this info on the site.]]> Charlie did a number of things while he was here. We met Billy (William Finn) and Arthur (Arthur Salvador) for lunch at a Greek restaurant on Route 44 in La Grange, NY. (See Groups]]> Friends and Acquaintances, 06/16/2017, Greek Restaurant, Route 44).]]> Charlie came to work]]> Charlie came to work and did various things. His lunch today consisted of chicken with almonds and green olives, with a side of sliced glazed carrots. Cathy (Murphy) and I had this for dinner the night before, and so Charlie got to have it for lunch and we had sandwiches. The beverage is apple juice.]]> Charlie came to work]]>