Glenwood Art Festival

Wow! What a weekend we had.

1st off, the shot, Lady V had to have, worked this time. She said she hasn't felt this good in months. She even tried to leave her house without her cane. In my eyes, that was huge. She actually forget she needed it. HUGE!!

It took some of us quite awhile to come to, Saturday. I, being one of them. We didn't leave our homes until 7:30 Sat. night to cruise the Glenwood Festival. By the time we got there, 8:00pm, they were tearing down for the day. DAMN, we missed it. Oh well, there's always tomorrow. Because, wasn't it Scarlet O'Hara that said, '....Well, tomorrow is another daay!' LOL

Well, another daay came and we were ready this time. We had a blast. We drank, we danced to music the bands were playing, we laughed, but most importantly, WE SHOPPED!!! The girls bought almost every necklace and danglie ear-bob in sight. I bought myself a necklace made of stones that will absorb negativity. The damn thing should blow up by the end of the week. LOL The girls really didn't buy that much, but what they did get are absolutely beautiful!

We stumbled into Andy's Art Gallery nearby and he was a 'no show.' We really wanted to see him and congratulate him on his wonderful work that was sprawled out over the walls lining the street. His, John's, and Art's huge canvases painted gorgeously. We're really proud of them!

Finally, we had enough and they were closing things up. We have 1 more weekend, in Chicago, before the summer's over and there will be 1 or more festivals somewhere in town! And speaking about summer being over. There is a nip in the air around Vanessa's Kitchen Table. Please don't let summer be almost over. What do we have left? COLD!

Last night was the beginning of the Democratic Convention. I have never watched 1 before. Out of respect to Jasmine, Jeremy and I turned it on. The speeches were all pretty much what I expected, but when Edward Kennedy came out and spoke, he commanded that audience. And the frenzy built upon Michelle Obama lastly taking the stage. Both Jeremy and I sat on the end of my couch, our jaws dropped and tears flowing down our cheeks. It was a stellar performance! What a speech writer she has. And, what a delivery of that speech. I turned to Jeremy, with tears in his eyes, and said, 'That's our next 1st Lady!' His tears poured even more!

We have 3 more nights when the 3 of us, Vanessa, Jasmine, and myself, maybe Ron, will convene in Jasmine's house around her coffee table and watch the final night of the convention when Barack takes center stage. I heard during the convention last night, that a plot to assassinate him, on Thursday night, was foiled. Please don't let anything happen to him. Our hopes and dreams, as a country, for a better tomorrow rests on this man's shoulders!

And with that, I bid you a good night!

Love and Peaceful Journeys,
Bear