Indian bust

Duane's latest effort

We made it without incident to the north. We are now happily ensconced in the middle of the mid west, in Carlock, Ill. We take our morning walks down a country road bordered by very neat fields of corn and soybeans, and mowed edges. We spend our days hobnobbing with my brother Ed, his wife Paula, and various members of their family. For a couple of hours at night we do our things--Duane carves and I sew and read. The weather here is very different from everywhere else we've been lately. The day we arrive we were treated to thunderstorms that took the hot weather with them. In the last week we have enjoyed sunny/partly cloudy days in the high 70's to mid 80's, and nights in the mid to low 60's. The very low humidity makes the days very pleasant. We had one more day of rain, but we had planned to stay in and do our sewing and carving anyway. The pix above show the result of that day. Duane had that bust carved, but put the paint and finish on it. Our other days are spent fishing, picnicing, going to the county fair, and just plain visiting.

Enough for now,

Louise and Duane