The months since we got back from Jamaica have sped by. Tom decided that his pyro shed was too small and dove into the project to add a 12' x 16' storeroom onto the shed. In the last few weeks of July, he also went into a frantic spell of building some competition entries for the annual PGI convention.
Last fall we decided that our existing camper was too small and we bought a used 24' motor home. We have most things working on it - the main unsolved problem is getting the onboard generator working, but since we usually have external power that is not an urgent issue.
Our annual trip out West to the PGI convention was much more comfortable and we had a great time. The trip started out with a visit to one of the finest collections of automatic musical instruments at the Sanfilippo mansion in Illinois.
The visit also featured a concert by the Harp Twins, identical twins who play a very eclectic selection of music on classical and Irish harps.
The PGI convention was fun as usual, and Tom's efforts were rewarded with wins in two of the three competitions he entered.
After the convention, we spent a few weeks touring around the dinosaur sites and museums.
When we got back to Ithaca Barbara resumed her work with the Museum of the Earth and preparing for the Tompkins County Quilters Guild biennial quilt show.
And fitted in amongst all of these activities we finally finished a project which has been underway for forty years! Yes, the wreck of a barber chair we were given forty years ago is now restored.
