We sat out in the afternoon sun for an hour today, celebrating the end of a calm and peaceful weekend. The only interruption was the hammering of the people working to save our storm-damaged roof. Even that didn’t break the spirit and beauty of the day.

Maria spent an hour or two trimming white birch off our fallen White Birch limb. We have two bags of discarded and wanted debris that she and her students are turning into beautiful art. Sue loves recycled wood.

Sue loves all unwanted things, from pine cones to wood, vintage clothing, acrylic paints and canvases, old jewelry, and anything else her students can paint on. She turns everything into art, even abandoned wedding dresses.

You can send these things to Sue Silverstein, Bishop Gibbons High School, 2600 Albany Street, Schenectady, N.Y., 12304.  She’ll do the rest. Thanks.

I have no doctor’s appointments this week, I’m free to get to the Mansion, to Bishop Gibbons and do my blog and photo work.