Wexford Girl: Saturday

I call this new painting "Cirque du Perdu" although I suspect that's a pretentious title.

And another few I'm working on:

This is a nice laid-back weekend. Last weekend we were camping in Russian River, and in a couple of weeks I go back to Ireland for two weeks. Oh and next weekend is the Louie show opening, and I hope to see all you Bay Area peeps there.

Until this past Thursday, I hadn't seen my dear friend Deedee for months. It was a shameful expanse of time, but the weekends just kept filling up, for her and for me. So I decided to pop down for an overnight on Thursday (She's only in Campbell, about an hour south of SF, but with commute traffic, it's a journey that can be daunting.)

It was so great. I arrived about 6:30 to hugs from everyone, and excitement from Belle (9) and Ella (6). Dinner was ready, and we ate outside. The air was warm and fragrant; it had been quite hot that day, but unlike San Francisco, the Peninsula retains its heat after the sun goes down. Then Nick took Belle and Ella off to a fathers/daughters shindig, and Deedee and I stayed and talked, and drank wine, and played with happy 9-month-old Renee. The two of us just filled up on each other, the way you do with good friends who have known you a long time. The next morning, we had breakfast and I got to spend an hour with a busy loving family getting ready for work and school. Traffic coming back to the city wasn't bad at all. It was such a nice break in the middle of the week.

This is the only photo I can find of us right now. It's from 2004: