Busy Sunday

Busy day: park cleanup event, then a party at my mom’s old studio.

A friend told me about a local community event cleaning up a public park, so I decided to drive over and check it out.

We were each issued a bright cover-jacket and a pair of gloves, and sent out into the park forests. It was quite fun. I teamed up with a local woman and we happily chatted as we uncovered evidence of old camping sites and tons of garbage. A rainy day but everyone had a good time. A woman nearby had some chocolate she was sharing, and she had to put it into my mouth for me because my hands were full. We laughed a lot! We even found an old Prada sneaker, but only one!

The rest of the day was spent at my mom’s old studio: Pescarella. Everybody was there, so it was a marvelous send off for me. The studio space was full of beautiful sculpture and a great jazz band was playing.

I’m ready to head to California. One more day of house remodel stuff, and then a plane to San Francisco. My brother Charles is picking me up and I’ll stay with him the first night, which will be lovely.

I’ll miss Italy though.