The cooler temperatures have been with us since yesterday and dipped to a wonderfully comfortable evening. I spent most of the night sleeping on the deck. I fell asleep at 11:30 PM and woke at 1:30 AM because I was a little chilly. I grabbed one of the English capes sent to me from England by my son-in-law and returned to the chaise lounge.

I will be away from the house all morning and will return to teach the remainder of the evening. Tuesday, I have something to occupy most of my day and will join Mama Kay and Laura for dinner to celebrate Laura’s sixtieth birthday. Three months from tomorrow, I welcome my own sixtieth anniversary.

My studio manager, Rita Bomholt, is on vacation and I am fully running the show. I had one flub of not seeing the date in a student’s email of when they’d be gone, and I filled in their spot last night with a Monday student. The student will be away on June 30^th. Ugh. I had been doing so well up to that point.

Thursday morning, I will house manage a private event at Schuster Center, and will only have four more house management events until September. I will miss being with my fellow house managers, the bartenders, and the patrons.

One week from today, we will welcome the month of July. 2024 has been like the lead car in the Indy 500, racing to the finish. We are almost at the halfway point of this year.

It’s time to prepare for the long day.

Make it a great day!