Taking a trip to my favorite antique shop plus machine quilting shop in Perry, IA, today with my sweetie. I'll be looking for "models" for my paintings. Owners, Marty and Gordon, have been married forever, work together, play together, etc. Their shop is on the main street in the business district. Hotel Patee is just around the corner. The movie, Ticket Out, had scenes shot in town and in the antique shop. Scenes were shot in front of the bowling alley across the street from the antique shop. Months later, the back half of it just collapsed into a heap in the basement. It's totally gone now. The movie is supposed to be released this year. We'll see!

There is also a thrift shop in town. Good place to get books and models for my paintings. And there's the tea room, the hotel, the El Salvador restaurant, just to name a few. Oh, and an original Ben Franklin and an art gallery.

Foggy morning on Windy Hill. Trees covered with hoar frost.

Still trying to figure out how to get pictures on my blog. What am I doing wrong? Going to call the genius bar...

Day One

Since this is my first entry, I'll keep it short. I'm just learning how to put it all together. More later.