"Summer Time"

Do you ever find yourself singing the song "Summer Time"?  Well, the living may be easy, but it is also busy, isn't it!   This past week D and I had a super time with SiL A in Corning and in Austerlitz, NY.  No photos, alas; my phone and I aren't on speaking terms right now.

We went to Corning to go to the glass museum where we took a guided tour that was absolutely top notch with a docent who not only knew her "stuff" but was truly enthusiastic and happy to be there sharing her knowledge.  Taking that tour allowed us to hone in on areas that we wanted to re-visit the next day which was a good thing because it is a large museum with many different areas that appeal to different interests.  

We also went to two demonstrations of glassblowing and of how Tiffany glass is made.  Wow!  If you go, you absolutely have to go to the demonstrations.  First, we learned a lot, and second, the demos were fascinating!!!

We also took a "glass class".  That, too, proved to be fun.    More about that in good time.

The next morning we took the free bus from the glass museum to the Rockwell Museum of Western Art in downtown Corning first.  What a surprise that turned out to be!  None of us expected the wealth of fine works (from early to contemporary) that took our breath away!  The museum store is small but had some fine items.  Don't worry; I think I spent under $20.  Oh, and fabulous building, too.  We highly recommend that museum!

From there we climbed back on the bus (not a long ride but welcome transportation on a hot summer day) and returned to the glass museum.  Once there we returned to some of our favorite displays and found many new ones to amaze us.  And of course, we also visited the HUGE museum store there, too, where I picked up a few small gifts).  We had lunch, and visited some more displays before leaving for home.

And of course, among all those activities, we did pick up the results of our glass class the previous day.  By unanimous acclaim, SiL A won!  She made a picture frame that is really good - bright colored squares on a white background - very eye-catching.  D came in second with his night-light; we plugged it in when we returned home, and it is a happy scene with shining sun, trees and grass.  We all agreed that the less said about my attempt at glass design the better.  Frankly, it was downright UGGG-ly!

Don't worry; I swallowed my chagrin with Brooks barbecued chicken that we bought as we passed through Oneonta on our way home.