A Long post about Vacations and Bathrooms I just returned from 2 glorious, restorative weeks on the shores of Lake Superior. A beautiful surprise appeared shortly before I packed up to come back to Minneapolis, were 2 beach artworks by Dale Kennedy. I arrived to a torn -up house. The Gallery looks like a hazmat site! Do you remember the scene in the movie ET when they wrapped the house and entered in hazmat suits to try to capture ET? That's what the gallery/studio looks like! "Why?" you may ask. Well, the renovation continues. I am installing a full bathroom on the first floor. It takes away some of the exhibition space, but will be worth it in the end. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the house, more bathroom action. As you probably know, I live above the gallery. The bathroom upstairs was falling apart...in fact it is a wonder the toilet did not fall through the floor. But when I got home a few days ago, everything was stripped out of that bathroom and the fixtures were back ordered! My personal bathroom as it looks today. So, in the middle of the night, and all day too, I have [...]