September 23, 2011: Josh Maitner's Painting

One of my co-workers, Josh Maitner, is an artist. I have always wanted him to paint me a piece of work to hang above my sofa in my next home.     It turned out great.   I looked at a bunch of his work on his facebook page and saw one that caught my eye.       He charged me $300 for it.  I can't wait to put it on my wall.

September 17, 2011: Hampton Green Farm

My mom and I went to a charity benefit at Hampton Green Farm at 5440 E. Farr Rd. in Fruitport.  We went to this about 7 years ago, but my mom wanted to go back again.     We paid $10 and had a nice meal and horse show.   The couple who own this farm stay here from May to mid October and then take the horses down to Wellington, Florida from October to May.   The horse show was very nice.  Then, we took a tour through the stables and got to pet the horses.  Some of the horses were very friendly.     One of the horses grabbed the scarf I had on and tried to eat it.      I had a hard time getting the scarf out of his mouth.    Luckily, a nice man helped me out.

Each horse had a window to look out of into the pasture.      I still have this memory of one of the horses looking out the window at me when we went outside.      It was as if he was not wanting me to go.    

September 11, 2011: Our Photo Shoot with Minda Schouten-Floyd in Grand Rapids

My friend, Betsy's daughter, Minda, started a photography business so I decided to have her take some pictures of my Mom, Maggie, and I in downtown Grand Rapids.    I picked the last day of the Art Prize which probably wasn't the best thing to do, as it was so crowded.    It was a beautiful, sunny autumn day, which was fantastic.     It was nice to be able to walk around Art Prize after the photo shoot.    Maggie had a good time, too.