Unseasonably cold

It was unseasonably cold today - high in the mid40s, although sunny and breezy. I know that's now "cold" by Minnesota standards, but it'll pass for it around here. Lows tonight are predicted to be in the mid20s. Brrrrrrrr.

I spent most of the day at the Gallery. I was showing one of the artists about Google's Picasa program for photo storage. We like it, and it surely looks like something she can use. We're getting the Gallery ready for the new show (Art Treasures for Small Spaces) that opens Thursday. The opening is in conjunction with a special event spotlighting the businesses in the Southside. We'll be open until 9, together with other galleries, dress shops, a bakery, a sandwich shop, etc., etc. Even though it'll be cold, we hope we'll get lots of traffic.

Even better, though, we're loving the exposure for the Gallery. We are seeing people coming in every day - just looking right now, but hopefully they'll be buying before too long. Certainly original art is not a priority in such terrible economic times, but it WILL get better.

We ended the day with good friends (John & Sylvia), good food (Mom's Italian Restaurant), and good music (a free concert by the UTC Jazz Band).

I'm REALLY glad that it doesn't get as cold here as in this winter view of Old Faithful erupting at Yellowstone. (And, no, we've never been to Yellowstone in the winter - this photo is from Google.) Stay warm!