Larry A. Smail's Blog

I haven’t written anything on my site for a few weeks. There has been a number of issues going on as of late. My mother had her second knee replaced on February 12th. This surgery, of course, utilized many hours of hospital time and being at my old homestead. She is doing very well and hopefully by mid-April she will be walking without a walker or cane. She is determined and that is always a good thing!!!

    My mother returned home on Saturday, February 23rd. My sister received an operation on February 26th on her knee. She had injured it on a tree root. She is doing very well too. On February 28th, I received a MRI to my head searching for any brain material. The Vertigo issues, as well as, other head and sinus related problems caused a required search to rule any negative things out. So far, I have not received any word.

So these important family related concerns were a big part of my time. I, also, have been working on some recordings for a friend, Bob Sink. Thus far, I have put two to three tracks on eleven out of thirteen songs for him. Bob is a great fiddle and mandolin player. Unfortunately, we have yet to have put any of his tracks done. Bob has been hospitalized twice in three weeks over heart-related problems. On February 23rd, the band I play guitar with, GOOD NEWS COUNTRY played at the Victory Praise and Worship Center near Corsica. All six band members were present to play! Bob, and his wife Elaine, were present to listen. They live several miles away from the center. Bob, at that time, said he was feeling very well, but, a few days later he was back in the hospital. Get well friend!

Detail of the muskie and the saw blade. Laurie told everybody I had painted a guppy!

I have plenty of hours working on some paintings including a saw blade of a muskie for Mr. Muskie, Frank Maus. He loved it!

Saturday evening, March 2, Laurie and I attended an event and meal at the Whitesburg United Methodist Church. Great food and friends!  We later stopped and visited my mother and step-father, Bob.

Laurie, my mother-in-law Anne Craft and myself went to the Greensburg garden & Civic center to see the musical, GODSPELL. The original musical began in 1971. Neither Laurie or I were overly impressed with the event. While traveling I saw a lot of deer, a flock of turkeys and a gaggle of geese.

This morning I went for a winter walk to see what I could see. I saw several deer, mink  and coyote tracks and a small flock of bluebirds.                                                      

I saw my first groundhog of the season this last week. Also, I am noticing the goldfinches at my feeder beginning to brighten up with the yellows of sping and summer.