A brief conversation at First and Main

A couple of blondes walked in to an art gallery. One said to the other.. .

Stan's artist cousin Larry Veeder has produced many gorgeous paintings inspired by the colorful geography in the Arizona high country. Strolling through the Legacy Gallery at the corner of First and Main in Scottsdale's Old Town today, we were reminded of his talent and remarked about it to the cordial gallery docent.

Lindie was all bundled up in a fur coat, greeting guests and taking care of business, but when she learned that Larry winters in Arizona, but lives in Red Wing, Minnesota, we talked about a lot more than the weather. For one thing, she's got a beloved collection of Red Wing pottery in her Arizona yard, loves meeting Minnesotans, and says they're the most conversant of all the people from all over the world that she meets in her life as an art lover.
Flattered, we had to oblige.
To get started, she knew Paul Harvey well. He was a good customer. Knew his wife, too, she always had pink roses in her bedroom. She met Billy Joel, he seemed aloof. And so on.
Then there was the time a well-dressed woman from Arkansas came by, glittering in an array of diamonds. Lindie had heard there are diamond mines in Arkansas where tourists are invited to come and dig.
"You must have one of those diamond mines in your back yard," Lindie commented.
"No, honey," the woman responded in a sweet drawl, "just some chickens."
As it turned out, the gentle lady was telling her the truth.
Lindie had been speaking to Mrs. Tyson.

With Larry and Carolyn in Minnesota last summer. We'll catch them in Arizona soon.