Exchanged loaner car for my repaired car and headed North, after a revisit to pick up my EZ pass transponder which I forgot-thanks to angels for reminding me. A hot but pretty day. Thomas Cole, father of American Impressionist Art, was also quite a musician, too, having created his own style of harp! Wanting to make sure my car was okay, I had a dual purpose in the trip. Up the NY Thruway to Catskills is such a pretty drive. Tour of the main house led by Ranger gives me a glimpse of the personal life of the artist along with his art. A new studio and video also enlighten me and takes me to a new awareness of the beauty of this earth captured on canvas. The artist Thomas Cole supported 14 family members who lived in the same house. I was surprised to learn that his paintings had fetched $20,000 in his day. Sadly, he died in his forties. Then on the way to Martin Van Buren’s Natl Historic Site, I got the call from my new car insurance agent that the corrections had been made and I could pay the $216 fine to NYS DMV for an agent writing a PA policy that was not acceptable to NYS. So I stopped at the closest DMV and paid the fine, still unsure of why I have to pay a fine when I paid for car insurance for 6 months! Then on to our 8th President’s estate, video, walking tour of the grounds, and look at interior of some of his home. The temperature was up in the 90s, so I didn’t stay outside very long. Headed back to Montgomery, pleased that my car seemed to be working fine. I am still trying to figure out the car insurance issue, being told by the agent that I was supposed to change my registration and license to PA, not NY. Very confusing to me, since I told the agent I was not planning on that, and she said it might be required for the renewal in six months. Kind of a mess to straighten out is still before me-but God bless Cindy & Dena at the Woltz agency in Jamestown, NY for assisting me!
Now Is Heaven 
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