Charles E. Burchfield, Journals , September 6, 1962

Cold (43° at 6:00 a.m. – down in the country, at Little Valley for example 32°) but sun shining brightly all day.

About 9:30 called up Sally – not having heard from them for so long we wondered if all was well – But it was, they are just terribly busy – All the children are in school now but Melissa. Sally has quit work at H.J.’s so as to devote more time to the children – Red is head over heals with the light of the coming season.

Most of the day in the studio – Making a little correction on the “Appalachian Highway” (1959) –

But most of the day on “Summer Solstice” I had thought this picture all but finished, but the more I got into it, the more there seemed to do; I question whether I had better try to force it to completion before John’s visit.

About 3:30 Bertha + I food shopping.

Evening called Vi + Art (we had not heard from them in some time, and we were worried about Vi’s health, as she had taking medicine for anemia) – Everything was all right, in fact a letter from Vi to us was in the mail. Art and I talked Hi-Fi for a time, then we turned the phone over to Bertha and Vi.

Evening – Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony (which recently gave so much static trouble) I tried the new “Dust-Bug” on it, but it did not work well and made too much noise – Later I looked at the directions, and discovered I had mounted it backwards! However I managed to clean the record pretty well, and the dust-static was greatly reduced.

What a magnificent performance this is of the Fifth! (as well as the Consecration of the House Overture) –

Charles E. Burchfield, September 6, 1962