Lughnasa Honey Moon
Had lunch with Tom Byfield. An extraordinary guy. After 37 years of living, as he said, “on the lake bucolic” and conducting a dental practice in Bagley, Minnesota, he and his wife moved to the Twin Cities. He became a docent 17 years ago. We both resigned this year, he to take care of his ailing wife, who has since died, and me to finish my novel.
He draws, paints, writes humor articles, has traveled the world and knows a lot about art. He can, and I have seen him do this, take very legible notes in the dark. A useful skill in art history lectures.
We’ve both found friendships in the docent program, not the least of them each other.
