Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 9, 1962

Cooler, a northeast breeze – cloudy skies until evening when it began to clear and the sun came out with intense brilliance –

Unable to get to sleep until after three on account of coughing – I put the time to good use by making out a list of stereo records for Art (which he had asked for).

Most of the day in the studio, redding up doing odd jobs etc (unable to work on the Heat Lightening picture) –

Peggy over for a couple days to help Bertha – About mid-afternoon I suggested we all go in to Buffalo for supper. I called Hengerer’s if their tearoom (closed for alterations) was open yet – They said it was. After a brief rest, Peggy + I over to her home to get some clothes for her to wear; a little marketing – Then all of us into Buffalo. It was blinding but glorious driving into the west, the sky spotted with great cumulus clouds, edged with broad outlines of dizzying white, some of them with wind-blown shapes.

The “new” tea-room at Hengerer’s very pleasant and attractive the food still good.

Afterward we strolled though the china department. Some English dishes with charmingly done rural scenes attracted us – we bought several pieces – their wares seemed new, and much more attractive than has been the case recently – and I found a small wooden bowl that I had to have – made in the Philippines – a beautiful piece of wood. There was a wood tray also, a perfect egg shape that we admired – But we couldn’t think of any place to show it, so we passed it up.

On the way home we reveled in a magnificent fragment of clouds stretching all along the eastern half of the sky –

Evening music – Vaughan Williams Folk Song Suite, Norfolk Rhapsody, Greensleeves Fantasia, and Fantasia on a Theme by Tallis [Thomas Tallis].

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 9, 1962