Burt Saxon

My wife Myra and I bought a small condo in South Florida in 2013 so we could be with our brand new grandson Jack.  The condo came fully furnished, but Myra wanted to replace the 32-year-old working television set with a flatscreen. I agreed only if I could use the space the old tv occupied for an International Art Exhibit created by yours truly.

I do not know Jack about art, but I do know what I like.  So here (pictured)  is the exhibit. We had a replica European bronze by an unknown artist.  We bought it on the cheap from Robert Phaneuf- a wholesaler in Deerfield Beach. We also bought a boomerang for five bucks to represent Australia. We had two Asian fans given to us by our daughter-in-law, who was born in Hong Kong.  We had another Asian fan that was thrown in at the same garage sale where we bought the boomerang.

Something was definitely missing so I went to Ebay and found a replica Kwakiutl totem pole made in Indonesia. That set me back 35 bucks, but I can always con my snowbird friends by telling them we went to the Northwest Coast of America to buy it. 

Myra thinks the totem pole is too scary for 8-year-old Jack.  But he does not seem to mind.  Actually it is my lovely wife who finds it scary. But after 42 years together, we both know marriage is a whole series of compromises.

Myra got her flatscreen and I got my International Art Exhibit.