Above: Two
workers pounding on the hull of the San Salvador, 1542. Middle:
A worker is attaching the ribs to the keel in this earlier
photograph. Bottom: A model of how the ship will look when
finished.
- Dust attack Sunday has turned into a day
I need to write in my journal. A Monday
writing day along with the Mama’s and the Papa’s song. That’s the best I can come up with,
anyway.
Dust: Yes,
starting in the office, we moved everything off the bookcases, dusted,
simplified things, and put stuff back.
One bookcase in the bedroom got the same treatment, but the other three
just got a vigorous dusting. Yes, we pay
someone to housekeep for us, but it isn’t her job to babysit two total packrat
slogs. Packrats grow dust, and dust
grows mold. No coughing in the bedroom
or office this morning.
Progress.
It’s going to be a busy week. Although its Spring Break/Easter Vacation,
it’s going to be grey and chilly. No
school for me which will give me time to hone my latest essay’s punch line. Yes, two meetings at the store….one for
pricing, and one for general info.
Methinks the boss is upset about something.
We are all hoping that Lessa will get the orders
to move this week. She’s more than
ready, it’s Spring Break so she has the time, and she has the volunteers lined
up. She’s also packed and ready to
go. The delays are getting a bit ugly,
but we know all the paperwork has been signed.
She also listed her truck on Craigslist yesterday. One person so far.
Looking forward to the local “Spring
Round-up.” Four days of friends,
talking, 24 hour meetings, a marathon, fishing expedition, ice cream social,
dinners, lunches, ad infinitum. Ten
thousand drunks all in one place having fun.
I’ll miss three hours on Friday because of the Sale at the store. If G wants a whirly gig, I work. Other than that, you can find me at a meeting
in the valley. Photographing roses too.
Today write, swim, Bee, menus and groceries, and simple
foods. I think last nights WW frozen dinner
had something in it that stirred up an allergy response. Every two hours I was up. Later today I am off to the fabric store and
Michaels to get black satin and feathers for my Comic Con hat.
We are not a glum lot this week at
all.
Love to see a picture of your Comic Con hat. What a fabulous ship the San Salvador will be.
ReplyDeleteYou would love visiting the Maritime museum in London at Greenwich. Wonderful. They have a mockup of Nelson's ship and a cutaway showing the life aboard those fighting frigates. Life below deck was bad.
ReplyDeleteI hope Lessa is not going too far away. Dianne
Aha! A new moniker for Hubby and me, packrat slogs. Descriptive but not as nauseating as slugs!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful way to deal with life.
ReplyDeleteIt must be nice to have a housekeeper. Here, I have to do most of the cleaning, though hubby does the weekly vacuuming. I would love to attend an ice cream social. Yum.
ReplyDeleteI am so excited that you get to go to Comic Con!
ReplyDeleteThese are such cool photos, Mage. I hate dusting. I really do.
ReplyDeleteI just signed up for a course at the U called "honing your writing skills". I'm really looking forward to it. Joining that writing group--which I did very reluctantly--was probably a good idea looking back on it. You and I can "hone" together.
ReplyDeleteOh, did I mention that maybe it'll help me over my writer's block? Maybe it'll entice me to get back to my wintersong.
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