February 26 2015

Andy Are was a huge success & I think we may have him back one day for an encore or Part II.

But this is a new day, with more news , thoughts & a even word.

Today’s word is inspiration.

WHY?

Well, I had another vivid dream involving the Pope. I have had these Papal dreams before over time and each has been a bit different. Let me see if I can do this very briefly before this first cup of coffee grows too cold.

Francis was visiting Ft Worth during the Colonial. I know. These don’t always make the most of sense but it was a dream afterall. I was not working that day so I slipped over for a view but the crowd was so large & I was at the back so far that I ended upfinding an open doorway tht lead to a secret passage way that lead inside of a large church. I was trying to figure out what this little architectural feature was but the best I could come up with was a design oversight & it just filled extra space on a drawing with no real function. It was a short little hallway & at the end there was a tall verticle glass window on the left & a larger one straight ahead that viewed into a private little console room.

Well the Pope came in with a Family to sit & talk privately in the little confessional. Then he saw me & started to walk over, opened a door I didn’t even see & handed me a robe & a folded piece of very thin paper with some writing on it. He said one word I did not understand (netzh ? sp). I took the items, gave him a bow & with a graci left the private little area I had discovered.

I don’t know what it means but I awoke early & refreshed so I am most anxious to get after projects & activities this day with vigor & a new found inspiration.

Thought I would share that.

Yesterday was kind of embarrassing to explain as I painted long & hard on the three (3) large lingering projects nearest completion. The upside is I made some serious progress but it was intense WORK, steady for most of the day. Another day like it today & I will FINISH 2-3 PROJECTS. I could actually ship product on Friday. Two signs & a decoy. I can’t believe it.

I am thinking that this will be the last & final entry for February. That’s right, I am going to take the rest of the month off. March is going to bring daylight savings time, Saint Patrick’s day, Spring & warmer weather. Amen to all those. I have had my fill of winter.

Speaking of winter, here on the calendar of Bill, we can look on these last days of February as Floating Leap Days just written off because.

There is a one dollar piece of seasoned mesquite started with the aid of the gas jet in the fireplace. I have showered but passed on a shave today. I am expecting no visitors this day so this begs the favorite question of bored psychologists, distracted counselors or unimaginative therapists … why?

Tomorrow I have to visit the dentist for semi-annual routine cleaning & checkup. I will use the trip out to consolidate & do some shopping in a commando spree.

Received a long report from Oz & Emma. The Lady of the Bush, formerly Lubbock, is missing her bike & riding. Seems the topography of her current locale is rugged & hilly not conducive to what she was accustomed to in the flat land of the panhandle. Always interesting to get her reports of life on the other side of the planet & get a bigger, wider global view of things in a different area.

The weather today here is once again cold, cloudy & I can see the palms movement maybe whipping or how about moving move violently than gently. Very favorable to inside work like painting, carving & maybe taxes, some cleaning* (* = if time allows).

Patty is coming over tomorrow for Friday whoop-de-poop. Probably popping corn, canasta & tae kwon do. Maybe celebrating the end of February OR the arrival of March.

Yesterday I received an email worth mentioning. It was one of those little messages that email was INTENDED for before the peuks of the world discovered they could make a buck congesting the information superhighway or the world wide web (www) with spam. It was from my last admin. Not the first one who retired after she ‘trained’ me but the second that I had interviewed & hired. It was a very nice, sincere & authentic note saying that a number of people there were still asking about me, she was thinking of me & I was being spoken of in high regard. This made me feel good & I answered with a similar thoughtful reply promptly last evening. She should get it this morning first thing.

So there you have it Fans. With this lengthy entry you are current & up to date. Check the Gallery & within the next week you should see the completed blue winged teal & a couple of signs that are approaching stunning as well as nearing completion.

Perfect timing. Time for the second cup of the hot, black coffee, put on the layers of warm inside work cloths, stir the log in the fireplace and commence this day.

chow

PS: This photo is not really me. The sacral dimples are way too large. Forget the pink boa. Wigs are the norm in nola. Wait, there is NO NORMAL in NOLA.