Last Entry March 2019*

* - ANTICIPATED and MOST likely but not yet cast in concrete. Dreary Saturday morning as it rained over night and there was a visitor.

DID SOMEONE GET LUCKY?

With the window to the Captain’s cabin open for cool comfort, at 3:34 AM there was a splash and about 20 seconds of incessant honking. Hold that, let’s call it QUACKING.

Dismissed as an intruder, Mother Duck, aka Mrs Mallard was taking a quiet swim at dawns first light.

When I got up after the double workout having skipped Friday the plan was a photo op to send to Patron subscribers however this plan was dashed as mother-to-be was either out of sight in hiding or seeking a better nesting site elsewhere.

Fine with me either way.

So hot coffee over this little mental exercise while planning the attack to clean, clean, clean this day.

Kjell is expected and I have let things go a little too far. The plan is to set the timer for one (1) hour and work like a chain gang in a Washington swamp then rest. Repeat until completion.

The Mission statement will be a ‘place for everything and everything in its place’. Look for lots of recycling on paper and such products.

I almost bought a vacuum cleaner last week but that grandiose plan died on the vine. Remnants of the flu hanging on I suspect.

Last time Navidad was here for the once over, I observed very carefully how she went about spiffing up castle grande. Little did she know I was in the process of saving a C note.

WHY THE RUSH TO CLEANLINESS ALL OF A SUDDEN OGO ?

Date tonight.

Emma checked in with a delightful note. Longer than a note actually and must get a reply off first or second break today.

NOT SO FAST LIGHTNING BOLT. REWIND TO THE ‘DATE’ POR FAVOR. ANYONE WE KNOW?

Kjell.

THINGS HEATING UP?

Nix.

This is an art exhibit/exhibition at the Cove, local hip, VERY HIP, McK gallery where everyone that is anything LOVES to be seen. And heard. Big-time mingle, chat and socialization. What I like about taking Kjell is she appreciates and likes art, prefers to stay close early on at least until she gets comfy then will drift quietly to explore independently leisurely.

The exhibition is being held in conjunction with an upcoming local event called ‘Empty Bowls’ sponsored I guess by a local church or two (2) and the local gang of mud-slingers aka ceramists or potters.

The cause is raising funds and awareness to eliminate hunger. This seems a bit far-fetched for me however I DO NOT want to be on record as FAVORING hunger OR not being on-board to help ‘eliminate’ it in our lifetime.

YOU ARE BEING EXTREMELY COLD AND INSENSITIVE THIS TIME. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.

I am slightly ashamed but I must press on sweetie. One must be real, honest and professional at all times. Consistency of character I call it. I said it, I meant it, I forgot it so YOU let it go and we can move on shall we?

Good.

There was a call (or as they call it these days a ‘shout out’) for all or any local celebrity artists to paint or otherwise decorate a bowl, sign it and it would be auctioned off at the event I guess sometime in May.

As you can tell I am ALL OVER this …

Anyway, I am stalling IOW Procrastination Station.

My original plate/platter/bowl was damaged during the ‘firing’ and ‘glazing’ process and according to Minda could not be sold with the defect.

She showed me the 'defect' and it was micro-to-nano, intact and abbreviating the story I got it in exchange for doing TWO (2) more bowls which of course I did. Such a DEAL !!

I recreated the design and image without duplicating as making it identical would drop the potential value. I don't recall EVER saying I was stupid.

Both will be auctioned off AND I got to keep the cool one which is today’s image.

I was 'budgeting' $400 to bid and get it back at the auction showing my TRUE colors Thank you very much. But now this doesn't need to happen and one COULD say I saved myself $ 4 bills.

In my mind this is God once again working in one of those strange and mysterious ways that I personally do not question preferring rather to simply give Thanks.

Ciao peeps.