Thingamingy, Charcoal Chimney, MIPDANIO, & Juilliard

I haven't updated my blog for a while....and I haven't been out painting for a while.

Hopefully that will change soon. I was thinking to go out early this morning, before I meet Janae and Kedrin for Daya's performance at Juilliard... but it's 32 degrees/feels like 17 and I would have to get out the door.... I don't feel like dealing with the cold.

So, even though I haven't been plein airing, things are busy.

I'm very busy at work.

Last Saturday officially started spring cleaning at the boathouse.  It's kind of gross in there, but it is less gross now.

We are doing inventory for boat repair, sessions go through April.

We started a tagging system on the deck boats to see what each one needs.

I wrote the tags in good Boathouse style:

Andrew did a good job cleaning the wood shop:

Ghost and Everton visited.

"Random Stuff"... at least it is contained now.

I SANITIZED the washroom and the bathroom.

The boathouse bathroom gets gross because several people have no etiquette.

I clean the bathroom regularly, because it's less-gross to me if I know I have cleaned it properly.

The floor looks terrible, we have to figure out the right paint for it, but this bathroom is CLEAN.

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On our last camping trip, we were looking for a large coffee tin we could use as a charcoal chimney.

Doug to the rescue!

He always makes coffee in egg tempera class, and on Sunday he used the last of this nice huge tin and asked if anyone wants it.

Yes please, the Boathouse wants it!

So now we have a charcoal chimney for camping.

That was very convenient.

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On Monday, we had the VHF radio class.

The Coast Guard Auxilliary usually teaches it. I took the class a couple years ago, it was good.

However, the coast guard cancelled last-minute and Martin ended up teaching it.

He did a good job.

Our favorite acronym is now MIPDANIO, which is the mayday protocol.

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Spring Dances is this week!

That means Daya is on stage.

I went Thursday, and I'm going again this afternoon.

Here is a picture of me and Daya.

We haven't taken a picture together for YEARS, which is sad... but I'm glad to now have a good, recent picture of us.

She was amazing on stage, of course.

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So, we have a few more days of March left.

I kind of wish I could jump over April and wake up in May, but April should be a good month.

My calendar is filling up- all my weekends are booked!

I'll be cat-sitting for Sharon, then a camping trip, then lots of boathouse repair/cleaning stuff, egg tempera class, the hotline, and I'll really start painting after work. 

I feel behind in my plein air work- it isn't a good feeling.

Anyhow, I have a lot going on but it's all nice stuff.

I'll get a proper amount of painting in soon.