Put some air in that front tire and we can go camping.

The teardrop trailer I made about ten years ago. She has taken a lot of weather since then, sitting in the rain for long periods of rain.
The outside is pretty bad, but plans are to rebuild her this fall.
BTW, she might look small but she has a queen sized bed inside.

leaving

Once a long time ago I went to visit a daughter. It might have been that I was going through daughters town on my way somewhere else. Apparently I did not tell daughter about my plans.

I walked in the door and daughter says: “Where’s Mom?” That was when Mom was still working and could not get away. 

“I left her.” I said.

Without missing a heart beat she answered: “Sure you did.” 

Of course I did not really really leave her.

Well tonight I might say the same thing about Shar. 

I might say that she was leaving me and in a tiny way I would be right. But like my leaving Miriam, it isn’t what it might seem!

After her heart attack Shar's medical people wanted her to do a sleep test, as well as grueling therapy. So tonight she leaves me in a few minutes and spends the night in a sleep center. Not sure how one might sleep in a "center" but she has tomorrow off from her rehab, so she can sleep all day if she wishes.
It's been a while since I slept alone!

I am trying to figure out a way to make new materials look very old.
No success so far!

How . . .

People often ask:"How are you and Shar doing?"
They are sort of asking for good news, but seem to be fishing for some really interesting.
"We fight all the time." I reply.
Their entire attention is mine now.
"We have terrible fights. We can't agree on what to name our children."
They know they have been had.

ps In case you might not know: I am a grandfather of a 32 year old, Shar has 40 some great grand kids. Having babies is a real long shot at this age.

This spring I painted out "new 1993 house."
The color is the same as for my "clean" studio.
Now to do landscape! There were overgrown shrubs and trees next to the house and they are all gone and it is really empty.

June already

It has been a long time.
I wrote on this blog about 7 months ago.
Often I am overwhelmed with missing my sweet Miriam. Lady Shar is about as opposite from Miriam as two women could be, and it is good. We will be married 2 years the first of November.
Getting married at this age is a bit different than it was when we were 19 or 20.
Easier in some ways.
Harder in others.
But dull only once in a while.
A lot has happened, and yet nothing has happened.
Shar had a major heart attack in March.
She lost half of her heart so now she is going to rehab to strengthen that heart muscle.
She is doing OK, but she tires easily.
Me? I muddle along. Sometimes getting a lot of work done sometimes not so much.
The garden is in and doing well.
It is a new garden 1200 feet or so. The land hasn't been farmed for 25 or 30 years.
The weeds did well during that time!
Now we have a "War of the Weeds" going on.
All is not perfect, but it is good.