A list directs me most days but I am halted by the item I have not yet checked off: Sell my house. I have at long last closed on the Perkinsville house, Dan is nearing a deal on his house, only one day on the market, and two weeks ago now I had been racing to prepare my house for an open house – and wait! Have you ever lived in a house that is on the market? I don’t naturally live this neatly! There are no hiding places! I forgot the sheets for Gypsy last weekend because I didn’t set out the “go to Gypsy” pile during the week as things surfaced that needed to go. Once in the past when selling a house I remember putting all those non specific “things” in the car each time I left the house for a showing!
I have to get over this! I do well if given an assignment. I took the storm sail to Ace Sailmakers to get the hank-ons placed. Doing business with Aaron is a pleasure. He is always patient with my limited knowledge of amending sails or with Jordan series drogues, for that matter! I completed my last day of tutoring at New Haven Reads yesterday. There are lots of “lasts” starting to happen…
Maintaining the bright work on Gypsy in within my jurisdiction. Initially it was a challenge to see how large a piece of varnish one could peel off by hand. The previous varnish did not soak into the wood. There had been places where water had seeped under the varnish and lifted the multiple coatings away from the teak. The wood is in very good condition so care is being taken to accost the fibers as little as possible. I then graduated to using a knife to ease off the varnish. It is amazing how much bright work there is on our fiberglass vessel! Along the cabin there are strips of teak that have been repaired and may need to be completely replaced. Dan printed me a guide for varnishing that talks about thinning the first applications at decreasing percentages until finally getting to full strength varnish; then apply full strength for numerous coats! I need some dry weather to move forward. I intend to try this method on a stray piece of teak to see the outcome.
The clock is ticking away and there are many things to complete both on the home front and on Gypsy.
about us
- susan and dan
- Our plan : To take a leisurely sail around the world exploring new lands and new cultures as we go. On the way we intend to place equal importance to the inward journey as to the external journey. On our path we’ll strive to live in harmony with nature and to travel in as self-sustaining, low impact way as possible. What Dan says About Susan: She is a nurse, a mother, a yogini, a dancing-singing-earthborn-spirit and a friend to many. She is my beloved. what susan says about dan: a wise and gentle man, respectful of the earth and all that is within; an accomplished student of the energy disciplines, a yogi. dan is serious and responsible about the things that matter; playful and witty in the balance. an observant with his third eye, his trusty camera, a photographer. an ex-rock climber, a kayaker - disciplined, patient and purposeful; all this and a humble man - this is my beloved... About Us: as Snatam Kaur says; “We are light, we are love, we are dreams…”