Just a ton of stuff going on right now. Holidays will do that to you. Got a meetup with a local photographer who says she’s been wanting to meet me and compare notes. That’s happening Saturday at breakfast. I spent about three hours this morning cutting the parts for my shelf project. Marlene needs a shelf made, a bay window shelf. That an engineering challenge do to the fact that there’s no wall to fasten it to. I’m creating a 2″x4″ frame, vertical style, to hold up the oddly shaped shelf. I’m using 1/2″ baltic birch plywood edge banded with real 1/4″ thick red oak. That will be glues to the bare plywood edging and then trimmed flush on my router table. It’s going to look beautiful.
I donated my Zawadi close-up portrait, 12″x18″ on aluminum to the Senior Center. I received a call from one of the people buying a raffle ticket asking if she could buy a lion print from me as a Christmas present to a relative. I hinted that the donated print cost me $60 just to print. That ended that conversation as she had no intention in paying that much for a picture. Ok, if I sold it as a professional it would cost her $250. I’m retired no so I don’t sell prints anymore. Most folks have never seen a print on metal so they have no idea of the cost or beauty. It looks alive, three dimensional.
My semi-annual physical is December 4th, Monday. It’s purely routine as I had labs drawn and peed for them this past Monday. I also had my feet molded for orthotics this week. I’ve never had orthotics so I look forward to picking them up on Dec 11.
I think you’ve gotten the idea that I lead a very busy life. Never a dull moment around here. I finished all my Christmas shopping last week. Between internet Black Friday & Cyber Monday most of my needs were met. I did shop locally at my Dollar Tree store for little things to fill up Christmas tins I found there also. These will be tiny gifts for my next door neighbors. I did something similar last year. The 3-4 recipients were shocked. They’re not used to getting surprise gifts. I spent less than $4 a person but managed to put a lot of smiles on faces.
One last thing, Uxbridge First Night Celebration parade down Main Street this saturday afternoon. The whole town normally shows up to enjoy the festivities. I’m being picked up by our Senior Center’s shuttle bus. It beats driving and finding parking.
Have a good night and a better tomorrow. I love the holidays! 🙂