My Boyfriend Jim and I are off to Lake Michigan today..well not really the Lake but off to Goose Island boatyard in Chicago where it is the sad day that the winter cover goes on the sailboat! It is a sad day for him as this is the official end of the sailing season,and means there is no more working on this little vintage 1963 Rhodes Sloop wooden Sailboat! If you noticed I called it HIS boat...maybe someday when it is totally restored...it will be OUR boat! There is years of marine paint slapped on this beautiful piece of vintage mahogany,and although I have tried to be of great assistance in the restoration of her that industrial strength stripper is not good for the manicure! Although MAYBE next year(yep we are CUB fans too) I will get to sew the new cushions,curtians etc...etc... with the total RWB vintage sailboat fabric I got. Much to his dismay this is a happy day for me,I get to re-claim some time with the love of my life,maybe and I did say MAYBE get to get a few projects done around here and to have manicures last a little longer! Oh geez...how can I reclaim the love of my life when we live here in the Midwest???? From sailboats to BEARS? Oh well....and please hope for us that it is not as windy here in the windy city as last year as that 25 by 30 foot tarp that is her winter blanket caused me to fly like Marypoppins!
