september remember

The hurricane missed us. Sorry Port Arthur. And New Orleans for that matter. Next week - October, all over. So hopefully this will be the thump on the head for Homeland Security to get their asses in gear. It is certainly the thump on the head for us. We have to take the boat cruising, hopefully with a destination not in the constant path of hurricanes. There really is not a lot to recommend the Gulf Coast, besides its proximity to Austin. And now they want us to pay Texas registration on our documented boat. Really. Do you know, Lewes has existed for 350 years and never been hit by a hurricane? We need to check out slip rates -- chances are the New Yorkers have driven those prices up too, but you never know.

By the way it is in the low 70s here. Time to bring out the sweaters. :-) Wish we could come home for Halloween this year though. It couldn't be as much fun as it is in Georgetown. Well if we weren't going to Morocco we could probably justify an airline trip, but you can't have everything.

Went to open studio last night and had to paint again because I forgot my eraser. I think I'm starting to prefer acrylics for sketching over charcoal. One advantage with paint is that when it dries, you can stick your drawing anywhere. Charcoal is forever skidding off and smudging everything. There was no model so we all took turns for 20 minutes each. (with clothes on. of course.) It was a little like being at the dentist's office. Excruciating and sleep inducing at the same time. I have had that feeling in traffic, when first learning how to drive: it is terrifying.