Little By Little

SHIP'S LOG:

I visited ABISHAG yesterday to clean her up for her photos. The brokers will be by in the next day or so to take some for the advertisement that she is up for sale. I more arranged stuff so that it was neat rather than did any real cleaning. I also packed away all of the clothes that were on the boat. They went into plastic bags with several dryer-softener sheets to prevent mildew and keep them smelling fresh. (Hey, do knock it, it works!) I have decided that I am not going to haul anything home if it can be stored on the boat over the winter. With a little preparation, most everything can stay. This repeats two benefits: 1.) I don't have to repack the stuff and haul it all home for the winter and 2.) I won't have to haul it all back in the spring and put it back in place on the boat. I am always in favor of less work!

Some stuff did go: batteries(9 volt size, C's and D's) for the various small items that use them; electronics like the GPS units and the like; and some food stuffs that won't make the winter and which I might as well eatnow. I hate winter. I hate that I have to spend winter here!

MASTER'S PERSONAL LOG:

There is a strange feeling of detachment as I ready ABISHAG for her winter sleep. I am going through the motions. Everything is getting done but there is no passion. Something is missing. It is as if I am a yard worker working on a boa that is not my own. True, she hasn't been sold yet and may not be by spring. Heck, the ad is not even up yet. Still, there is a distance, a separation, a slip of some kind happening. It feels weird. I can't quite name it or explain it but it is there.