Winter Has Arrived!

SHIP'S LOG:

Winter has decided to put in an appearance. After weeks, nay months, of above average temperatures and no precipitation,  we have gotten cold weather and snow, both of which I hate! Evidently this weekend, the temperature is to slip down into the single numbers if not lower, and where am i headed? Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, the heart of sky country. Actually, this in an annual event where several college buddies get together to reminisce, play pinochle and drink ourselves insensate. We shan't be venturing outside except to leave which we shall do on Monday.

I am back at work in the sail loft. If I do a lot of sitting, I can work almost a whole day. Sitting means being in " the pit' - a hole build into the floor with a sewing machine added which makes it easier to sew sails and do repairs. The loft has a couple of new, air driven sewing machines which take a bit of getting use to. So far I have shot a needle through my two index fingers. Doesn't hurt all that much but they do bleed like crazy.

The Coasties dropped off 27 sails to be worked on and we have 19 sets of sails for Rhodes 19 to be built, so there will be plenty of work for next week and the week after. Hopefully, a lot will be the sitting down kind as the ankle still doesn't tolerate a lot of standing on it.  It screams and cries and gets cranky and then shows its upset by swelling up. PT says it is normal. Spending a lot of time on my feet means I might be able to do 4 hours in the loft. In such a case there is less of a chance of sewing my fingers together!