Almost December - Fernandina Beach

Another two weeks has passed and it’s time for another posting. The last two weeks have seen a flurry of activity around our place. To bring everyone up to date I’ll highlight happenings.

1. As I have reported, we have been preparing for the Photo Show here in Fernandina Beach. The art that had been on display in the Intercoastal Wine Company store was to have been up through Thanksgiving. Thus we would have had only one week to get everything hung. Although we were sure we could get it done in that time (almost all prints were made and framed), it would be have been a busy time. As it turned out, the previous artist took her stuff down the week of November 11th, so we had almost 3 weeks to work with. Good thing as we were tweaking (rearranging) right up until Wednesday (27th). But we’re good to go – only 6 days from now!
2. Our daughter Carol will be arriving Wednesday (Dec 5th) to help with the show and visit with her web business associates in Orlando while she’s here. She will drive down for the day on Sunday – we may or may not go with her.
3. As I reported last time, Margaret had a good report from her doctor regarding her neck / nervous situation. She has now been on the new medicine for almost two weeks. So far / so good.
4. Although we didn’t have company for Thanksgiving dinner (we ate at a very nice restaurant on Amelia Island – Horizons), Margaret has been busy cleaning up (still) from the mess made by the protracted repair activities. At the moment we’ve decided not to proceed to repair storm FAY’s damage until after the new year. A chance to live in our house without noise, disruption, and workman going and coming.
5. We put up our Christmas tree today. It’s one of those made-in-China, artificial jobs with the lights pre-installed. We’ve had the same problem we had last year. We can’t find all the right plugs from the different sections – so we still have one whole row of unlit bulbs. It should be easier than this; can’t figure out why it’s so hard!
6. Finally, in the middle of all this, I have been trying to get a web-site up and running. It was supposed to be easy – at least that’s what the company told me. I’ve been struggling with it for several months now and it’s still not what I want. But I had to press to get it “UP” because I have been labeling all my photos with the web-site name. You’re welcome to visit but I have to warn you it’s not what I was expecting or what I want. I hope to “FIX” it so it will do what I want. If not, I”ll have to pull the plug and try something else. Oh yes, the web-site is: http://wwwaMUSEingJourneys.com.

We are looking forward to another busy two weeks. After the photo show, Carol will return to California on the 10th. A few days later we will move the RV to Ft. Clinch for a week of beach camping. Wish I’d of thought of this earlier. I’ve mentioned several times how close Ft. Clinch State Park is to our home. The distance is measured in miles (less than 2 miles); but in terms of atmosphere and ambience, it’s world’s away. It will be a chance to relax and get out of the house before diving into Christmas.

Today’s photo is miles and years away. It is one of the photos I am showing. It isn’t nearly as impressive on the web as it is in a 16x20 print; matted and framed to 24x28”. We took it back in 2006 during our first visit to Banff / Jasper. The waterfall is located on the Icefield Parkway about 20 miles (or so) north of Lake Louise, AB. While we were parked at the falls (taking the picture), a couple approached us and asked if we were Florida Gators (saw the license). They were and wanted to meet us. Small world.