I usually post to the blog once a week. But last week left me ... speechless. For those in the kayaking community this is old news, but many people who read the blog are not kayakers. Australian kayaker Andrew McAuley was attempting to kayak 1600 km across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand in a Mirage 580. News reports state that less than 75 km from New Zealand his kayak was hit by a wave and he had to exit. He never made it back in the boat. His kayak was found but Andrew was never found. My friend Bob sent me photos of his kayak and there was one photo of his wife crying beside the kayak. But I couldn't post them. It was just too sad. So I immerse myself in my painting. There's nothing left to do or say ...



The living room is being painted khaki with white trim. The family room with the 14 foot ceilings will be done in Opulent Opal. Annabel and Maribel pretty much leave me alone while I'm painting, then when I'm done they come and check out my work. Annabel likes to inspect the ceiling and trim. Out the window you can see the snow and ice that accumulated yesterday.

-Susanita