and we are getting excited about taking the monkey house on the road. it happened about a week ago, the weather was ok.. a bit wet perhaps but not too cold, in the 40's, usually. then for some reason old man winter got tired of waiting on the sidelines and sprung into action, burying us in snow and freezing our tails to the woodstove. the shop has mostly slowed down to a mild roar.. just orders to do, enough to keep me busy for a couple more weeks. then we will be doing our final preparations for the journey.
tracy and barbara came with the monkey house portrait last weekend. tracy medling is a terrific artist (who can't decide what time it is, for sure) who painted us a picture for the camper. we love it and want to share it with anyone who appreciates good art. we also had new "yellowstone" graphics made for the front and back of the monkey house by chuck henderson at tidal graphics in southwest harbor... they came out perfect although now it is too cold to apply them. we will do so in atlanta next month. he gave us complete instructions and even a squegee for the application process, not too hard i suppose. the price was quite reasonable and he will be happy to do more for anyone who wants them. i recommend his work.
the only plans we have to date are to be in new orleans for mardi gras. we are bringing jesse (our son) to new orleans to see the sights with us, it should be a lot of fun. we will be searching out new and different sights, sounds, and smells. we look forward to sampling lots of regional cuisine and meeting lots of interesting people. merry christmas to any and all. mas anon
