Tuesday (ish)
Bill made it to Germany yesterday. Good to have him in the same time zone for a change even though I had to drop him back at the airport this morning so he could work in France a couple of days. I pick him up again on Thursday and it's off to Berlin from Friday to Monday with much to see there.
I can now do a general release of the new ink pictures, except that I don't have one handy, maybe in the next couple of days. Bill wondered out loud about my mother's reaction but I think it will be insignificant since she'll be seeing my brother and his self-described "huge new tattoo." Could be worse for a parent, I guess. At least we're not in jail.
Aside from that I fear my life has again settled into the mundane and I have to get my excitement vicariously through others. I just heard my friend JC bought himself a nice little aluminum johnboat, although I never pictured him as the straw-hat-wearing, can pole fishing type.
Spring is making some feeble efforts here. Daffodills are already old news and some early tulips are coming up. Little bushes are budding but nothing on the trees yet. I've mentally prepped for another 6 weeks of cold weather just to be on the safe side and crossed my fingers for a real summer this year.