Saturday, August 1, 2009

Good Stuff

On the positive side of this week:

I finally got my old '97 Chrysler replaced with a newer version of the same with 213,000 less kilometers on it. This one is in far better shape body wise and only has 157,000 and the price was right, and getting it registered was relatively painless, and it doesn't shake and rattle when it rolls down the road. Thanks to a good friend for the head's up on where to find this one.

Finally getting out on the bike for a nice drive this evening. Detoured for an ice cream cone which felt a bit like being a kid again. Until today, the 1st of August, the bike had hit the road for a grand total of 20 minutes this summer. The weather has played havoc as well as a few other things interfering with the fun.

Went out last for an evening on the town with a good friend. He's just finishing up his leave for this summer after several training sessions for preparation for his deployment overseas in late fall. I think that we succeeded in finding him some eye-candy, music and beverage. He might just have overdone the shooters however, but a note late this afternoon indicated that he was well on the way to recovery.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that several new pieces were placed with Handsmiths in Halifax last weekend. It sounds like some of the new work is a hit as I received a phone call from a gentleman earlier this afternoon who purchased a set through Handsmiths to thank me for spelling Aluminium the English way in my cleaning instuctions for the work, and to say that the work is lovely. It is going to his daughter for her 24th birthday on August 12th. He was impressed with the fact that it is like so much of my jewellery, a one of a kind. The real compliment is that he considers it in the realm of the work of Chris Wallace. WOW!

It's nice when the not so good stuff gets balanced out.
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