Bleak

On Sunday Ellen and I dropped the new fabric for the cushions off at the prison. Moss wasn't available but wanted to see what the prison looked like. You can see from the picture that there is not much in this world more bleak and dreary than a prison in the winter.

In Maine, February lasts for at least two months: February and so-called March. So settle down, lay in a good supply of firewood, and spend this time studying the navigation charts because there is not much that can be done on the boat. (WeatherUnderground is predicting 10-12 inches of snow on Wednesday.)

Moss wants to talk about choosing the fabric so I'll leave that to her. What I will mention is that our first boat (Cupcake) was a 1960s Pearson and its upholstery was period-correct vinyl. Our second cruising boat was a 1970s Tartan (Cupcake) and it had period-correct brown plaid. This Cupcake had period-correct blue velour but we are shaking things up with 1990s-style ultra suede. ULTRA suede. Like suede, but much more ultra.