This is one of those sidetracked days. Well not really. Reginald decided(Did I mention that I have decided that this guy looks more like a Reginald than a Daniel to me?) that we, meaning I, should get the motorcycle going this morning. I spent two and a half hours painting. He spent two and a half hours making suggestions. The motorcycle is no longer "orange ugly" as he called it. It is very Steampunk now. I forgot that it was supposed to be a "to scale" model of the real thing and was purported to have all of the details of the real thing. I painted every nut and bolt on that thing.I am still not happy with the tail light, of all things. It is too red and plastic looking. I think that the rest of it turned out pretty good, right down to the flames on the gas tank.
When I finished and it was completely dry, Reggie had to try it on for size. He refuses to ride it for real until he gets goggles and an aviator's helmet.
I have his seal of approval so far. He kind of wheeled it around the living room of the cottage to get the feel of it.
I went to put away the huge mess that I made with the paints. When I returned this is what I found.....
Now Tessie wants goggles and an aviator's helmet too....I don't think that she has any idea what either of the items are, but they sound cool and Reggie needs them to ride the bike. She is demanding an "equal opportunity". She heard that phrase during the presidential elections and has been using it since when she wants something that someone else has or is getting.
I guess that we know what I will be doing for the rest of the day. Goggles??? Aviator helmets??? We'll have two of each please. So much for building a house today.
See you tomorrow.
