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  1. It’s a non-building day today... no work on the Norma T I described in a previous post my decision to name the boat for my mom for whom we’ve been providing care in our home since 2014. (Actually, we bought her house after my dad died in 2013; she had her own independent “single-woman” apartment-life for a year... until her blindness issues became too severe.) She’s been under home-hospice care for more than a year; she’s now 96. The past couple weeks have been tough for her with not being able to be out of bed and having a lot of “imagined” experiences with general confusion. I kept describing the sailboat I’m building, and that, because she used her stimulus check along with ours to help buy the kit, she’s a full partner. That has been a pleasant thought for her... and she remembers it well. I told her recently that I’m using her name for the boat: “Norma T”. A little reluctant about it at first, she warmed up to the plan. The boat-building and name-thing has stayed clear in her mind. She seems to be getting excited with the thought that a boat would be named after her. She was delighted to hear that I added red paint to the sides yesterday. “How pretty it must be... I wish I could see it.” And, of course, we ALL wish she could see it. The best we can do is describe the boat and what it will be like to sail with it... and how the family might enjoy it. As we were caring for her at 2:30 am this morning, she was very clear-thinking, quite herself. She told us that she wants this pretty new red sailboat to have a new motor. “I’ve had nice things in my life, but I’ve also had a lot of old things as well. A sailboat named after me should have a shiny new motor on it. Could you go out and buy one for me?” Gulp. Yes, I can do that. I was up for a couple hours after this (a 2:30 am wake-up does that to me.) Why not research motors since I’ll be up a while? I’ve read a lot of the blogs in this forum, seeing what others have bought; Suzuki is a favorite. But, I was caught by the air-cooled, 30 pound, “auto-clutch” Honda 2.3 hp motor. I have three Honda motorcycles and had two others in the past. They simply run and work for me. Center Point Marine is just down the street (formally Red’s Marine; I liked Red... well, I only knew him with white hair... his daughter has the family hair color and her family took over the business.) They are a Honda dealer. I went to Center Point this morning and used mom’s card to buy a motor. I’ll pick it up in few days. My mother is very happy about her contribution to the project. And I’m feeling like: (I get a real kick out of this cheery photograph.)
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