We set out for our cruise vacation with Royal Caribbean on April Fools Day, what a joke! We had a snow storm, that really amounted to a little in the end, but at 4:30am, it was a mess and we needed to call for the plow and sander to get the shared van up our hill, we were stuck! At last, we did make it out and to the airport on time. The next strange thing was watching the wings of the plane get de-iced. I never would have volunteered to be on a plane that needed de-icing, but what could I do, once on board and buckled in? Finally, a half hour later, we were off to a warm and beautiful destination.
I was in the middle between my husband and this
man, who was friendly. I found out that he was Jim from Maine who sold gardening supplies all over and he won a trip to stay at a house in San Juan through a silent auction. He was taking along with him his six buddies that he gets together with every Thursday night to play Texas Hold'em. (I have yet to play this game, but just give me time.) I found out one of the guys was a manager at a Panera Bread in Maine and I, of course, had to tell him about my Cuban Chicken Panini (see 4/20/11).
I noticed two of his guests across the aisle held their positions really well, so, out came my sketch pad and pencil! I really had a great time drawing these two guys, and since I was talking with their host, I was able to get their names! The name on the top drawing was done in calligraphy italic alphabet, and I put two pencils together to create a wider nib, holding them at a 45 degree angle. The only problem is, it is not accurately measured and I did not have an alphabet to refer to for the strokes, but it is good enough! Jim liked my drawings, but I am not sure if these guys ever found out they were sketched!
P.S.: when the plane landed, Jim called back home and they had 10 inches of snow, way more than we had. How happy we all were to leave!
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