we got a great break today… It was supposed to be rainy but we actually had some breaks of sun.… That allowed us to start getting some primer on things… And finish up all the scraping. It was a wonderful feeling when we were able to roll up the last drop cloth with wet paint chips.… That meant we could drop down a level in precautions. We still are wearing gloves and goggles and Tyvek… But we don’t need to be in respirators all the time and we don’t need to be so careful about the waste….

We celebrated our progress I going to Nearby Portland night market… It’s an evening-based craft sale with really wonderful food carts… There’s an incredibly long line to get in but it went pretty fast… Most of the week was just to be able to get the wristband so you could buy a drink. It was actually packed… I was wearing a mask because Covid is up again here

We ran into our friends DJ and Jasmine there.. Jasmin makes buttons and DJ makes  excellent hot sauce,, and the have a huge pet pig ,. we met them at a party at our friend non -nantucket teds.

Super fun city this portland. !

Note all, note sam

-me