Mia does such pretty artwork - and uses nice paper. It's so sad that the Canadian postal service has gone on strike again. It's a rough time for postal systems. I hope Canada does not go the way of Denmark - but, part of me realizes that a whole system to take paper to everyone for a nominal charge - is a system that is turning into a luxury. Everything *important* is done electronically. <sigh> Let's not think about it.
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Let's describe what it was like to take 24 little art projects (the nichos) to the museum. Most of them were made of paper and were super fragile. If I had it to do over - I would have figured out much sturdier methods of construction. Maybe next year.
The easiest form of delivery would have been for 24 people to come to my house and then walk to the museum - in a procession. I would lead the way with the 2-ft skull. They would follow in numerical order - and we would have a mariachi band. And since we had to start at 7:30 am - there would be coffee and Mexican pastries when we got to the museum. Maybe next year.
Instead - I had to find someone who could drive back and forth from my house - and someone else with experience at handling fragile items. I also needed someone inside the museum to make sure they remained intact until they were all present and I could direct things. The tricky part was knowing which portion was sturdy enough to allow for picking it up.
I enlisted MrWilson to drive the car and open doors - and one would think that he could just drive the car - and open doors - but one would be wrong. He is hardwired to jump out of the car and try to carry stuff. I had to hold some of the nichos on my lap - and he'd open the door and then try to grab the nicho.
A few nichos were OK to be transported in boxes - and MrW got a little pouty when the helper I enlisted to help with the carrying was allowed to carry things and MrW was told - no - you may not touch anything or carry a box. Please go hold that big heavy front door of the museum - that's what we need. That is your job.
This is long enough. More tomorrow.
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