2021 Life Logs, Day 98: Puzzling and Editing
Date: Thursday, April 8, 2021
Weather: Mostly Sunny; High 57, Low, 39 degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
All winter, and now into the spring, I have kept a jigsaw puzzle on my dining table next to my computer. I write, get up and put in a couple of pieces of a puzzle, write some more, take the dog for a walk, write some more, put a few more pieces of the puzzle in place, and on and on. But today I was close to finishing the puzzle and spent more time puzzling that I should have. I finished Chapter 13 last night and today I have finished doing the first read through of that chapter, making edits as I go. Editing is a slow, tedious process, and this chapter about our time in the Society Islands in French Polynesia was even more tedious because of the spelling of the mixed French and Polynesian words. When I wrote my logs at the time, I did not have Google at my fingertips to check on the various spellings of the places we visited. Now I do, but it takes time. I will do one more read through tomorrow morning and then move on. In number of days, I am three-quarters of the way through Year One of the Voyage of Windbird. Only five and one quarter years to go!!!
