Fisherman Joe needs to be replaced. He was installed in our front yard looking out to sea ten years ago and he is tired. The winter storms have pelted water into any cracks in the wood so the wood is damp and the paint peels off. Mal has painted Fisherman Joe three times and he will not paint him again unless we dry him out for a year inside. As he weighs 600 pounds, moving him will be difficult. Ken and I have decided to replace Fisherman Joe with another Fisherman Joe.
Ken has been looking and thinking. Ivan owns and runs the Garden Store in town but what he really does is make sculptures. In the back of his nursery is a Sculpture Garden, all done by Ivan. The winters are long. Ivan gives classes to budding artist and in addition he makes new pieces for his Garden. Ken would love to have one of Ivan's sculptures. Ken went to look this week but everything is sold, however, he will accept commissions. We are dithering with the decision which is unusual for us. So far, we think we want another fisherman but whether we will commission it this year or next I do not know. Ivan makes his sculpture out of concrete and he thinks it will withstand the weather along the shore. Anyway, he told Ken if there is damage he would make repairs.
I think we are dithering because of the cost, which is expensive. The other question is how long we will be able to spend time in Nova Scotia? We need a crystal ball.
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