Monday The 13th -- War on Mildew

Made it to Sunset Point a bit late to get the best shots of a colorful sky and clouds -- sun completely gone behind the clouds once again and the elusive green flash remains on the list of "Things to See" (someday).  Half of my day was consumed by the arduous and heartbreaking task of digging through a lifetime of stamp collecting materials which I had mistakenly (or stupidly) thought to be safely tucked away in one of those secret compartments in the master bedroom.

The "Yuengling" box and numerous folders, albums, glassines, folders and mini-storage albums from my dad's life of stamp collecting had to be inspected and opened to air-dry -- some things will have to be "steamed" apart in the weeks and months ahead when I make any lengthy stops along my winding route(s) but, with some luck the worst has been avoided.  The Yuengling box, many of the brown folders, one of the stamp album covers and some pages from the same album (foreign collection) didn't survive but, they may have soaked up much of the moisture that otherwise would have destroyed the remaining materials -- so glad I had remounted and relocated that postcard collection of Grandma Cunningham's to an overhead book compartment.  Thinking now that I need some more small plastic bins and dessicant packs for additional protection in any compartments to avoid future incidents like this.

Will spend this morning getting rid of the mildew in that secret compartment and tuck things away in dresser drawer bottoms temporarily while drying out the carpeted space -- get those plastic bins as well.  For the time being, that roll of wax paper will be put to use in these early hours of darkness.

Had a late dinner last night and had cooked the last three fish caught on Sunday (I think) so, have two more fish dinners ready for tonight (Tuesday, Right?) and tomorrow night.  Tiger and Molly got their usual share last night and were both on my bed until I got up a little early this morning.

Only fished a couple hours yesterday afternoon and only caught one of those Lizard fish and a Grunt.  The winds had died down then but, the coolness of the air and the colors of the sunset had me quitting early with little activity from the targeted Mangrove Snappers -- besides I had cleaned enough fish for the day (Sunday's catch that had been kept on ice).