Q: I think I should change this blog’s name from “The Basketmaker’s Wife” to “Eric Answers Five Questions.” I’ve got like one or two posts in between “Fridays” for like two months. What is wrong with me?
Eric: What’s wrong with you? I’m supposed to answer that? I’m not answering. I think I should get a “free pass” at least once a year. So I’m using it. Next question.
Q: Why do you have the words “Purse Lips” written on your work table?
Eric: It doesn’t say lips. It’s Lids. Purse Lids.
Sure looks like “Purse Lips” to me!
Q: Why is your table so dirty and why don’t you clean it?
Eric: Ahhh, it’s beyond cleaning. I’ve even taken razor blades and scraped it awhile back. I now call it a “working patina.” Plus, it’s a workshop! It’s supposed to look that way.
Q: About how many hours this week (since last Friday) you think you worked on making your materials and doing other basketry stuff VS. the hours spent this week working on your Brady Gaga Fantasy Football League?
Eric: Well, I worked every day since Friday. So that’s 7 days. Ahhh, I’d estimate 60 hours for basketry, and one hour on the league.
(Is anyone buying that? I’m not. Especially since our draft is next week!)
Q: What aggravated you this week?
Eric: That stupid frog that waits at the door for me to open it and then hops right in and then plays dead.
You already complained about this frog. You think it’s the same one?
Eric: Definitely “YES”
I’m with Lynne looks like “lips” to me.
That frog is probably your PRINCE waiting to be kissed by Purse Lips!!,
LOL!!!! Thanks for the giant laughs!! Too funny. I actually captured a photo of this same frog the other night around midnight… waiting to get inside Eric’s workshop! I’ll post the photo some time so everyone can see that this frog really exists!