rear end crackage

Hello, my dears,

Sorry I haven't been around in a while. Things have been a bit hectic in my world. But as you can see by the photos, I've been able to do some painting.

I loaded these up in order of which they were taken, but Tinypic insisted on putting them in with my earliest pic at the bottom of the pile. So, these are listed backwards, with the latest photo first.

As you can see, I've got the interior to deal with and the front grill as far as painting. Left the hardest for last, of course, but the red and black duster is now my favorite color--blue. Soon, her doors will have my mascot otter from my business logo, with some other sea life growing around the car. An art project in process.

Looks like Jeff has been updating you on fixes. Yes, still no reverse, but I have been really careful of where I park, so I haven't gotten stuck yet!! (knock on wood).

Took a year to find the right fender and front bumper, then just a couple of months ago, I was parked in a diagonal end parking space of a lot, and saw that someone in the straight aisle ahead of me was about to back out, so I opted to leave the ignition off and sit there while she left. As she got closer to me, I jokingly said, "Oh, please don't hit me!" and just then, she backed right into the same fender we replaced. Luckily, she was going just 3 miles an hour, if that, and just tapped me, causing a small tweak in the fender!!!
She accepted blame, and I got a check from her insurance company.

Jeff straightened out the fender, and all that's left is a minor ding, which I think with some TLC, I can work out.

Anyway, here is a link to my album of photos of Dusty. Like I said, latest photo is first. http://tinypic.com/a/1b0g3/1

Hope you all are well, & I'll try to get over here a little more often. I've just basically been drowning myself in my work and my quilting lately, but maybe that we're getting some sun out, I'll spend a little more time with the car.

Much love,

Cricket