Pick your adventure

We over heard a conversation between a couple of adolescent girls the other day. The

Days off

Once again my other half was right. I guess it doesn’t surprise me. When we planned this

Ah ha moment

There was no alarm and no mad dash for the door. There was a gradual awakening, a leisurely breakfast and then an organized movement. Slowly, like the sun breaking over the mountain tops, it came to me. We don’t need to

Above and Beyond

We made a beehive straight to one of our favourite Fernie spots. It’s become our routine, while out here, to stop for a

Wordless Wednesday

Bernie

Darling 3

You stole our heart three years ago today and have held it in your little hands all this time. We’ve been so

F

I personally had hoped could I could get a D minus but apparently I’m sitting at an F. That’s old school for failing. In current school vernacular that would be “not meeting expectations”.

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Using it!

Today I decided I had better “use it before I lose it” and so I spent 45 mins non stop on the

orbital sander. That will build up some muscles that I’ve lost! The sander and I have been spending quite a bit of time together as work continues on the three table tops.

I feel driven to complete them and with the assistance and knowledge of my other half I feel like we crested the hill today. We now have table top 1 ready to assemble (standing against the wall) and then one last sand and final coat of the top. Table top 2 (on the work mates) is at the ugly stage with filler in the crevices and will get it’s last big sand tomorrow. Then it’s on to the stain and finish. Table top 3 (on the floor under weights!)is now together and once the glue is dry it is ready to be planed, sanded and then on to the finishing aspect.

We’ve got a significant amount of controlled “mess” in the basement and company coming in 5 days so it’s definitely do it time. I do NOT want to pack it all away and pull it back out after. I am committed to carrying these pieces all up to the attic and creating 3 new/antique tables in the near future.

Today I learnt how to use the Kreg jig. I equate it to the variable angle guide in the locking plate set for any of my nursing friends. Now the face boards have the holes ready for the screws to attach them to the table top. I recognize that I’m just the technician here and the brains was actually the guy doing the measurements but hey it was fun and it was progress.

It’s one line item on my to do list and it’s consuming me. It’s a good thing I got the three tea party dress done early and the special birthday gift so I can focus on this. It’s been unusual that the weather has cooperated and warmed up so that the sanding and sanding can happen outside.

Next post about these tables – let’s hope I can show you the final product!

Bernie

The cloak

A year ago I put down the heavy cloak I had been wearing for decades. The weight and the

Like fog

The fog rolled in, thicker and thicker. It’s invisible weight becoming like a ship’s anchor. The sounds of life muffled by the wall of white on all four sides and