2nd February 2019
The warm weather hit Holland like a smack on the cheek. At 40 degrees it was almost springtime, the snow turning to watery slush.
I decided I would have to buy a half sheet of plywood to make bottom panels for Old Shaky.
Whilst I was waiting for Kelli to get herself ready for the outside world to see her, a person turned up to pick up some pieces that had be placed on Marketplace. This was part of our “we’ll sell it and make money from it if it kills us” strategy which has been working to a degree. This guy turned up to collect some china storage jars and a small wine bottle stand. He checked over the storage jars several times, lifting the lids and peering inside, I was not sure what he expected to find. He then turned his attention to the wine rack. “It looks a lot smaller than the picture” he uttered in his broken Mexican accent.
“ Well it holds just three bottles “ I responded.
“ I thought it would be a lot longer, like the picture ” he said.
“ If it was any longer the bottle would fall through” I smiled. He then muttered something about his wife, and then handed me the money and carried the box to his truck.
A little later a lady arrived to collect the chicken drawer knobs that had originally come from Old Shaky.
Then it was off to Menards, and the inevitable visit to Goodwill in the hope that someone had risked their lives to donate some furniture. The answer was an emphatic no.
Another Lifetime to go 