Day 911 Treasure hunt

6th February 2020

All aboard for the drive to Zeeland to deliver the small dresser. The sat nav led us to a new housing estate on the outskirts of the town. Everything is set out so perfectly, like a film set, slightly unreal.

Kelli had her list of things to buy including Habitat for Humanity to search for two handles to finish the next dresser on the production line. She had bought eight the day before but realised she needed ten. So we rifled through the bins finding everything but the design we needed. Then we found one, our hearts raced, then it got frantic looking for the last one. I went through everything in the bin with no luck. Out of sheer desperation I looked in a smaller tub and there it was, the last handle. It was like winning the lottery but with less money, but with equal calibration.

There was a quick trip to Goodwill, Menards and Aldi and our chores were done.

There was our box from Unnatural Foods waiting for us as we pulled up. This has so far proved a good idea, sure the vegetables are a little mis-shaped but the taste is good.

I went into the garage to get something done.

I had to finish sanding the pedestal tops ready for staining, and complete the sanding of the dresser top.

Kelli came in to strip the red paint off the drawers, it is a mindless, boring job especially when the first layer comes off easily but the base coat doesn’t.

I would follow on with the sandpaper to scratch off the primer.

With my fingers sore, I stopped, that was my lot for the day.

We sat and watched a house renovation programme on the television. One idea that stuck out was someone had painted the inside of the doorway bright red, Kelli looked at me, and I looked at our entrance way. That is what it needed to lift the doorway into the living space, and keep our house evolving.