26th July 2021
A lot of action in the Bristol Cottage workshop.
We finished another small dresser, and Kelli started on another beast of a dresser.
I was spraying parts for the grey dresser that feels like I’ve been working on for ever.
I also repainted the parts I missed on the chair.
I set up a spray area outside so I can see things better, that was much more successful.
I managed to apply a clear coat to the chair to help protect it from wear, and it provides a satin finish.
Once that was done I took a walk up the road to knock on the door to tell Mantesh (the chair owner) how things were going.
Unfortunately I had lost the card with his address and phone number so I had 626 in my head, so I set off looking for this house number.
Of course there was no such number, there was a 624 and a 627, and as I knew the person at 624 it had to be the other one. Just to be sure I checked with the guy at 624 who happened to be out in his garden.
“ Oh the professor, yes that’s his house over there.
The house was the only one without some flowers of landscaping features, it was plain and dull. The windows at the front had shades pulled down, and generally it looked deserted.
I rang the door bell and Mantesh opened the door just wide enough to squeeze his head through, being careful not to allow too much of the inside of his home to be viewed.
I explained what I had done, and invited him to come and view the first chair.
He was excited, and promised to come down the next morning, and that was it.
Speaking to the neighbour, he said that they keep themselves to themselves, and even their children weren’t allowed to mix with local kids.
Another Lifetime to go 