28th September 2021
Progress on the first chair is slow, it is not my main job, but I do a bit when I need a change.
The main focus has been repairing drawers. The two dressers we got yesterday both have issues with drawer sides cracking. It is simple when I can knock the drawers apart, but a horrible one when I can’t.
We took a walk with the dogs around the lagoon which is just off lake Macatawa. Recently one house has come up for sale at the mouth where it joins to the lake. At eight hundred thousand dollars it’s a little out of our league.
There has also been one death close by. A guy who lived across south shore drive from us popped his clogs. We had seen an ambulance outside a week ago, so he must have had health issues.
Kelli was busy painting one of yesterday’s dressers, scouring though a box looking for wooden knobs. We had quite a few but not many matched. However we found twelve that were a close match, and put that down as a victory.
James Dyson came under attack from Kelli as a “crap designer”. The main point of her comment was targeted at the latest version of his vacuum cleaner. The dust release lever was accidentally triggered emptying the contents on to the floor, causing her to curse loudly. This is the second Dyson cleaner we’ve had. I had repaired the gearbox and rotating brushes, but it was the old style of uprights that made more noise than performance.
The new one works fine but it’s capacity is limited, coupled with battery life it is not at the top of Kelli’s favourites.
Another Lifetime to go 