3rd July 2025
Another good start for the day, we sold our latest piece, and we had a new buyer for the two matching dresser that caused us grief yesterday.
In between all this activity we had a visit from a potential client who wanted a kitchen island built using an old door that she had acquired.
She had it in the back of the truck, it had partially stripped, but a lot of chippy paint still remained. Personally I don’t like old paint, I would prefer to strip the wood completely and start again. The budget she had was pretty reasonable, and we seemed to get on well.
Now I need to put together a few proposals, and get a rough quote together.
We unloaded the door, and talked through some ideas, this could be a fun job, and I’m looking forward to getting started.
Later, after she had gone I did a lead paint check, all the different layers proved positive for lead, Kelli sent her a note informing her of this result, and suggesting that all the paint should be stripped off, and an alternative finish be applied.
We had planned to meet up with Hem, a young student and friend of Cameron, who was working on an assignment from the university of Bath, would you believe it?
He was a bright lad who had ambitions to be an aeronautical engineer.
I met up with him when I was in the UK prior to Covid, so I was excited to see him again.
He had planned a reunion at the New Holland pub, for 5.30pm.
We got there early to have dinner first, and waited around to see if he arrived. After half an hour Kelli tried to contact him, eventually getting him on messenger. He was running late, we couldn’t stay much later as we had someone coming to collect the two dressers.
We had to reschedule for Saturday, talk about a piss up in a brewery.
Another Lifetime to go 