Small accomplishment

Another week flew by before we knew it. Thankfully it did not rain as much as predicted but enough to make the ground very soggy. Every step towards Benno’s shed and the boat was squishy squashy and I had to wear my rubber boots all week to keep my socks dry. Benno almost had to wear his diving gear to get to the boat. HaHa! I wasn’t sure if and when I could cut the grass again as it grew like crazy. Yesterday, Saturday, I trimmed the worst and longest and then finally cut with the John Deere. Benno helped and pushed the Husqvarna but got stuck a few times even with the blade raised. Well, I show you the two bags of cuttings I raked up afterwards. They weigh a ton!

We made a trip to Home Depot in Windsor to purchase another set of LED shop lights for the garage. The additional lighting sure helps when Benno has to do the lumber cutting inside. He cut the mahogany wood to make a cabinet door frame with a slot to hold an insert to blend in with the bathroom paneling. We had decided to use the same material for the insert as the wall panels and glue two pieces together so the inside of the door looks like the outside. 

The drying time for the epoxy glue used in the frame is a day, then the insert goes in and another day of drying for the top part. Also the varnishing for each side took a day between drying. We realized we should have looked for the hinges, door knob and locking mechanism while we were in Windsor, so had to make another trip, this time to Lee Valley Tools where we found what we needed.

After installing the door Benno cut another small piece of wood for the angled gap above the door. (There are so many angles and odd shapes in the boat, but he has to work with what we have.) In the end, I think it looks pretty good and is functional and much better than what it was when we got the boat. So now he can concentrate on other areas in the boat while we are waiting for some parts from Amazon.

My garden is waking up and it’s exciting to see what has survived our last winter with the yo-yo temperatures. My two Purpleleaf Sand Cherry trees at the corner berms are in full bloom. They seem to be happy about all that rain.

So that is it for my little update for today. Thanks for dropping in.