My right thumb has returned to painful cracks at each corner of my nail, and now my index finger wanted in on the action. Both of those nails have peeled, weakened, and are as short as possible making the tip even more tender. Using cleaners and paint, fillers, has I'm sure made it all worse.
The limited stitching time has been spent on Jane Moore 1825 (The Wishing Thorn) on 46 count. Two errors, don't care, not important. Spewing a few expletives satisfied my frustration.
Scott is basically done with that back room off the family room/kitchen. Tomorrow he will install the crown moulding on the kitchen cabinets which won't take long. I did not realize that the other projects and bath remodel are not possible. The brace limits his mobility involving stairs, and there is no way he can manage up and down as needed for cutting wood and such. So disappointed. He really is excellent. The other carpenter that replaced our windows and is a perfectionist, is recovering from two years of chemo. Still in demand and accepting jobs during his recovery, but the stairs would be a challenge and I would not even ask him.
I'm having a problem with a link for those bags that doesn't include my order info, will attempt again when I have more time. If you are interested, search Amazon for zippered mesh bag with handles. They are listed as student, document, puzzle, game, travel, and other descriptions. The mesh is breathable, better for linen than my plastic, and holds its shape very well.
Tootsie has never had a litter yet gets nailed by these guys on my deck every few months. Ollie is her boyfriend, always on her, the orange nasty feral fights with him. Too smart for trap, too feral for handling. After dealing with this for days, I thought it was once again over. Nope. Two new fellows, solid black juvenile and large smoke gray are here all day and she really puts on a show for them. When I scare them away, she cries and runs after them! I give up. Our three were all neutered very young and it never calmed their urges, just prevented litters.
Off to bed with Neosporin, Cetaphil, Hand Repair, and blue fingers.
Hope all is well with everyone.
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4 comments:
Too bad there's not a way for the 2 carpenters to team up - one stays upstairs, one downstairs and rig up a way to move materials only between them. That way the upstairs worker would only need to do stairs when coming/going and for breaks. Though I guess after so many years, they each have their own ways to do things.
Bummer on the cat situation, and the painful cracks by the nails.
Ouch on the cracking...I have a split at the joint on my small finger and the thread seems to want to run right through it...Probably how it split in the first place. May have to switch back to hooking for a bit. Yes, the painting and cleaners I am sure are contributing factors in your case. Bummer about Scott and your upstairs projects. I haven't checked in at the lake for a while - sure hope things are actually progressing there. Lots of decisions to make that I'm not in the mood for making. Tootsie must be a real looker. ;-) ~Robin~
46 count??? I can't even imagine.
Sorry about the upstairs projects. It is so hard to find reliable help. You found it but the other projects aren't doable. BUMMER!
Marly
Just a suggestion...not sure where you live....but often Amish are fantastic carpenters and are great for remodel work. You may want to investigate/ask around.
Looove that stitch!!!!!
Lisa
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