My darling hubby has been sick with the same bug I've had, then working quite a few night duties so progress did slow for a while but he has started working on the upper shelving on the rear wall. My brother was here a couple of weekends ago and started the paved area beside the cubby, where we will have our outdoor furniture and bbq, and Peter and our nephew Mark (who lives with us) have continued on it since. Mark got most of the paving finished today.
My brother terry was back today (Sunday) and we were all at the hardware store by 7am and bought a whole pile of things for the the lower shelves across the back wall. They will be the height and depth of a normal kitchen bench. Terry then worked on them today and will be hopefully finishing them one day this week while Peter finishes the upper shelves. I cleaned one of the old desks that I am re-using; it has a laminate surface and I want it to be white to freshen it up. So I did it with a spray that you use on all sorts of surfaces so they will take paint and started to give it it's first coat of white. It looks much better than the dark brown now and we'll add a timber top to match the benchtop.
Tomorrow I hope to finish that coat and do a second one. Maybe I'll be able to start the second desk too.
There is still a lot of painting to do on the cubby itself, both interior and exterior but I have been out of action for so long with this second lot of bronchitis and laryngitis that we have pushed ahead anyway because I want to have a family bbq here on Father's Day which is next Sunday. It is to celebrate Peter's birthday which is this Wednesday, my brother's birthday which is on 10th September and Father's Day which is this coming Sunday. My mother will be coming and that means we've hired a wheelchair taxi to bring her here. So the date is firm and the paved area must be finished for the furniture and bbq to go on. And it also means that I need to have all my boxes and containers out of the dining and lounge room that have been sitting here all packed up ready to go into the studio because we can't move around properly here, let alone have extra people here especially when Mum is in a wheelchair.
I was more than a bit devious in putting on this bbq because I knew it would be the spur needed to keep everyone working to get things done, and it worked :) Hopefully the shelving in the cubby will be finished enough that I can stack things in there reasonably well and not just have to shove boxes in there and re-pack/unpack them all later! Peter is working 2 nights this week, so we have to make a big effort on the three days we have available, to get everything ready for Sunday.
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Not far away now until the "grand opening" I know just how you feel Sandie. Having your very own space and the added benefit of finding so much more room in the house is really exciting! Do you have a good light to work with? keith bought me one that clips onto a window ledge. It has a "bendable" arm, a circular flouro tube and a magnifying glass that can be covered if your not using it. I love it even if it's just for the extra light over my work area. Have a lovely bbq!
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Hello my friend - lovely to hear from you! A good lamp is one of the next items on 'the list'. I have a magnifying lamp for stitching in the house and will be using a variety of good lamps in the cubby. It is hard to be patient about getting into my own space - I dream of the time I can sit in there and just mini to my heart's content. It will also be lovely to have Mum and my brother and nephews here for the bbq and to show Mum what we have been working so hard to do. Hugs Sandie xx
ReplyDeleteHello Sandra! I just love it when a house or a building has been given a name! I love the name that you have chosen and it seems to roll so easily right off of the tongue. 'The Cubby' is a perfect name; it is both snug and comfortable and the ideal place to curl and hole up in! I am so happy that your dream is nearly fully realized. Now, just waiting for the DRUM ROLL, Please!
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I'm waiting too Elizabeth! And waiting, and waiting....it's like pulling teeth lol! I feel as though it's never going to happen. Getting these menfolk to realize how important it is and to get moving on it is just sooooo hard - anyone would thing they had other things to do with their lives ;) But seriously, I am very fortunate that they are willing to put all this effort into doing such an undertaking for me and I suppose I'll just have to (try to) be patient. Sigh!
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