Friday, July 03, 2009

The First Cut is the Hardest

I finally began actual cutting of the wood for Sophie’s bed. I’ve done a lot of planning but I had to push a little to get out there and physically cut wood.

I rolled my saw out onto the deck and did all my cutting out there. I cut the pieces for the bed posts and headboard and footboard caps.

The deck worked out nicely. It was hot out there but all the sawdust stays out of the shop and cleanup is done with a leaf blower rather than a broom. After today’s cutting was done I blew the sawdust off the saw and rolled it back into the neat and clean shop. The deck provides needed extra working space. I’ll be able to work without stepping over or moving something every time I move on to a new operation.

Kitty # 3 Meredith showed up today at 11:30 AM. I fed her along with Buzz and Marmalade and she stayed around for most of the afternoon. Now only Velcro is missing.

Karen sent 2 wonderful videos of Sophie in her blog.today. I smiled and laughed out loud watching them. The videos are precious and I’m so happy that Karen has been sharing Sophie with everyone. We also talked with Karen and Sophie today and I noted that the use of “Pepaw” is fading and now I am “Gampa”.

We rarely do anything special on a holiday weekend and this one is no different. We will do our normal weekend stuff and probably just stay out of the way of the tourist-crowded places.

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