tuesday
creative title huh?
don't know how my brain was working yesterday to have the fore-thought of christmas break, the beach, and florida, (considering it's 90's here) but called and made our family reservations for a week in Seista Key!!!
spent a lot of time yesterday working outside sanding and refinishing an old, old, old wooden baby high chair.
it was a gift from one of my neighbors. she is in her 60's and it was her high chair when she was a baby. she was an only child and never had any children of her own. when she heard that we had a grandchild she thought that we would make a "good home" for her high chair.
i have refinished furniture before but this one has been MORE than a challenge. and i'm not really sure why?! it's not a really hard wood, that may be one of the problems. it had many coats of paint. first i tried chemicals to strip it, that made it worse. so it has just been sanding, sanding and more sanding. i have a Black and Decker Mouse sander. (they are great). and i have probably gone through $40 in sandpaper. i think i am seeing the end.
then i will paint it. it will not fully recover to the point of being able to be stained, which is really fine. i think it will look charming painted. i think (which through all this sanding time i have had lots of ) i will paint it some shade of red. i really thought i would have had it done a loooong time ago. but it WILL be done for little grandson's next visit!
speaking of him....the knitpix yarn arrive last night for the Wild Stripes baby blanket. i cast on for that and re-watch Under the Tuscan Sun before i went to bed last night. the colors are so fun to work with. ( i like the idea of weaving in the ends at each color change!)
NY is still ? check out www.yarnstorm.blogs.com and she will make you want to hop a plane right now.
today.....i think i will give my hands a rest from the Black and Decker. maybe even treat them and my feet to a manicure and pedicure..........and then stop at the hardware store for some new rubbergloves so i can be right back at it tomorrow! (oh, and maybe some more sandpaper just for grins, i buy it kinda like yarn!)
Yes, I mapped out my daily trips in NY because I know how huge the place is in reality and wanted to group places which are near to each other. I walked and walked and walked, took the subway up & down and a taxi as a last resort when the subway wasn't nearby and I was too tired to walk any more! I was really organised because I had limited time and it all paid off. I had a great time and want to go back - again.
Thanks for the link. (Comment this)