THIS IS EXCITING

 

YES!  I have drivel today!  😂😊

A little while ago I asked Steve if he could build me a new work table, to replace the large trestle I usually work on.  NOT a desk for sewing on, a table for cutting, doing lay outs on etc.

I wanted something that I could move in and out from the wall easily, so on castors.  Something I could put boxes under to store projects, fabrics etc on.

I couldn't do any of that with a trestle.

Steve started work on it yesterday.

ABOVE: This was the progress photo he sent me late yesterday.

Today he will be working on making the shelving under it.  I am so excited to see it in place, and use it.

I will probably paint it... dreaming of pastels, and measurements marked on the top as well.

It is going to be so damn handy and useful.  

I'm so lucky Steve is such a dab hand at building shit.

OH that's right, he's a qualified builder eh?  lol

While he is now the Manager of a building company, and not doing the manual building as such, he's not lost his touch.

Stew and I might have to move all the shelving out of the garage to get the new unit in... so later on we might be a bit busy.

At least we won't be bored.

ABOVE:  Parting shot for now... how I feel every time I leave the house.

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10 am, and I just re-measured 'the gap' between the shelving units and the fridge and freezer... the table MIGHT fit through!  MIGHT.

Time will tell.

Stew just did the weekend shop, 99% diet coke of course.

While he was out, I made the bed, vacuumed the house, hosed down the front door area (it was manky), and cleaned up the sewing room in readiness for the new arrival.

Today we are going to finish off the roast duck for our lunch, then we shall have ham.  Stew just bought a nice, medium sized ham on the bone.  That should do us for a good week!

I'm dreaming of ham toasted sandwiches.  I wonder if he bought toast bread???

And no he didn't.  We can go get some later.

ABOVE:  2 pm-ish... and look what rolled up!

ABOVE:  It was a family affair... all hands on deck.

ABOVE: Well this one wasn't 'on deck' helping... she was on the deck in the back of the ute. lol

ABOVE:  It JUST fitted through the gap!  So relieved we didn't have to spend ages taking stuff out to get it in.  

ABOVE:  I now have the most versatile, mobile work table ever!

It can be hard up against the wall ...

ABOVE:  Or it can be pulled out on it's castors, and I can get behind it easily.  

Best of all, all the extra storage space under it.

I am utterly thrilled to bits with it.

THANK YOU Steve, you rock.  And I love you very, very much.  

ABOVE: While still here, Steve got commandeered to fix a broken kitchen cupboard as well.  Stew had a go yesterday, but he wasn't sure how to do it easily.  Plus the knee was a bother.

ABOVE: After a very quick play/visit, they were off to have a late lunch.  

And I'm going back into the sewing room to fluff around.  😂😉😊

The new work table IS very heavy, but Steve put really good quality castors on it, so it's actually super easy to move around.  Surprisingly easy.

I spent a bit more time in the sewing room, then called it a day.

We had a visitor from the village this afternoon, more on that tomorrow.

At around 4.30 I took Stew up to the pub, where he spent an hour with his mates, then he walked home.

Now we are winding down for the day.

Catch ya tomorrow.