Was worried that I’d be staring down another rained-out day of zilch, but managed to finish the Pondio table. With the exception of two boards, the entire thing is made out of the pergola my grandfather and I built (and that K and I were married under) that I took down to make way for Pondio. The original paint and stain and gunk remains on the inside of the piece. Pleased with how it turned out.
I made a table yesterday for the Pondio but didn’t get it finished thanks to my stupid little propane burner fritzing out (safety features grr) and my stupid little weary exhausted brain which didn’t see fit to move it into The Shed before the rain and accompanying tornado warnings hit so it’s completely soaked and delayed while it dries out in The Shed.
While I was waiting on that to dry, I got around to putting my first little zine in ages into Affinity Publisher and moving the pages around and making it fit. Once I wrangle my brain into working on a computer again, I should be able to put it into the world.
And, after The Greeter, I’m devoid of metalwork projects – though one of K’s colleagues did supply me with a milk crate brimming with scrap metal fun…
My original, half-assed / afterthought walkway (first one, mind the gap) was lacking in, well, everything. So I made a sturdier and prettier one from the remnants of the old pergola.
Rather proud of this little table, all made from scraps from various projects (including the old pergola).
Mostly cosmetic today, figuring out how to add a second corner to the couch (build table to hide umbrella legs, in progress), and fighting with outdoor umbrella mildew from hell.
Spring break project in full swing: bringing down the pergola that my grandfather and I built (sniff - but it was definitely time) before nature and the tiny screws we inexplicably used have other ideas and replacing it with a patio in front of the pond. Project Pondio has begun; behold my detailed blueprints.
