Duelling jobs in the workshop

It was drizzling and wet when I woke up before 7 a.m. The horses rushed in to get water, their hooves thundering and their bodies wet and looking clean. It was a typical coffee routine (with breakfast for S), with a second cup for both of us. Britt was out to drop off Cooper and race to the city for a haircut at 10:30 a.m. while S was heading to Matt’s to repair some equipment.

I got working on the coffee table after I got the confirmation email I had to take it back to bare wood. Ugh! I started stripping the finish and while it was on doing its work, I did some marketing.

S returned at 12:30 p.m. as I was scraping off the recent finish and neutralizing the wood. We had lunch, and then I got back to the coffee table, hand-sanding the top and power-sanding the edges. I then cleaned a small table to paint another new paint colour, briar patch. I started painting it when S came out and prepared his building materials after doing some rodeo correspondence. But first he had to sweep and wash the floor where he will build it.

the supervisors!

S began his workbench build at 3. I took the dogs for a much-needed walk in the blustery 8 degrees. Afterward, I cleaned and painted the jewelry box I had recently purchased with another new colour - bluegrass.

I was consulted for big decisions for leg placement. This is huge so outer edge sturdiest I think.

B returned home with her new hairdo around 4:30. She quickly fed the horses, and then she and Coop headed home. Tomorrow, she will be leaving for a friend’s wedding in Arizona, while Cooper will be staying with us.

The last task I completed was applying pre-stain container to the tabletop. It looks great as is, except for being a little to light. I finished my tasks and went in after 5 p.m. to prepare supper. S completed his 2 1/4-hour workbench build.

After our pork chop supper, we went out for a hot tub soak. Afterward, we hopped into bed and relaxed by watching "the floor" on the big screen while I wrote today’s blog, and S browsed the internet on his laptop. We followed it up by finishing watching The Continental series, but even after the 45-minute remaining, S started to feel dozy again. A snack break rejuvenated him, so we watched a comedy called No Hard Feelings. He then went to sleep, and I spent the rest of the evening watching YouTube.