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Progress at last. Today I put most of the kitchen

Progress at last. Today I put most of the kitchen job back together after painting the doors and drawer faces in the shop. Lots of screws to put in still, but it’s good to see some forward motion. My clients still aren’t living in their house, not least because it does not have a working bathroom (yet). I’m grateful not to have pressure on me right now. “Bitchin’ head rag”/tenugui thanks to @brucephl (who introduced me to the Japanese word for what he otherwise refers to as a bitchin’ head rag.)
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#customcabinetry #tradeswoman #pancreaticcancer #livingwithcancer #paintedcabinets #1920skitchen

Sunday. I had one, with laundry, house cleaning, c

Sunday. I had one, with laundry, house cleaning, cooking, reading, and what my Polish grandmother called “correspondence.” Tony helped.

A few weeks ago I had to make a tiny patch for one

What a difference a decade makes. Here’s Winnie

What a difference a decade makes. Here’s Winnie in the garden around 2010. The second picture shows the same corner this year. The trees are native persimmons, daughter trees that grew from the roots of the original matriarch that died a few years back. They would be growing all over the front yard if we didn’t mow. A few years ago, when the old tree was clearly dying, I decided to let the daughter trees in the garden bed live. Of course they are transforming this bed from full sun to moderate shade. Different species of perennials and shrubs grow there now. And the largest of the trees, the one shown here (at least, its trunk is shown here), is covered in tiny fruits. One of my favorite things about gardening is working with plants, allowing them a say in the garden’s character. (That said, in a few minutes I’m going to head out and take care of some long-postponed weeding.)
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Here’s a low-res version of the “Shop Tails”

Mark is encouraging Tony to learn how to make a ch

Mark is encouraging Tony to learn how to make a chair from a tree while Joey assists with the final proofing of “Shop Tails.”
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#shoptails #dogsandcats #saturday

More paint. And more to come. Tony is enjoying his

More paint. And more to come. Tony is enjoying his time in the house.
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#benjaminmoorepaint #satinimpervo #cabinetmaker #paintedcabinets #notsponsored

While I was painting in the shop, this lily came i

While I was painting in the shop, this lily came into its own and a volunteer sunflower (from the winter bird feeder) showed its lovely face.
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#flores #summer #bloomingtonindiana

Paint! Today I applied the first coat of paint on

Paint! Today I applied the first coat of paint on the cabinets for @katiedigital and @nickdetrich (Nick is in the doorway). I love the color, a custom-mixed pale taupe with just enough red that I am calling it “Whipped Fig,” or perhaps “Fresh Fig Mousse.”

The paint is Benjamin Moore oil-based Satin Impervo. And yes, I am aware of the brushstrokes. They will become less visible as the paint levels itself and cures to a dull sheen. But those that remain are welcome. I have never understood why a handmade kitchen needs to look like it was produced by automated machines.
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