Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Boat Update...

It's now been over 3 years since hubby started his retirement hobby of building a wooden boat. What a long journey frustrating at times, as new skills were learned and mistakes made that necessitated redoing some processes. This is where he's at today.

Brass strips have to be screwed into place to protect wooden boat bottom.
Curved to fit, then masked off for the next step...epoxy.
It looks simple but it's not, bending it to fit the boat's shape...
Physically and mentally challenging, next the strip will be glued to the wood
then all the little screws carefully drilled and filled with epoxy will be secured.
This is a lot like life, we learn by doing. I'm going back through my old journals from 2000+ and am amazed at how I'm still grappling with some of the same issues in my life.  Then there is my working desk without a computer which tends to become a stacking place for papers to sort later which  never comes. Picture the before stage stacked about 6 inches high every square inch. Now it's inviting!

Now the challenge to keep it looking like this and not make stacks!!

Another MONTH almost over...

APRIL was busy with lots of POETRY stuff, FAMILY CELEBRATIONS, DUP-Daughters of Utah Pioneers Convention and SPRING arriving.  Joint Poetry ...