Deep Breath and Prayer

 Saturday was working in the yard day and minimal fish work day. Balance, life is about balance! Lora brought home a burn barrel, yet it needed some drain and air holes put in it. Ah ha!!! I have a grinder. Yes, that was fun!! Oh to play with all the tools that I have not touched for too many years!! Fly Sparks Fly!!! Scooby Snacks - graham crackers - I highly recommend them. Do not eat too many of them though, they do give you a belly ache. Dip them in peanut butter...amazing. Dip them in cake frosting....heavenly!!! See, pretty holes in the bottom. I am good! Because I have to take photos of everything. He he....I made Stonehenge!! The pyro in me has been woken! She did this a couple times. I think she was afraid I would put her to work. Hard to see, but we put new zip ties on her fence, they had all broken off. They had lasted since the fence was originally put up for Ali 4-5 years ago. Yes, those are candy cane solar lights. Got them on clearance. Hey, a solar light is a solar ...

Dear Diary, I think this might be a good start to making some fish! Every good fish should start with a template...well, at least that sounds like a good idea. Colored pencils to the rescue! 10 little fishies floating in the pond..... Ladies and gentlemen, the scroll saw. One of my best rummage sale purchases. The wood selection was perfect as it cut real easy and quickly and would allow me to later make adjustments to the pattern very simply. And we have our first fish!! And the new workbench is perfect!!! Getting the Tess seal of approval.....Um, wait Tess, that isn't to eat!!!!!! Three fishies!!! At this point the whole fun of this has kicked in....seriously. Yup, this is where I was hanging out. Check out that sturdy workbench! There they are!! All naked...he he he... Now to figure out how to do the metal for the mouth. First idea, grind a divit and use a small washer. Result, fail. Could have worked, yet my "dremmel" is a generic one and pretty much a piece of crap. ...

Chris was leaving for two weeks. Yes, *TWO* weeks. As a result of some other things, and I guess the timing, I asked her if I could make her a fishing game. I told her it would be something to keep me and my mind busy while she was gone. She said sure. I had no idea what that would entail, yet I had the go-ahead. This would mean working in the workshop. I had not been out there for well over a year, maybe close to two, at least for no extended period of time. We can thank the anxiety monster for that. Then, last fall and winter, the weather took care of the old workbench that was outside. Of course, then my absence from the area let the weeds grow up and etc. This was not condusive to carpentry of any kind. If I was going to build, I had start by building a place to build. With a deep breath, I closed my eyes and told myself, "I can do this. Take it slow, take your time, no rush, no hurry, no expectations." I opened my eyes, surveyed the situation, and started in. First was c...