Now the lean-to is complete (all except the downpipe for the guttering) I can now think about the inside of the garage. I want to adapt dad's workshop (wood / metal) to a more girlie workshop so I can still do the woodworking, but also delicate crafts such as sewing, spinning etc. Dad had the original garage extended a while ago to house a work bench and a lathe, a decorating cupboard and various metal cabinets to house any and all items - all neatly filed away.
My job was to clear a space so I could start to do the jobs in the garage - pretty difficult if you knew just how full the garage was. I didn't think about taking a photo before I started as I was just going to do 'just a bit'! I could now use the lean-to to put stuff under and my 'just a bit' looked like this.
As Lil and Chris probably remember I had loads of stuff including shelving units in front of Dad's shelves. I've moved these to the other wall between the back door and the window, but I'll have to move one of them again as John-Paul is coming over next week to put a patio door in the back wall. This should let a lot of light into the back area where I hope to do the needlework stuff.
Friday was miserable - you could hardly see the top of the trees!
12th - Rusty's 2nd birthday, and here's the birthday boy.
It's also a beautiful spring day - it's difficult to believe just how grotty it was the day before and day after.
Fran came over Saturday night so in the morning I tidied up and the car was - yet again - full, ready for a tip trip.
After moving a badly placed cyclamen,
Fran organised me on Sunday and we cleared Dad's shelves, - more stuff went outside and another trip to the tip.
Rusty got grumpy when I tried to put him outside, so I boarded an area in the garage and let him out of the inside cage - he had great fun - running to and fro as I went from one end to the other - then I stepped over the boards - and he followed. he had full access to all the floor area - between boxes, between cupboards, under shelves - arghh - would I ever catch him again? No worries, no sweat! He's around my feet closer than a limpet - he even hangs around at the bottom of the step ladder till I come back down. As soon as I want him back in his cage I just put some flakes of maize in his bowl and he happily jumps back in.
When I got home from London on Tuesday some joists had been delivered, and I got the 1st 2 cut and eventually in place - I'm not looking forward to the other 3 - because its the side of the garage where all my stuff is.
I've also measured up for all the insulation and plaster boarding - the next major task.
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