You can never have enough...

[Oh_hunnihunni]

Downsizing is an interesting process. At one stage in Auckland we were three generations in a five bedroomed house and within ten years I went from that to this 30 sq m studio flat. And it is not furnished minimally, lol. But slowly I am getting things sorted, as time goes by I can let precious things go more easily.

This morning though, while the washing works its way through the machines I have repaired the bottom beam on my wooden slat bed. The beam is fixed to the legs with dowels, which have dried out over the years and are inclined to separate in the joint at each end. A cabinet maker lives on my scooting route so I accosted the poor man when I was out and asked if my proposed fix (wood gluing dowels and beam faces) would be enough or did I need to screw as well... Seeing I am not handy with power tools I was delighted when he told me gluing would work fine, and he suggested I be generous with it so as to seal the edges of the joint. No gap allowed. So that is what I did this morning, bent double, lots of swearing, and very pleased I held on to my rawhide mallet from all those years ago. Perfect for tapping wood joints open without leaving dent marks. So now I just have to live with the bedding chaos for twelve hours to let the glue cure and then I can test my efforts...

Very satisfying job jobbed!