The busy gypsies …

We both have been incredibly busy since moving here. Pam with her work & taking care of an old gimp on her after hours & the old gimp himself, with trying to get the wheelchair access setup to basement (shop & pool table) as well as continuing his studies for his Gaelic Course through the AGA {Atlantic Gaelic Academy}. Now that the lift installation is complete & then the subsequent repairs I have been quite busy setting up my workshop & finally getting back to work! … lots to keep me out of trouble (hopefully).

The new pool table is working really well & have had a few games. Well a lot actually! It’s so wonderful being back at the felt knocking my balls around again. As well as wood & bone … back in the chips again & loving it.

Finally got the new floor put down the new flooring in the living room on Saturday. Wow what an amazing product! The laminate flooring we picked was a knotty rough pine. Looks like it was dropped there in one piece. This stuff just locks together in a snap! Of course it helps to have someone who knows what their doing the ‘techie’ work. I was the go-fer … & a damn good one too! It took about 3½hrs to put down & do the cleanup {many tools, cardboard boxes & plastic wrap}. Turns out the fellow I was able to hire to do the work is a lad who lived in Summerside for 25 yrs. we were having a great laugh about folks complaining about the weather up here & the weather back home. … but it’s a dry cold.

I love wearing these moccasins & have decided that I am going to wear moccasins year round. Hands down or should I say ‘feet down’ they are the most comfortable & warm foot apparel I have ever worn! I also have another pair of plain ones. Ojibwa made ones that I picked up in Sudbury, ON that I will be wearing in summer months . The mitts were a Christmas present from Pam … I finally have no complaints about ‘cold hands’ on wheelchair push rims!! Thanks dear.

Been so busy in the shop & as usual, this stubborn old fart has to try to do everything himself & ends up suffering. Recovery can be long … Dangit! As well my studies of the Scottish Gaelic take up a lot of time so I haven’t been taking the time to keep my blog updated – unfortunately. But I will! Even if it’s just a couple on lines … at least that’s my “plan”. ha ha ha

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“Eucoir nas miosa na leabhraichean a losgadh – gun a bhith gan leughadh” – Joseph Brodsky
{There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.}

~ by Na Ceàrdan on 03/03/2009.