The Wood Shop
Life gets busy and it’s easy to
get lost in all the trappings and the bustle that the day presents. Time in the
wood shop grounds me. It slows me down and that helps remind me what is
important.
I need to spend more time in the shop.
We have an old house and we love it.
Since I am into woodworking re-facing the cabinets in the kitchen vs. buying new
is a no brainer. Three quarters of the way though the drawers I noticed this
label on the bottom of the drawer (Douglas Fir Plywood …cool). And next to that….
a small inscription:
April 3rd
1943.
Our big day
P.G and L.G
Simple and in pencil just sitting there all those years.
Apparently 71 and ½ years ago someone had a big day. We don’t
know who PG & LG are and I can only assume wedding day… but who knows.
I wonder about them and who they were. What was the house
like then? What would they think of all the changes we have made? All the
changes over 71 years?
Sometimes I forget we are living in a time capsule. When I
do remember it slows me down and helps remind me what is important. This would
have never been found if I had not taken the time to carefully dis-assemble and
re-build the drawer fronts.
I need to spend more time in the shop.
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