The project of today was leading the lamb to slaughter. The ex-sheep affectionately known as Fatboy has joined the chops and burgers of the world. The whole process was pretty interesting, of course, and it's well documented in my photo collection. It was all pretty straighforward, and made more interesting by the army of cats (all were present except for the recently sold Little Pretty Boy) who had to be constantly fended off.
My personal project has been of a crafty nature lately. Julie has a nifty little contraption for her clothes drying line which is essentially a bunch of clips on a wheel looking frame for hanging socks. It's easier than putting them all up on the line, and it's easier to bring them in if it starts to rain, you just take in the sock hanger. The problem with this specific sock hanger, is that's it's a cheap piece of shit, made of flimsy plastic. So, I figured I'd make a more rustic, durable version. The first version was a sort of success, but it was kind of typical of how a craft project turns out when I've gotten my hands on it, overcomplicated, and aesthetically wanting. Showing uncharactaristic perseverence, I set out to make another. I decided the problem with the first was that I tried to make it just like the plastic store bought one, which had spoke that all folded down or up on their little plastic hinges. After rethinking the whole idea I decided to make my spokes spiral down around a strong center column. I'm pretty pleased with the result, simple, practical, rustic, and not too sore on the eyes. In the picture below the left is my first attempt, the center is the upgrade, and the far right is the inspiration (cheap piece of crap that it may be).
also...http://tinyurl.com/yjesaaq - video of pretty impressive firewood chopping, i was kinda like that :-)
