Back At It!

This morning I dragged Tessie's cottage back to the living room where it belongs. She went kicking, screaming and under vigorous protest! Unfortunately for her, I'm bigger than she is.

I needed the table to work on the door of the Clockwork cottage. I set up my magnifying lamp and got out my Exacto and rifler files and went to work. I could hear mumbling and grumbling coming from the other room. I ignored it.

I can definitely tell the difference between the work that I did on the wood carving before new glasses and after. Here's the before. I was carving way to deep on the preliminary cuts. Probably because I couldn't see how deep or sharp I was going into the wood. I am hoping that I will be able to fix this without starting over. It would be a shame to lose all of that work.

Here's another area that I did after glasses. The cuts are much more precise and I have a lot more control over what I am doing. These pieces still have a long way to go so I won't bore you with the details. It will take me at least a couple of days to get where I want to go with this.

By the way, this will be the inside of the door. I am going to do a rather plain plank door on the other side. I am too lazy to do both sides.

I found a piece of terracotta tile flooring that I did a couple of years ago that might work for the kitchen. I laid it in there this morning. It is smaller by about an inch, but I think that I can fudge a bit and do some floor based shelves or counters to cover the difference.

I am also still trying to think of a way to disguise the dumbwaiter. I would still like to have it. I just don't want it to show as a dumbwaiter in the kitchen.

I went into the bedroom to get some emery boards. As I came back I heard thump, thump, thump, mumble, mumble. I looked into the kitchen. There was Tessie. She managed to get back into the cottage and had the cappuccino machine with her.

She was stomping around the kitchen with a protest sign. I first asked her how she got in. She said that caterpillar fur, rusty nails and ant whiskers make a very powerful potion when mixed with a couple of other secret ingredients. I didn't ask what the secret ingredients were. I don't think that I want to know.....

I asked what the sign was for. She replied"It's for the unfairness of Zar getting a bigger and better house than I have!" I WANT THE MAGNOLIA! And I still think it's an ugly name! It will be called Spiderwort Manor when I move in." I had to laugh. She has a lot of nerve. She is now under the impression that I should immediately stop work on the Clockwork cottage and start the Magnolia!

I told her "Don't hold your breath, Tessie!" She instantly drew in a deep breath and held it. That lasted about thirty seconds. Then she sat down on the kitchen floor and started drinking her cappuccino. Heaven help me. I now have a hyperactive, caffeine fueled witch on my hands. Gotta go.

See you tomorrow.