November 17, 2008
Deer hunters widow
Matt went deer hunting this last weekend. He has wanted to go with this group for some time, I don’t begrudge him the trip in the slightest. He enjoys hunting and it puts food on the table occasionally, food that we normally could not afford (do you know what deer, duck, goose, and pheasant cost).
That being said, I am tired. It is funny how a one and a half day trip actually equates to a week of extra work at work away from home. Working out the garage preparing and packing, taking trips to sight in barrels, spending time on the phone finalizing plans, etc. He left very late on Friday night, and got home later in the evening on Sunday. Now it is monday and he is gone again helping clean the meat. Again, I do not begrudge him that, he helped shoot it, if he wants to take some home, he should help clean it. It is just that I am so tired.
I took the opportunity to get started on a felted purse for me. My dear friend Rachel bought me a felting kit for my birthday, and I just have not had the opportunity to start it. I think I am going to change up the pattern a bit though, it calls for a straight box style purse, I am going to add a fringe on the top, I also want to change the handle style, it calls for a long i-cord over the shoulder strap, I really don’t like doing i-cord and I have no shoulders to speak of, so I am going to put on market bag style handles. Here is a picture of how far I am after Saturday.
July 7, 2008
building a boat
Matt is building a boat for duck hunting this year (hopefully). He got the plans from a duck hunting forum (I don’t know which one). It is really interesting to watch how the boat is coming together. So far, it is just a plywood hull, with sealant. The next step to purchase is fiberglass (that will take a bit of investment, so we will have to wait a little bit.
