Life is not all writing and publishing. I deal with another kind of job when I’m not doing those two. Now that my break is over, I’m back to renovating—bits of drywall, timber, dust, tools, and buckets of goop.
The holidays have gone, so the work must continue. I’ve been dreading the two plumbed rooms, the kitchen and the bathroom. At the moment, I’m safe from doing the pipes because the walls and ceilings have had all my attention.
The week before the break, we removed walls, built some new ones and sent the old ceiling on a one-way trip to the dump. Dirty, manky wiring hung down, dust and leaves covered the floor. There was an interruption in the middle of it — the pool.
Margo wants a centralized kitchen bench, and so do I. I also want to be able to control the lights, fan, and general power from there! After running new lines out to the nine zones covered by power in the kitchen and sheeting the ceiling with drywall, it was time to drop those lines from the centre of the ceiling.
It’s pretty, isn’t it? Okay, it’s not art, but to me, it’s progress.
Another interruption… sinks!
Ikea was having a sale, and on the way to the other side of Perth, we stopped at a few of our favourite demolition places for sliding doors, windows, and sinks.
Interruption #2… this guy.
We had Alex stay with us. He is half a twin who wanted a break from his brother. So he came for a visit. We had a blast. We rode and swam, and then he asked, “Michael, can we make a sword?”
A sword? Sure. Why not? I’m on point when it comes to metallurgy. My furnace is always ready when someone comes along and wants tempered swords and such.
From scraps of wood, we created this piece of medieval mock-weaponry. It has gems on the hilt and stencilling on the blade, and he spent a day and a half working on it! He absolutely loves it, and I surprised myself at being a pseudo-parent between times. Now that the boy has returned to his parents, it’s time to return to the house renos. I can’t stay here chatting with you all day.
See you!
–Michael (Author of Dark Fiction – See below)
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