What would the summer be without a project?
My wife Gaynor, tired of all of my clutter in her kitchen drawers and stored in potentially useful cupboards in the caravan, set my project for me this year. It was simple enough - gather up all of my tools from the hundred or so places they have ended up into a single place. Take down the old, jam-packed, jumbled, rotting wooden sheds and replace them with new sheds that we could actually keep things in. Tidy up the area at the bottom of the garden under the trees by the gas tank, and generally sort things out.
Generally sort things out… No problem.
If only it had been that simple.
It took weekends of demolishing, building, swearing, painting, refurbishing, arranging, chopping, swearing, sawing, moving, swearing, rearranging, hammering, sawing, swearing, erecting, smashing, instruction reading (something I’ve never done willingly), swearing - until I eventually ‘generally sorted things out’.
It was a much bigger task than I envisaged, but here’s the result –
Next project please, I need a purpose, I need to feel useful.
I can't believe that you have so much stuff!!! Do you have a garage as well? I once had 2 sheds because I didn't have a garage, one of which was hidden at the end of the garden behind the weeping williw like it was my secret room. I think sheds are a man thing though.
ReplyDeleteNo Garage - just my sheds.
ReplyDeleteAndy Lloyd e-mailed:
ReplyDeleteTried to post a comment but it won't work-
Sorting things out is very therapeutic. I find sorting out simple things like tools & sheds is a good way of avoiding sorting out more important stuff. My huge cellar will keep me occupied for several weeks.
Yeah - exactly.
ReplyDeleteIroning is my therapy for turning chaos into order. I think it is important to have an outlet. Do you also have a sonic screwdriver hanging up in your shed?
ReplyDeleteNo, but my corner shed is like a Tardis - bigger inside than it looks from the outside due to the fact that the last two feet are behind my fence and on somebody else's land.
ReplyDeleteTricia Kitt commented on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteIt is my firm belief that every man needs a shed - Mart has the garage but is also starting to put crap in my summerhouse - now that is overstepping the mark...
I replied on Facebook:
ReplyDeleteThat way lies disaster - it'll be a motorcycle engine in the bath next. First thing I do when I get to Wales is go down to my 'workshop' I open the doors and just look in and smile. The plus side is that now that I know where my tools are, jobs get done. Even jobs that don't need doing get done - like the second washing line that doubles as a bird feeder (thanks to my half inch wood borer)!
Alan Spence e-mailed:
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a small village. Just for fun you should give them all names.
Post office, Pub etc. By some old mannequins and dress them up.
It will be the perfect village.
Your ever faithful friend and servant.
Alan Archibald Parker Spence.
- I may just do that - akh