Last night there was a pool of water in front of the kitchen sink. I didn't think a whole lot about it because, well, when there's a 8 year old boy around...that happens. So I cleaned it up and this morning I found towels in front of the sink. Hmmm, I know I didn't leave those there. Turns out my s-i-l put them there because there was water in front of the sink.
I was fearing the worst and wondering just how long that plumbing has been in the kitchen. And when I think about the old cast iron enamel double sink and top, I know it has to at least have been there since I was young. (Trust me, I'm older than dirt, so it has to have been there a lonnnnnnng while!) I took everything out of under the sink area. Who knew a 59 1/2" space could hold so much stuff?!
I had my daughter fill the sinks and let them drain while I lurked under it to check for leaks. Nope, no drips. Then I'm thinkin' 'Oh no! Please don't be an ancient pipe where it goes down into the floor!" I removed the bottom of the sink floor...dry as a bone (whew!!) Frankly, I was puzzled, and still am. Maybe somebody was filling the coffee pot and was half asleep.
Then it was so nice out I decided I'd just have to do something about the peonies by the front walk. There's so many of them, and so full, that you can't tell there's a side-walk there! I had some old trellis and cut it in half length-ways with the old skil-saw. Hmmm, sounds like a good idea doesn't it? Have you any clue what happens when you cut one down the middle...and all the pieces parts start falling off?! Good thing I like puzzles and I have a lot of itty-bitty nails!
After cutting it I had to attach it to to the wooden baseboard that's already there. Sounds easy....nope. Now I have something 8 foot long with a mind of it's own. I thought the easiest way would be to just nail that sucker on there. Uh...no again. What kind of wood did they use for that baseboard? Ironwood?? Admitting defeat at the simple method, I drag out my trusty Black and Decker variable speed drill. Even that had trouble getting through that darned wood!
Once I got the holes drilled, I attempted to put in anodized decking nails. Hah! The phillips head slots were too small for the attatchment I stuck on the drill, so I ended up using a regular old screwdriver. I only got half of it up before I got a big blister in the palm of my hand. Having futzed around enough, I decided tomorrow's another day and packed it up. I'm thinking now: the best part of the day was Allison going and getting Kentucky Fried Chicken :-))
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