This year I've realized how easy it is for me to grant wishes. I can deliver what someone requested and they are so happy with what I've built. What a great feeling that is for me and them. Money exchanges, but the real good feeling comes when I get the "Thanks for making my" whatever I made. That expression of appreciation is so great, feels good knowing they really like whatever I made for them, and they are truly happy with it.
This week alone I got the "I love my ladders!" also "Thanx for bringing the trellises in for me, they look awesome!"
& Someone looking forward to what I'll make "Perfect I’m going to love it"
There have been many different things along the way, I am so happy when Polly shows off the different things I've done in our home, small changes, but important to her. Feels good knowing I've improved a person's life by doing something I love.
There is the other part of what I'm doing, I get to work with some of the most beautiful wood as I build. I showed my nefew yesterday a piece of wood, was so many beautiful colours and grains that I kinda hate putting it under a table, but I got to look at it, and I think I'll take a photo and put it here.
Red cedar beauty here Not everyone appreciate's wood the way I do, and that's ok, I just really see the beauty in it and that keeps me building with woods of all kinds. This year mostly Red Cedar, and some Yellow Cedar. Pallets I have used while in Yuma, and I'm sure I will again, they have some beautiful grains hidden underneath often.
Today I researched a "potato onion box" I think I know what the person wants, but I'm just looking for interesting ideas that will make it special. Yesterday I finally found the wood I've been looking for for a picnic table, a bit bigger project for me, so I wanted the best wood I could find, and I got it from the mill down the road I've been getting most my wood from this year.
Funny how I felt, I was home with that wood cutting it up, and planning the table as I went, excited, forgot I had to marinate the fish for dinner. Polly came out the door, said "you going to marinate the fish now" holly, I looked at the phone 4:00, and completely forgot, dinner is to be at 5:30.
I was excited, as I'd been planning this awhile, so got right into it.
I do loose track when I'm working at what I love! Today I'll meet with the person that I'm making the table for, getting it right is important to me, and can't do that as good over a message as well as in person. When I'm at the market and a person approach's with a request, I try to get all the information right then, I'm sure I'll make exactly what they want then.
This sign was my first request last Saturday, before I'd even set up, a woman that's husband and herself operate an RV park, and often people come to the door when he's sleeping and she's away here working. Is a simple message, and easy sign, still I liked building it.
