C.O.W.

Grandpa was a carpenter
He built houses stores and banks
Chain smoked Camel cigarettes
And hammered nails in planks
He was level on the level....
Grandpa Was a Carpenter
by John Prine

While bicycling in a small town on the Jersey Shore, last summer, passed a house being remodeled.  The construction company name - "Can of Worms". If there was ever truth in advertising (entire history of the world), this was it. Look closely at dumpster over the fence.
Been doing a little home maintenance myself.  Repaint the bedroom,no problem. Hall, ditto.  We had the house remodeled a few years ago sans laundry room and garage. "Can we paint the laundry room?" C.O.W. 
  • remove 2 layers of wallpaper (70s and 90s)
  • take out cabinets
  • install new baseboards
  • crown molding
  • re tape and bed ceiling
  • does the dryer vent and electrical outlet need relocating?
So much for one weekend day and a bucket of paint. Back to John Prine, always think of Granddad when I hear that song.  Mostly using hand tools for our home improvements.  These include an inherited hammer and saw. Hit my finger one day while driving a nail,said a bad word. Then immediately smiled as I wondered what Smitty might have said when he hit his finger with the same hammer.

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