Benched

before

We have an old bench that was getting swallowed by some weeds in our backyard. Barry rescued it and we attempted to make it look a little more inviting.

during

This involved sanding, sanding, sanding, sanding. We used steel wool and I have to admit, I do not like the texture of steel wool. So, I wore the one latex glove we happened to have.

hand

When I took my glove off and did a bit of sanding, I got some awful steel wool bits wedged into my skin. Like I said, I’m not a fan of that texture. I’d like to know who is.

after

After a bit of paint, the bench looks more inviting, in my steel-wool-hatin’ opinion.

doen

Scar

scar

Barry often tells me that he likes the scar on my upper lip. I almost never remember that it is there, but I carry it with me everywhere I go.

I like that he notices things about me that I have long forgotten about.

It makes me feel special.

Wine Whine

wine

We are members of a wine club in Edmonds and get two bottles a month. I tried to carry our bottles into the house with my arms full of other things and look what happened.

It was distressing, to say the least.