I got a phone call from my mom after church this morning asking if she could stop by with some sections of baseboard for our living room. (A mere fourteen months after
the last post on this topic here.) I had no idea my mom had been working on these and the unexpectedness of her surprise made it even more exciting to see the boards against the wall and marked to length. As I explained in my earlier post, recreating the profile on the upper portion of the baseboards proved to be a challenge. But I'm lucky enough to have a mother employed at a woodworking shop and in the end her boss recreated the profile by hand - and did an excellent job. Side by side, the new baseboard is an almost perfect match to the original. For local readers who need any custom woodwork I highly recommend Brad's Woodworks of Attica (and not just because my mom works there!)
Other projects are progressing as well. The shed doors are resting in the shop, just waiting for a nice weather day to hang them. I'm anxious to see the doors and their hardware on the shed. (But not quite anxious enough to stand outside in late February weather to install them!)
And Cecilia's quilt top is all pieced. I'm using a darning foot for the first time to quilt it. It's definitely a learned skill, but I'm having fun with it and I'm pleased with the results to far.
Lastly, I've been lax in introducing our new house cat.
Meet Schwartz, the luckiest of Ethel's litter from last spring:
The kids think Schwartz has been a great addition to the family.
Tiny the Cat is a bit less enthusiastic, though. : )
