{"id":904,"date":"2005-11-02T21:58:11","date_gmt":"2005-11-03T02:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.org\/the_year_is_not"},"modified":"2005-11-02T21:58:11","modified_gmt":"2005-11-03T02:58:11","slug":"the_year_is_not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=904","title":{"rendered":"The year is not winding down…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Instead, the pace of our lives is steadily increasing. So much so that I have recently been concerned about meeting my commitments. Since I am self-employed, my ability to meet commitments is an important factor in maintaining a good reputation. The last few months has left me feeling a bit stretched for time.<\/p>\n

I spent many weekends at the Charlottesville City Market and built a respectable backlog of custom design assignments. I was managing to work my way through the backlog up to the point when we decided to build a new house. We had moved the construction date up to this year instead of next because of the looming shortage of building materials in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.<\/p>\n

Being the general contractor for a remote jobsite has been more than a part-time job. As a result, my progress on custom designs has been slow. <\/p>\n

\"Finishedbench\"<\/a>This combination window bench and storage unit has been in the works for months. I was really pleased to complete it and have it ready for delivery today.<\/p>\n

The bench is constructed of 1 inch edge-glued pine and the flush doors are 3\/4 inch pine mounted on European hinges. The biggest challenge was to come up with a stain that would match my client’s existing furniture.<\/p>\n

As you can see in the final picture, the bench sits gracefully in the window alcove and matches the adjacent dresser. All’s well that ends well. Both the client and I are pleased with the result.
\"Installed\"<\/a>
Now I need to get busy and finish a few more projects before I have to pack up my tools and move them to my new workshop in Floyd.<\/p>\n

The new workshop roof is one-third finished today. By Friday it should be completely shingled with skylights. Here is a photo I took last week when there were only standing walls.<\/p>\n

\"Workshop\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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