{"id":12067,"date":"2024-02-21T11:59:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T11:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=12067"},"modified":"2024-02-21T13:13:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T13:13:21","slug":"home-diy-tidying-mending-the-endless-saga-cont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=12067","title":{"rendered":"HOME\/DiY: Tidying & Mending – The Endless Saga, cont."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ok, let\u2019s address this area (again!).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I had to cancel my dentist appointment this morning, and reschedule it. \u2018Cause I\u2019m too broke to pay the quite small\/nominal fee an NHS patient is still required to pay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I\u2019m back home, doing a few odd-jobs around the house, before going to work, and then out for a birthday curry at The Maharajah, with Dan and Amy Ellis. Dan\u2019s 52 today. How are we going to pay for that? \u2026 aargh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This little bit snapped off, years ago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So, the first little job is a fix: glue this little bit back on to this chair. I used Titebond (3A?), an American woodworking glue that I really like. I held it in position for ten solid minutes, wiping off excess glue as I waited. Hand-holding this seemed easier than trying to rig up a clamp for such an irregular and small piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Holding it in place as the glue starts to set.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I thought about drilling holes and having a reinforcing rod inside the broken joint. But that\u2019s way too much <\/em>of a faff for me the way I am at present. Which is perpetually utterly exhausted. The discerning eye may note that even with this fix, a wee bobble is still missing, atop this broken \u2018finial\u2019 (or whatever it is?).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ta-dah! Let\u2019s hope it holds?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The more complete one, on t\u2019other side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And a clean cleared surface.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Clearing messy areas is a constant ongoing process in our home. And probably in most. But in ours it\u2019s a more commonplace and arduous task as there\u2019s \u2018too many pigs for the tits\u2019, to misappropriate an Abe\u2019 Lincoln saying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Too much stuff, and not enough storage. So it becomes a perpetual juggling act. Very tiring! But in those brief moments of clean orderliness it\u2019s very nice. I\u2019m having a wee tea break now. But battle will soon be re-joined, in the neighbouring bedside\/modelmaking zone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This lot needs clearing. Well, most of it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gaaah!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Not quite there yet, but a lot better.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well, I think that\u2019s me done for today, in this corner. I still have plenty to do elsewhere around the bedroom. Never mind in all the other parts of the home. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I had to cancel my dentist appointment this morning, and reschedule it. \u2018Cause I\u2019m too broke to pay the quite small\/nominal fee an NHS patient is still required to pay. So I\u2019m back home, doing a few odd-jobs around the house, before going to work, and then out for a birthday curry at The Maharajah, … <\/p>\n

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