Shelves, shelves and more shelves.

Well some, but not that many! I added seven new shelves to the racks. Three very small ones meant for stain cans and rubber gloves, one dedicated to my chainsaw, one for thinner cut off strips, and two general purpose shelves to split up items and give me room to add more should I feel so inclined. I have more shelf space left over so I can add more things from the floor if I need to at a later time. Always good to leave yourself a wee bit more space than you absolutely have to have right now. I am toying with putting my generator back there and/or my welding stuff, to get rid of the manky old rusty tool cabinet I have at the front of my garage. I am fairly certain I won’t get rid of it, after all I pulled it out from the weeds at the farm, washed it, sanded it, oiled the hinges, hammered them back into useable shape & position, and stationed it where it is because I keep small blow torch propane bottles in there. Safely away from everything else, and near a door low down so if they should ever leak it would dissipate outside, and not go up in a ball of flame at the back of my garage near all the paints, thinners, varnishes, and wood dust. So perhaps I won’t get rid of the blue tool box just yet. Still hoping to move the radial arm saw to a new home. I’m on a kick, and need to keep this ball rolling, or else I will just wander away and find something else to fixate on for a while.

Speaking of which, made some progress on the resin kit this weekend after I left it untouched for a week or two. Gorgeous unseasonable warm weather will do that to you. I got it washed and scrubbed via old tooth brush. Dried off and then primed with a rattle can of grey paint. It needs touch ups, but first I want to fix the tough spots that require more sanding, fill some unsightly gaps, and then do all the test fitting for armor plates before I commit to the real extensive paint job. I’m not sure how much of the under structure will be visible either, so no point spending days painting that which will never see the light of day again. I don’t feel like magnetizing all the plates just so that I can see my paint job beneath. Sounds laborious.

Looks as though the months rain is going to all come this week, or there abouts. I’m going to have to service the lawn mower sooner than I thought if this weather keeps up. Buds on trees starting to open. Saw my first bees and a wasp this weekend too. Great patio drinking weather, so I’m sure bars were thankful for that 7-8 day sunny stretch we just had. Before you know it, I’ll be out pulling weeds, and pruning trees again. The ice and high winds this winter broke a lot of branches off of our larger, old maple tree. It’s going to need seeing to. I counted eight or nine broken or dead branches that need to come down, or get pruned back. I’ll also need to pull the loose dead stuff from the tree so it doesn’t fall out spontaneously and hit one of us in the head on its way down. The joys of home ownership. Still have the water softner issue to contend with too. Gotta get a new one, and haul the old one up from the basement. That should be no fun at all. Then the water heater will need looking at. Oh my. I’m a regular ray of sunshine over here today!

Domestic Duties Monday is off to a slow start. I did the laundry yesterday. So I guess it’s floors and a general tidy up today only. Yay!