Douglas had this table when I met him. It was covered in a thick layer of white enamel paint, which is how it was when he got it. I remember looking at it and thinking - hm, I like its lines. I wonder if there's nice wood under there. I'll bet there is....
One of my little mat leave projects was to refinish this. I scraped the paint off with a scraper, chip by chip. I sanded. I sanded more. A few days ago, we glued the table top pieces back together, then put the whole thing together and oiled it. And I love it. The wood has amazing depth, and glows a beautiful honey color.
OK, it's not quite finished - the pieces of the top aren't all level, and need to be sanded, then re-oiled. But that's probably not going to happen for a bit. so here it is, so far.
And this is my last week of mat leave. I can't believe it. Tomorrow Theo goes for his first day of gradual entry at the daycare. He and I will be there together, playing, for about 2 hours. The next day I'll leave him there by himself for about 30 minutes. And on Friday, I'll take him there, hang out for a few minutes, then go for a walk for an hour or so. I'm not looking forward to it at all. I think he'll have fun - he's such a social critter that I bet he will have a great time playing with the other kids. And I think it'll be good for him. And good for me to have a little break and some time to think workish thoughts.
But I'm still not looking forward to it!
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