This
weekend – another glorious weekend weather-wise - I managed to get a few more
things done around the house.
Without
my attention, the grapes were ripe and ready to harvest– so I picked them
all. Some of them I tried to make easy
grape juice with (basically fill a canning jar with grapes, add hot water and
water bath can process as normal. Over time the grapes will “disintegrate” into
sediment, leaving the juice.) and I attempted to make grape jelly. I don’t think the jelly will set – I will
give it a week to settle and if it hasn’t set by next weekend, I will open the
jars and re-process.
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| Half a Haul! |
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| Draining the grape mash overnight |
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| Grape Jelly - if it sets... |
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| Isn't that pretty? |
Next
up was the kitchen shelving project. This is the project I picked up 2x6 cedar
planks for a couple of weeks ago and then spent a week putting urethane coat
on. The urethane (Varathane brand)
required 3 coats – two coats, a sanding and then a third top coat to make it
pop.
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| Three Planks at a Time |
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| Freshly opened can |
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| Oops... I need a smaller brush! |
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| Pretty! |
Those
planks, once the urethane was done, sat inside my house for a couple of weeks
while I did other stuff – letting the coating really cure well before I started
the next part of the project.
This
project took place on the red wall.
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Before starting I had to scrape this crud off the ceiling.
Thankfully it wasn't too hard! |
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| Crud on the floor! |
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| Top and bottom pieces in |
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| Side pieces also now in |
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Not having supports of the right length required
improvisation |
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| Counter-height shelf in |
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| Almost there |
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| Next steps, add doors! |
There
is still some work to do – the kitchen MUST be cleaned up before anything else
today – but the doors I will build onto the shelves can wait a little until I
have more material. Thin plywood,
hinges, pulls, and chain to be exact.
But all in all, this was a fun project and I’m looking forward to the
next projects…
With
love across the waters…
