I'VE BEEN TAKING A BREAK, BUT THE BREAK IS OVER

Laid off in February, I worked on the barn roof and prepped the machine shop for the seemingly endless task of siding. Then an offer came in from the restoration company for whom I used to work; they wanted me to run their glass shop for the restoration of 450+ sashes from the 1754 Connecticut Hall at Yale.

Glazing Shop

First we had to build a shop, then I restored couple of sashes from a Mormon Temple in Utah.

Then it got intense. We had to train new people and mix with old comrades. Several separate shops were constructed, starting with the stripping/scraping shop, the glass cleaning operation, repair shop, spray painting shop, glazing shop, and hand-painting area.

Mormon Sash, representing a wagon wheel

We worked late days and on Saturdays for almost three months, and this past week was my first two days off in that time. I had no idea how much I needed the two days off to get all the work done I have at Standish Farm.

The final windows left the shop last week and are being installed as I write. We cleaned and organized the shops for the next job, then I took a couple of days off. Once the constant rain of winter, spring, and early summer stopped, it turned hot, hot, and humid, but the four days off have been a taste of autumn, with temps in the seventies and dry air.

But I am behind schedule and out of shape. I usually keep working of the property all summer (though at a slower pace), but this year I let everything go to work on making a few extra dollars (as well as hoping to assure work through the winter).

Back to a regular schedule, I'll have some things to post as soon as I do some weedeating. Jesus, the weeds are taller than me. I'll post soon; I'm going to finish the siding, install gutters removed when the roof went on, and repair some roofs, all before the cold sets in.