Yesterday Rian, a cabinet maker, finally arrived with the trim for the repaired slide and our table. Not all went quite as expected. We wanted him to make us a drop leaf, gate legged table, cherry in color that would match our interior. Imagine our surprise when he appeared with a table that had only one leaf and no functioning gate leg. Instead, he had devised a leg that you insert into the table leaf. It was not at all what we had in mind, and finally we sent it back with him to at least get the second leaf generated and attached. The second problem was the color, which was a light cherry color, not at all the color of our decor, which he had stained to begin with when he made our floor cabinets across the slide.
Rian put up the trim which included crown molding and had troubles, since the frame is metal and only the surfaces are wood and thin plywood at that. His nail gun really did not do the job, and some of the trim will have to be remade and installed, as it is quite sloppy. The problem is that we are leaving Kerrville on Wednesday, and there is not enough time to get all of this fixed correctly. I guess when we return, Rian will have some repair work to complete. This renovation project has taken many months longer than we ever anticipated, thanks to Rian's delays, but someday it will get done. We may be quite old, though.
Other renovation projects remain to be completed like removing the television from over the front area and installing a new flat television behind our fireplace. Oh, the plans we have. I hope we live long enough. Enough whining! At least it is livable, although Foxy is not a happy camper, and when Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. Amen to that. Happy travels.
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