Yesterday was exhausting. I got to the studio and did a little last minute glazing before we closed up and lit the kiln. Then I headed over to the letterpress shop to start training the new assistant. Because of the excessive humidity down in the shop, a lot of the wooden type cases have swollen and are difficult to slide in and out of the cabinets. So we got to sand and lube the type cases yesterday. That’s where the title of the post comes from. When we started out we had this tiny little purse-size tube of Vasoline to do all of the cases. Somebody had to say it.

Then it was back to the studio for a bite to eat and more theater block making. We are getting into the more ornate blocks now so they are getting time consuming. It took me over an hour to make the one yesterday. But, they are beautiful, so what are you gonna do? And we’re being paid well to make them.

After the block making I packed up a couple of little orders and checked Gerald’s new autoharp for him. He was having tuning issues. Then it was back to Holliday Island for tutoring. More Geometry. The session went well and I think it will be continuing. Time will tell. After that, I worked on some weird lock issues that the house has decided to have in the past few days.

The garage door has been acting stupid and only allowing me to lock it from the inside. This is inconvenient seeing as how I have to open the door, pull my trike out, go back into the garage, close the door, lock it, and then exit the house through my front door. That’s dumb. Especially now that the front door has decided to give me trouble. So, I set about fixing doors last night. I think I’ve got the problems worked out.

Today we’re beginning the set up for Art in the Park, a community art and craft fair. We’re doing the main setup of the show today and we’ll setup our personal booth tomorrow. So, yep. Working. Trying to keep the headphones in and tune everything else out. This week, for some reason, I’ve been a little more volatile than normal. Like I could just punch somebody at any second. So, yeah it is safer for the headphones to be in. Maybe I’ll start Harry Potter over again. That seemed to defuse the situation last time. Whatever. I’m off to work. More soon. ~SC