Getting together the “stuff” for doing stuff! What fun. Today, David and I drove Buttercup down to our storage garage to make sure our stuff (the wood mostly) was still there and we’d be able to use it to make stuff (the furniture) for Mahdee’s interior. Yesterday, we stopped by the North Island auto hobby and woodworking hobby shop. We’re very excited to learn that there are 4 volunteers that are now keeping the woodworking shop open Saturday through Tuesday. That means that we’ll be able to work in the shop on those days without any “management” duties. We’ll be able to come and go as we please, using the shop as regular customers rather than volunteers on most days! Sweet.

We pulled one of Mahdee’s old cabinet doors out for inspiration since we’ll be making several just like it. I also pulled out the naval architect’s drawings and the photos I took of Mahdee’s limited interior before we bought her. Poor thing, she looks so awful in those photos! I’m really looking forward to getting the main saloon built in first. Finally, we’ll be able to sit somewhere besides the charthouse or on the bed. Oh, luxury.