I spent last night sanding any successful castings, but can’t quite get the near perfect edges I would like – especially on the round pieces. Maybe I’m hoping for the impossible, maybe the rotary tool is too powerful for such a delicate job or maybe I just don’t have the patience for it. Anyhoo, I sanded them all to a tolerable finish (only messing up 1 by hacking a chunk out of it) and painted on a nice glossing coat of resin to make them all shiny. So far so good, but who wants to take bets on how many I mess up when I drill holes in them!

K now knows I have made one specially for her, but I have made sure it has not been in any of the pics she has seen of them and she is definetly intruiged.

I ordered a Dremel multi vice yesterday in the hope that it will make sanding and drilling easier, but it could take up to 10 days to arrive. I want it today, Grrr! I was going to buy a £10 hobby vice from Homebase, but while browsing around to make sure it was what I wanted, I chanced across the Dremel. It’s £30, but I was sold on it’s tilt abilities and rubber grips (I found it for £27 pluc £4.99 postage and packing).

Oscar is back on the hunt again after a months break. A wee vole met it’s maker yesterday afternoon, the poor wee soul.

Harry has his vet checkup tomorrow. He’s still limping too much for our liking, but I figure it’s still normal at this stage. He’s still on his daily painkillers, but is getting out for a run around for about an hour or two in the morning and another hour in the late afternoon. He had got used to being stuck indoors in the months after having his hip removed, but now when I get up each morning I find him keeping vigil by the catflap waiting on his morning jaunt.

My friend is moving house today, my other half has been roped into helping with the flit. I can’t wait to see it, this has been over a year in the planning. It’s a new build 3 storey, 4 bedroom house, and from what I have seen so far, looks lovely. I’m jealous and excited for them. Will be great to see how excited and proud M is at having her very own bedroom and a secure garden to run riot in. I’ll be going for a tour after dinner <note to self – get a card!>.