1) I used the bathroom in the workshop (a bigger deal then it seems I swear... I'll explain)
and
2) I was left to man the shop alone for two hours
Okay, so for the bathroom. In the back corner of the workshop is this cute pink door painted in the Annie Sloan style of course. Now, although the door is inviting, behind it is scary. Crooked steps due to erosion lead down to a damp basement with walls made of decaying brick. In an attempt to make it look a little less like a dungeon, Sue and Kim hung off-white (once pure-white) curtains to cover up icky pipes and other basement stuff. I crossed my fingers that I wouldn't step on a rat because, ironically, earlier this morning a woman from the shop next door said that they were having vermin issues. But it was okay. Nothing scampered across my toes and I managed to get back up the stairs without tripping.
The second hill I summited? Taking care of the store by myself. Both Kim and Sue's kids were back from college so they all went out to lunch while I waxed a black dresser painted last week. (Thankfully) no one came in, just a phone caller asking when we were open until. So it was me and Michael Bublé over the speakers while I worked away.
Oh, also, the Nature Center has asked Metheny Weir to paint a rain barrel. It looks ugly now but I swear it'll be as pretty as rain barrels go when we're finished.
~Laura
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