Ok, Last post for the night. We still have a movie to watch! Not to mention the cats have "escaped" and are roaming around in the rain! One is still AWOL. Regardless, I roughed out the carving with the router. It's fairly easy, just drop in a square bit and push it around, avoiding the lines you drew. The hard part is dealing with the dust and chips that it kicks out. Not too bad
with a dust mask and ear/ eye protection, but somehow I always seem to manage getting a bunch of dust in my eyes. So after the first go around with a 1/4 inch bit, I drop in an 1/8 inch bit
for the really detailed stuff. I still leave a Little
waste around the berries and leaves, I'll clean those up later with the Dremel. I posted a few close ups even though my camera hates them. For now, It's shower time! then grab some October comfort food and curl up with Cheryl on the sofa. I think the movie is "
Made of Honor" or "
son of Rambo" I have to be honest, Son of Rambo is sounding better to me... Ah, and just before midnight, someone paid up for their Grapevine seat....So I'll probably be carving that tomorrow ( hopefully more! )
I have been a little nervous since he got home. He's soo small! And Cheryl has this wonderful "Throw them in the deep end" approach to social introductions. Namely " Surprise! Say hello to your new brother!" This might work with kids. But I a little skeptical with cats. Anyway, the kitten is adjusting and so are the adults for the most part. I 
worked on the Door tonight for only 5 hours. I basically did everything but the berries. I think it is turning out pretty good so far and perhaps we'll get a little more in this weekend. As of this hour we have sold three seats, so I'll be working on those tomorrow. Tonight we saw two skunks on our nightly walk. I like skunks for the most part. They are rather pretty, and cute. We have known for some time that they are in the neighborhood ( their smell is the obvious sign) But each time we have seen them, there has been no smell. even though we have been very close at times! ( they only spray when they are startles or scared) Cheryl often compares me to the Cr
ocodile hunter, Since I usually catch or pick up wild animals. But Even I'm not going to mess with a skunk! In my old Taxidermy days, I had this wonderful Skunk scent eliminator. It is Amazing! Totally neutralizes the scent. But I have never needed it for a live skunk. For now, I'll be quite happy observing them from a distance. Oh! In other news, Cheryl got her "Allenbright" labels and has been sewing them into her Christmas pillows all day. She is almost done for the night as I'm writing this. They make the pillows look so professional now! See her entire line here.. http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6153100
