How'd it go today?

I've had good results from Voltaren. It does a good job of knocking down the pain. I wouldn't use it daily but it's great for the really bad days.
 
I think I laid the jokes about old men gimping around in the woods to rest for a bit, today.
Felled 2½ times as many trees as the apprentice.

Which of course set him to moaning about my strip being easier than his.
He has the makings of a faller, I must say.
 
The youngest daughter finished the cherry coffee table she’s been building, - the epoxy in the fissure came out nice and clear. I just trimmed the six windows in the south wall of the shop, each pair with a different species of wood. Started packing for Thailand and Hawaii. Ran through everything with the house sitters - they’re going to get the bulk of the best tomatoes, peppers, and green beans from the garden over the month we’ll be gone. Dropping off three turned bowls for the Woodturners Guild display at the state fair. Then off to a dinner for the volunteers at Mt. Cuba, a wildflower garden and preserve near us. Got the advance copy of the limited edition (just for our children) book of stories from my growing up. Getting motivated to finish the one for general consumption.
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A friend tried some ayurvedic herbal stuff, yesterday. His daughter is an ayurvedic doctor.

Just turned 69.
Lots of laboring in his younger years.

He said it was helpful within a short time.

He says it's strange, but very effective.
Kottakkal is company name. Maha Narayana Body Oil is product name.
 

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Sanded and oiled my soapstone countertops after work. I love doing the oil and it’s my favorite stone. Made these tops and sink from large slabs and remnants. The mineral oil sure makes them pop. Soapstone is impervious to water, chemicals, stains, and direct flame. Only weakness is that it is soft (between 1-4 on Mohs scale) These tops are around 2.5-3.
 

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Picking up an EpiPen.

Drunk wasp season is coming.

Not much fruit set this year to ferment, as we had a very rainy spring, redicing pollination.

I have had significant local swelling the last two times I was stung, so I'm not changing it.

Need to get the immunotherapy treatments, but haven't gotten to it.
 
I wanted something to keep the cat’s litter box out of sight and out of reach of the dogs, just in case. Some dogs are really disgusting around cat litter boxes. So for 40$ on Craigslist, I found a cedar lined hope chest by Lane furniture in VA. I cut a hole in each end, re-used some trim from a little demolition work last year, and had a scrap piece of threshold that I painted, and voila. Not perfect, but we’re happy so far. Got some plastic sheet to put down inside it too. The upholstery is ugly and worn, and the cushioning is really uneven and lumpy, so we’ll put a new cushion on the top and cover it with marine grade vinyl, I think dark brown would look nice. I’ve been needing to buy a staple gun anyways.
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