August 21, 2008. Western Head, N.S. David Nickerson

Three minutes earlier and David would have found us in the hot tub in our all-togethers. I was in the garage wearing my robe when he drove up the driveway to pick up a table. The evening was beautiful with the sunset glorious, so I suggested a hot tub. Almost no one comes over unannounced at that time, so out we went to enjoy the evening while the twilight was fading. One of the arms of an old drop leaf table is broken and David has offered to make the repairs. Remember, David is the man who made the bed and table for the Carriage house. Just now, he is making us a coffee table and two side tables. They were supposed to be finished by now, but David is a slow worker, and I am patient, so we are happy to wait. His workshop is in Moose Harbor, not too far from The Head, so on his way home, he just took a chance and came over to pick up this old table. Ken and I bought this old table at a used furniture store, because it is the exact height and width of our dining table, and we use it to extend the table for large groups. When Ken stripped all the black paint off the top, we discovered that the 23 inch top is made of one piece of pine. Now very large white pine trees have not been around for a long time, not since the mid to late 19th Century, so this table is very old. Now it will get repaired properly. David commented that he had never been in a hot tub in his life. But he almost got a whole lot more of the hot tub than he would have wanted!!