Out back of our shop there is what we affectionately call the 'boneyard'. There are no bones there but there is a whole lot of other stuff. With each project we create all sorts of temporary brackets and stands. Once used they are taken out back and stored for possible reuse. Sometimes projects are started and then abandoned. These too are carted to the boneyard. Small cuts of steel pipe and tubing abound out back. There were a couple of stacks of assorted pallets and piles of wood scraps as well. This is also where we keep our skeletons, the scrap steel plate with holes plasma cut into it in every shape imaginable. Over time all this scrap material really tends to add up. Each summer, in our traditionally slowest time of the year, we take the opportunity to sort through that big tangle of material and decide which is worth keeping and what needs to be taken to the recycler. Today was the day to clean out the bone yard.
Wonderful memories... and confetti
Yesterday, as we listened to Becke and Grant exchange their wedding vows Janis handed me a slim cardboard tube. It was full of confetti. As I looked around I saw many others had similar cardboard tubes. Janis leaned towards me and assured me that Becke had made sure the paper was biodegradable. That made it perfectly OK. The wedding celebration was punctuated with an amazing burst of colour as the newly married couple sealed their commitment with a kiss! As I mowed the lawn today I smiled and remembered an old song by Red Sovine called 'It'll come back' which I've heard many times through the years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo8sLZuPBhU
The big day
After weeks of finishing all manners of projects and getting the yard in good shape, today was the day when everything was ready for the big wedding celebration. The day dawned warm and bright, perfect in every way. The guest chairs were arranged to take full advantage of the shade of the giant walnut tree. Guests came from far and wide and everything went off without a hitch. Becke and Grant were married. A good time was had by all.
