Satisfaction

Helped Andy do some sand art this morning. "I wish I was an octopus with a boy head," he said at one point. "Then I could put sand on all the bits at once!"

Surveying the bits of glitter and coloured sand on the table afterwards, there was no denying it: it was well overdue for a bit of care and attention. So after scrubbing and sanding it down - with Andy's unique brand of assistance - it was time to lavish it with oil.

You could practically hear the wood going Aaaaaaah! as it drank the oil in. It's one of those jobs that, although you keep putting it off, is very satisying indeed.