Standing in for the fridge

The cabinet measuring people said they'd be at the house between 8 and 10 this morning, so I showed up at 7:59.

The cabinet guy showed up at 7:59:30.

It took him about 20 minutes to measure everything -- every wall, every outlet placement. He said he had no suprises -- the confirming figures would likely be finished tomorrow, with a clear path to getting the order placed.

Arnold, meanwhile, was figuring out what the guys could be doing later this week, while the family was in Jacksonville for Ref's burial: Ordering drywall so they could wrap the living room soffit, and a little extra lumber for this round of paneling.

He was also doing some amazing woodwork. I went over to that ascending angle at the center of the picture, ran my hand along the cut edges of the boards, and felt how smooth: so little transition from one piece to another, and all the cuts made freehand, with a little hand-held jigsaw.

Arnold saw the look in my eye. "Well," he said, "I don't quite approach it like a carpenter." Indeed, he approaches it like a cabinetmaker.