Time keeps ticking away, and the baby is getting bigger and bigger. At 25 weeks into the pregnancy we still have plenty we want to get done before the due date. So despite not having much time, with busy weekends and dark, uninviting evenings, we still tried to get a few jobs done, to move forwards bit by bit.

Having glued the planks for the study windowsills, I cut them to size. I needed Chris’s help to lift the bigger windowsill in and out of the alcove to try the fit.

The smaller windowsill wasn’t as tricky, and I managed to trim it down without too much back and forth. All trimmed, I sanded it down using 80 and then 120 grit sandpaper. It needs a little filling and a final sand, before being attached.

Having previously filled the large windowsill in the spare room, I sanded this one down as well.

The smaller windowsill had previously been sanded, but needed another go over to sand back the filler I’d used to fill gaps surrounding the biscuits.

The final windowsill to sand will be a bit of a test run, as this is our first windowsill in spruce as opposed to elm. It’s a much rougher wood so it might need a harsher sand.

After that there’s only one more wooden windowsill to make, and of course all the windowsills to fill, fix and treat.

On a less exciting piece of house admin – I finally emptied the three large, and mostly collapsed boxes, that had been living in the cupboard in our room. Having purchased some plastic boxes I was able to create two crafts and a games box, while rehousing quite a bit to other locations around the house. We still need to build shelving for the cupboard, but at least, after 2yrs of living in the house, we actually know what’s in our cupboard….