The Mobility Scooter

Sorry it has been awhile since I posted - Creativity goes in spurts and projects take awhile to complete. I did complete my very first quilt and was so pleased with the result that I have embarked on a new quilt however since it is a gift i will refrain from sharing to much about it at this time. What I have recently completed was not something I was contemplating when I started this Blog and has taken me by surprise.

A mobility scooter. A very generous tenant at the Mini-storage knew a relative that had one in a barn. He called up his brother and proceeded to get him to donate the scooter to us. All it really needed to function was a new switch and batteries. However Bob being Bob stripped it down and rebuilt or refreshed it, Then we painted it. I did the body painting and - it still needs work, filling chips and cracks ect..., but we wanted it to look nice for our trip to Port Townsend and the Wooden boat festival.

I learned a lot and I will probably go back this winter and address some of the issues and then repaint. Having learned a lot about the process I think I can improve it quite a bit.

This project was a little out of my comfort zone but it was a colaborative effert between Bob and I and the results were quite satisfying. Also the scooter made the whole trip to PT absolutely possible and enjoyable. After having to escort Bob everywhere I had to adjust to the fact that once he got used to the thing - He took Off!. He was going to booths and attending seminars, having a wonderful time, and leaving me in the dust.

So I got to work with my husband on a project, learned new skills and ultimately got a break from caring for him as he was able to excercise some independance - this project has been deemed  - SUCESSFUL!