No it was not easy but she’s not suffering anymore my dear darling Mag.
About 2 am this morning she woke me up with groans and lots of involuntary movement. It was like when dogs dream sometimes and their paws are moving but then this was pure distress. I knew it then when I saw her mouth foaming.It was tough for her but after an hour or so she calmed down and had biscuits with me. But her heart would just not give up. I comforted her during the rest of the night until the vet opened the doors. She died very peaceful and quick in my arms in the vets office after an overdose of anaesthetic .
The vet agreed with me that it was her heart and that there was nothing we could do for her except helping her over the threshold.
I can still see the day 14 years ago that she came into my life, We shared a lot of ups and downs together. I guess she’ll always be in my mind from now on.
I got the backhoe out after the rain stopped and made her a nice resting place next to Zeus in my front pasture where she loved to chase the rabbits.

letting go, originally uploaded by Aiko, Thomas&Maggie.

maggie is not with us any more.

She suffered a massive heartfailure.

she will be missed in our doghouse

aiko+thomas

feeding it some fresh wood, originally uploaded by Aiko, Thomas&Maggie.

his window molding was a bit rotted. I had to hunt for the right routerbit to copy the shape.
The router itself hangs under the table attached to the aluminium plate.

all done, originally uploaded by Aiko, Thomas&Maggie.

I felt like making dove tails and exercise my veneering skills.
Made with walnut, mahogany and rosewood veneers.
finished with a french polish to enhance the natural color of the wood.
inside lined with silks.
They are for sale.

a chair

Originally uploaded by aiko vanhulsen

Click the image to view the photoset for this project.

change of the guard

Originally uploaded by aiko vanhulsen

I’m now a US citizen - you can’t throw me back anymore. Dina was the official flickr photographer!

Every time I start a new job, I haven’t done in a while - it’s a game of remembering how I did it previous times. I’ll try to explain in words and pictures, if I ever get to figure out how to upload pictures on this blog. 

The router bits kind of explain themselfs but it’s handy to have a sample of previous set ups on hand.

I’ll do this first and see if i can load a picture with it.

it’s my workshop with a stormwindow ready for finishing.

A forgotten candle burnt a hole in the cabinet …