Changing seasons…and 25 mirrors to wire…

(Picture above: Autumn view over Aylmer, Québec where we lived. Complete with our shadows!)

I just love this time of year when it cools down. Anything over 24 degrees (unless I’m on a sun lounger next to a pool) and I begin to wilt. Lucky for me, Porthcawl is one of those casual, laissez-faire places where, if you wish, can wear shorts and flip-flops no matter the month. Surfing is a year round sport here, and there are several groups, and many other bonkers individuals, who brazenly strip off and take daily dips in the water no matter the temperature. The Welsh are a hardy (and mad) lot…

Meanwhile, in Newton where I live, (and a fact for you sci-fi lovers, Newton was a principle Dr Who location from the last series may I add) my swimming trunks have remained dry all year. The sea has been calling my name, but I have had ear plugs in and haven’t answered. Maybe it’s my varicose veins, or mid life stomach blubber? Maybe it’s the weekly sewerage leaks into the sea that have dominated the news down here. Maybe it’s the bloody mirrors taking up all my time…? Whatever – I am full of excuses when it comes to submerging my old cod white flesh in the briny!

But on to Porthcawl driftwood mirror news….

So kids, now I’m up to 25 driftwood mirrors in storage and have literally run out of wood to play with. The time therefore arrived last week when I decided it time to get them all wired up and ready to sell. No old rusty screws and garden wire would do for these beauties – no, no NO! Good old Amazon came to the rescue of course and helped me source some great stuff at a smidgeon of the prices B & Q charge. Super strong wire, picture hanging D clips, tough, nifty screws and something I had never used before – a crimper and accompanying crimping sleeves.

With equipment all set, I rolled up my sleeves, did several trips taxi-ing the mirrors back here from the storage container in Bridgend, and set to work on the lounge coffee table. Well not the lounge table, the mirrors resting on the table. It’s taken me 3 drawn-out days to get all 25 done, mostly because the bloody crimper is awful to use and knackered up my hands – (making mental note here: cheap isn’t always the best!). But I’m really chuffed with the results! These driftwood mirror babies will now hang longer than any of us will live!