The weather's bordering on cruel, today...
A little bit of rain, a little bit of wind, and the air is crisp with the promise of snow, falling not too far away.
Well, I shouldn't be too surprised - it's the beginning of June, and the Winter has come, right on cue, ha ha...
I've been working, here and there, over time at learning to carve faces...
As the instruction book says, it takes time and patience... keep working at it...
It'll probably be a while before I can produce something as intricate as this, but it's something to work towards...
It's early days, yet....
So far, like the expression, below, sometimes it can be a little disappointing... ha ha...
Stay warm....
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I took advantage of the sunny afternoon, and it took less work than I thought to get the new house into place, so now Mother possum has a choice of a fourth "bedroom", once again, ha ha...
It'll always come in handy as a place to sleep for visitors, if nothing else.
It's got a good, long corridor, and a dark room for sleeping, and it should keep the weather off.
I'll get back to trying to teach myself a new skill, now...
I'm reminded of the French phrase "c’est le métier qui rentre" - which might be translated as "the craft is entering".
It has been paraphrased as "pain is the craft entering the apprentice.", while Larousse gives - "it shows you're learning."
Here's some context from Pierre-Yves Saintoyant:
We would say this, for instance, when cutting or burning your finger when trying to cook, doing some DIY, or hurting yourself in any way while trying a new craft; or suffering and complaining in learning a new process. For instance if you lose all your work because you did not do any backup, someone could tell you “c’est le métier qui rentre” 😉 If you develop some pain (e.g. blisters) while doing some work, someone might tell you “c’est le métier qui rentre” to “comfort” you.
This expression is also used when beginners make mistakes to encourage them to continue (and hopefully improve) - someone could tell them “that’s not bad, c’est le métier qui rentre”.
- from quotesjournal.blogspot.com
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