Martha Makes Mistakes: A real hoot and a real comfort to watch

Even as I laughed, I sympathized. So many of my own "projects" have unexpected surprises -- disasters!

Who hasn't "been there - done that"? It's at that point that I usually want to run screaming out the door; hoping that someone else will clean up my mess. My worst mistakes?

I once shot a 3/4 inch staple through my thumbnail using an electric staple gun... don't even ask.

Another time, I had a huge commission for a decorator using very expensive carpet. I thought I was cutting one layer; and instead, I had cut through two. Sigh, there went the profit...

A real bummer - I left a project to dry in the Texas sunshine in my back yard. When I returned for it, the birds... phew.

But the very worst! I had a couple of freshly painted cabinet doors - again, drying in the Texas sun. As I checked them, I noticed a police officer had pulled over a youngster I knew directly in front of my home. I walked to the curb, concerned, to see what was happening. The cabinet doors still felt a tiny bit sticky with wet paint, so I walked towards them, gently waving the cabinet doors back and forth to help the drying process. The officer demanded I put my wet cabinet doors on the grass- He thought I was going to hit him and actually used the words, "You are under arrest!".


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