My only regrets are the tools I didn't buy. I enjoy restoring them to
usefulness, just as you do.

When I restore an old tool, I get something out of it... A tool. When I do art
projects, I actually get nothing out of it, because I don't care about the
finished items. I only get enjoyment from the doing, and not from the finished
items. I have only a very few of these things that I actually treasure. 

You will atone for your past misdeeds, and one of these days a princess in the
form of a frog will ask you to kiss her. Then you'll be off to the races again.

On Oct 8, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Adrian Jones wrote:

> Not sure whether to be happy or sad.  I don't really need the thing and
> truth be told was more looking forward to cleaning, de-rusting, painting and
> oiling than actually using.
> 
> What is it with that - am I trying to cleanse my soul of past misdeeds?
> 
> I don't normally like to do the dishes, for instance, but I love cleaning up
> old arn.

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