Let’s paint the town……………… Ferret Brown!! Blog # 18

 What’s been going on in your world? It sure is chaotic in mine.

Thursday’s road trip was just what the doctor ordered. I headed down to Newmarket and had a great meeting with Gary. Then he whipped up a fantastic lunch which Marni, Gary and I enjoyed and got caught up on things. The last time I saw them, they were my entertainment duo for Sheridan Catering’s Robbie Burns night. My Brother Ken was in Markham attending a course and so I was able to meet up with him as well, for dinner. As said before, he is a Fire Prevention Officer. So we got to talking about restaurant exhaust systems and fire in the Resto in general.  What I can and can’t do. Then back home.

Friday I went into the Resto to see my ceiling painted only to find it wasn’t done. And my shoulders sunk about 2”.  Then I was told it would be done over the weekend. Sat I popped in to the Resto to find Shawn mudding the walls AWWWWW what the heck is going on? I wanted him to do just the ceiling. I was going to do the walls to save $$$. There was a miscommunication between Louise, Shawn and myself.

Monday I met up with Dan. Dan is building my Bar, back bar and table tops. We were measuring and finding where everything is to go, again what a great meeting. As it turns out, the bar as it was, was not very functional. So after a bit of chopping, changing and massaging we got it to where I think it will both look good and be functional. Plus I have an old style awesome looking fridge that holds two Kegs and has two taps on the front. We wiggled that into the mix as well. I ask Jacques when I could paint the walls and he told me not till the 13^th. I guess I was a little too aggressive with the painting. You have to learn to walk before you can run I guess. So I told Jacques “I have nothing to do all week so put me to work.” Which he did, starting Tuesday.  Monday afternoon I went back home and poured over my finances. Man this money goes quick!!!. 

So Tuesday comes and Jacques gives me the glorious job of lying down on the concrete and taking a screwdriver and scraping out all the concrete dust between the walls and floor that was left over from the grinding. Louise popped in on Tuesday and I decided to throw in a quick staff meeting. Monday night I told my friend Jake what I did with the bar. To which he replied “what’s the point of having a designer if you’re not going to listen to her”. So another intense conversation issued. (Don’t you just love passionate ppl?) Jake and I hashed out a few things. Some things he said were valid and some were not. But let me tell you it is so nice to have a friend that cares. Rather then the ones who don’t say anything and then after you’re done the Resto, they have the balls to say why didn’t you do this or that? Or my personal favourite “I would have done it differently.” So I held the meeting with my Designer and Contractor. Basically just to say “we’re starting to get off track here let’s get back on the straight and narrow. I took this opportunity to apologise to Louise for changing her design. I mean it wasn’t drastic but Jake’s words haunted me. She said no problem you’re the boss. I said no, I hired you to do a job and I should have consulted you before I made the changes. I told Louise she’s “the boss” that’s what I hired her to do. I’m just Jacques’ minion at the moment. At Around 16:00 Shawn came in and started to paint the ceiling. I was so happy. The ceiling is being sprayed so that was it for my work for the day.

I came in Wed Morning and looked at the ceiling and was overcome with the presence of L.B.M. It was just half of the ceiling that was done and as I stood there alone, gazing up, I could hear the patrons of the restaurant with that hum of 40-50 ppl talking over dinner, soft music playing in the background, the occasional scream from the kitchen because the chef is mad at someone or something, clinking of glasses and just the whole restaurant buzz. Ok maybe I’m a little Coucou but the feeling was so intense. Like seeing a band for the first time where you’re standing there in awe. This was just from looking at the ceiling. What am I going to do when the Resto is complete?  But Jacques quickly brought me back to earth when he told me to wash the walls. I felt like Cinderella and NOT at the end of the book ha ha ha.

Now the walls are ready for painting and so are the washrooms. Tomorrow I’m in meetings all day and night.  Friday I’ll paint the Staff washroom and the storeroom/office. Saturday I have a break from the Resto and do a catering for a Liona Boyd concert in Orillia.

 Have a great rest of the week and weekend.  Happy Guy Fox day to all my British friends.   Blog at you soon,

Le Commis Glenn