28/04/2026
You know it’s one thing making the customer happy, but it’s quite another when the kids get excited. Privacy dictates hiding their faces, but the emojis are pretty close to them!
When I was their age, I always got *so* excited when we had tradies round to work on the house. I was fascinated by all the tools, the skills, seeing how things were transformed. My favourites were Colin and Tony, a duo with some of the last ever Sussex accents, ostensibly a chippie and a brickie but they worked together on most house jobs, mostly chatting, but with gentle perfectionism and knowledge gained from a lifetime on site.
As someone who came to cabinetry as an almost accidental second career, I find it really interesting to think about where the influences came from - there’s a few others I can remember so maybe I’ll talk about them the next time I wander down memory lane.
For now, here’s to the kids who like making things.
