Another minor repair

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Next on my list of minor repairs was this lap tray. I’ve had it several years already and it gets used a lot, for writing and drawing while sitting on the sofa (for me or the girls), for writing or using my laptop in bed, and even for working in the car when my partner is driving! I think it got dropped on one corner and that disrupted the joints, and then it kept being picked up by one edge - eventually the edging fell off one end. I tried gluing it back on but it soon came loose again, and then after that the long sides also came loose and one of those fell off too. It looked as though it was destined for the bin. But then I needed a staple gun to help with building scenery for our village pantomime, and as I was about to put that away I thought maybe I would give that a try. So I carefully reassembled all the bits, held them tightly together and stapled the corners at the back. Then I turned it over and stapled the corners at the front too. Then I dribbled PVA glue all around the edges where they meet the flat ‘tray’ part, and into all the corner joints, and left it overnight. My expectations were not too high but that was a good few weeks ago no and so far so good. It might not be quite as aesthetically pleasing as it was before, but it does what it’s meant to do so it was definitely worth it! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2022.