Excerps from the diary of ThunderSplinter;
Late Timber:
Finally finished building all the beds on order and I've decided to take some time off. I'm sitting on the topmost level of the Air Traffic Tower looking at the view - quite spectacular really - while I collect and record my thoughts. Also, i've just painted my hooves with the latest batch of hoofpolish that I've been helping Ironya develop. I collect and boil down sawdust from a few select trees - the most resinous ones, of course - then Ironya mixes the resin with a few powders and some filings from her work, then we mix in some of the wood spirit the brewer makes for us - that thins it out and makes it suitable for painting with a brush. We are still experimenting with brushes, the ones we have at the moment paint on the polish a bit thick, so we might have to consult with an artist of some description.
There is a lot of shouting downstairs, but I don't want to chip the polish on my hooves before it sets, so, where was I? Yes. I think there is still room for experimentation, Ironya wants to add Bismuthinite to get a type of pearlescent effect, but I think I might get some fish scales from the fishery and grind them up.... I must ask Charity if we have a mortar and pestle.
That shouting downstairs is getting really loud....
Anyway, if we can get the pearlescent effect right, I will suggest to Ironya that we try for some bioluminescent hoofpolish....don't know why, or even who would want it, but, you know, its important to have a wide selection, and an expanding selection of hoofpolish would be a high priority.
If they don't still the ruckus down there, I will have some stern words with them, and if my hoofpolish gets chipped, I will be quite angry.....and yes, I think I hear Khenal's voice, why am I not surprised? Why is he always the lodestone for trouble?
Fish-scales......What do I keep them in until I have enough of them to add to the next batch of hoofpolish? Obviously glass. I'll put together a list of options and then go down to the stores, but first, I must wait a few more minutes for the polish to set.
And its suddenly gone quiet, couldn't have been all that important or the warning bell would have been sounded. In that case, sitting here in the sun for the next hour is much more important than wondering what the boys are getting all rowdy about.
I might even have a nap.
ThunderSplinter.