Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for November 01, 2023

Melanie wishes he would choose another location. Replacing all that wood is starting to cost them some real money. The carpenter is now sending birthday cards to Mel and Lawrence’s grandkids.

it’s one of these moments when stupidity seems to be a bliss (and bless)

Melanie is about to resort to using a bigger hammer to fix the problem…after which, Lawrence will be quite for at least a day and a half.

I can’t hammer in a straight nail, either. It’s something about my hand to eye coordination.

Lawrence thinks he nailed that solution

Melanie is about to give Lawrence a nail where the sun don’t shine.

Lawrence finally hammered his way through to his eureka moment.

Lawrence is wacked out.

Melanie’s expression says it all!

Meet the original creator of Pinhead.

Nailed it!

sharp as a tack

You should see it when he tries to decide where to hang a picture in the living room.

I think Lawrence is a pint short of a quart.

Good morning Balladeers and Tigressy!.

I’d say Lawrence finally nailed it, tho’ he’s obviously a slow learner. Very slow …

Was there something there that NEEDED a fastener or thirty?

I keep a supply of scrap for just such occasions.

“The pointy end goes away from the hammer! Yesss!”

Lawrence has a standing order for nails at the B S Hardware Shoppe.. they deliver whenever Lawrence thinks he may have a thinking moment coming on.

I used to watch my Dad. He would hit a nail once to set it, then one solid whack put it all the way in. Never saw it fail.

Nailed it!

He always lives on the outskirts of Eureka! .

The good news is that he missed his thumb every time.

now that he’s got it he can take a different tack…

Lawrence hit the nail on the head. Mildred wants to hit Lawrence on the head.

What the heck is he trying to DO???