tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829647797838215492024-03-09T00:59:28.342-08:00the 8747 houseAn account of my adventure to live in a shipping container home on a bluff overlooking the James River.Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-36616818432959105532011-11-16T18:46:00.000-08:002011-11-18T07:28:01.789-08:00KEN-A-PALOOZA......EX-LANDLORD, FRIEND AND ARTIST......UNLEASHED.The best view I have in my life (besides blood relatives and good friends) is outside my windows. The next-best view I have in my life is everything inside my windows..........and a whole lot of that is due to my ex-landlord, friend and MULTI-talented artist Ken Richardson. From the first cup of coffee in the morning (in a pottery cup that he made in his shop and fired in his backyard kiln) to the bed I sleep in every night....he has designed and crafted more good things in my life.....animate and non-animate......than I could ever mention. The latest of these non-animate objects is a metal sculpture he has been visualizing since the house was completed. Naturally, I took pictures of it for the bbllllllllog.......and found that I couldn't stop with just the sculpture. Hence, the KEN-A-PALOOZA one man show.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJxADDl9FGLLEnSxehVz1NzrayGPmGsJAs3TMgORV6-l1lPw0b-Eb6D_ZKJs03kUC5yazugkKptCbuGs5QIKV2qpDxrjUSXJycwBgdIec2Mmzsuoq809onaQqHoH-BrqEE7ZOxJF2/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675968236876024690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJxADDl9FGLLEnSxehVz1NzrayGPmGsJAs3TMgORV6-l1lPw0b-Eb6D_ZKJs03kUC5yazugkKptCbuGs5QIKV2qpDxrjUSXJycwBgdIec2Mmzsuoq809onaQqHoH-BrqEE7ZOxJF2/s400/031.JPG" /></a> view from inside looking out........little nibs of rebar embracing hard, cold steel.......how's that for a catalogue description?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkj_-hJYkfJ9j69YY2l0448KyuGoNX6ERVI3U-oxQ_hfNI3I8yR48kwOWxCV2gjkpBjKGth0k3FOy5om1thVtkUf5oWYtuKrV73BZQHiEe53Ao358YxucfclT8eXpFmHJO-6OXKYb5/s1600/026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675967891299154562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkj_-hJYkfJ9j69YY2l0448KyuGoNX6ERVI3U-oxQ_hfNI3I8yR48kwOWxCV2gjkpBjKGth0k3FOy5om1thVtkUf5oWYtuKrV73BZQHiEe53Ao358YxucfclT8eXpFmHJO-6OXKYb5/s400/026.JPG" /></a> view of sculpture from the kitchen.....prior to opening the icebox to sort and alphabetize the left-overs.......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6QWiPoY6cokJJip5WeVXYJVAGx-ZSeU4w9YEQkPQewX5Ig_WqRZCi39ccfkXCn21bY3OBvW7pGx9BaHKUAxL0R_C2GWVSver4qphagq-yO-00IhgzKtmSFtwPc2QuHL53w6W4x2F/s1600/027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675967631872336066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6QWiPoY6cokJJip5WeVXYJVAGx-ZSeU4w9YEQkPQewX5Ig_WqRZCi39ccfkXCn21bY3OBvW7pGx9BaHKUAxL0R_C2GWVSver4qphagq-yO-00IhgzKtmSFtwPc2QuHL53w6W4x2F/s400/027.JPG" /></a> the shadow knows........<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHe9RksoPX6x_oCz_QfwFCTgEwB-L0j2HLMSCQN83CdPkyHJPbb9471i-GnHfGjFF1OsO2BlJY08iHTGxCxf_R7hki9n12ogazn8UbAa5pAZbc3P6gpFqEJkgE9X1E6iZrAVb5dj6/s1600/045.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675967216521202850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHe9RksoPX6x_oCz_QfwFCTgEwB-L0j2HLMSCQN83CdPkyHJPbb9471i-GnHfGjFF1OsO2BlJY08iHTGxCxf_R7hki9n12ogazn8UbAa5pAZbc3P6gpFqEJkgE9X1E6iZrAVb5dj6/s400/045.JPG" /></a> little nibs of rebar embracing cold, hard steel.......with autumn leaves.<br /></p><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqgBya7XMTqmhaGh_Owd3eRyDHHasXJy0F__P2gQhmKlOdsLoG_9uHAU2rdLQ_iBifx751j9KZax6gzF6JIzTvJEUEu00WhrbiCUZaBwLRlUApDvzTRk_6DDFuRV8P70HSwYSAhnr/s1600/044.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675966909361811314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqgBya7XMTqmhaGh_Owd3eRyDHHasXJy0F__P2gQhmKlOdsLoG_9uHAU2rdLQ_iBifx751j9KZax6gzF6JIzTvJEUEu00WhrbiCUZaBwLRlUApDvzTRk_6DDFuRV8P70HSwYSAhnr/s400/044.JPG" /></a> where it's at.......so to speak. And therein lies the newest addition to the best view in my life outside the windows........by Ken Richardson. It has only been there for a few weeks, but I can already tell that the quality of my life has been ramped up a few notches. Dramatic, but true. Now.........on with the show.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15fEUWE4IwvO4mfxL3eGgm1oitChXwr75Ce7ZAhp6_LW4shvU05woMnRZCYJ0vVk-d1Z-K9Y7d_c4tSuZVOftygbwtE1oeN_2E5bVgovfcDH_2Cs3vRBu796Ez-UJ-yeY97wn0NQO/s1600/042.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675965869469958162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15fEUWE4IwvO4mfxL3eGgm1oitChXwr75Ce7ZAhp6_LW4shvU05woMnRZCYJ0vVk-d1Z-K9Y7d_c4tSuZVOftygbwtE1oeN_2E5bVgovfcDH_2Cs3vRBu796Ez-UJ-yeY97wn0NQO/s400/042.JPG" /></a>yep.........pottery and wooden spoons by Ken Richardson......place settings for eight......preferably, for only two or three people at one time. (food and beverages optional)</p><br /><p></p><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYxOTWhpr3fPtmNh3aDEnW_NsvmwvLdzWmidhqcxx-V8HI4hYk5I1vjQfcul7WAg_pmsPC_bD0Lr6eaeM1ceAwxljFjU3Zu6ijQ7gEXNfCoBroHe2UeAHgFZhVOhoJslvpTR2B8PK/s1600/030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675965135406628770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYxOTWhpr3fPtmNh3aDEnW_NsvmwvLdzWmidhqcxx-V8HI4hYk5I1vjQfcul7WAg_pmsPC_bD0Lr6eaeM1ceAwxljFjU3Zu6ijQ7gEXNfCoBroHe2UeAHgFZhVOhoJslvpTR2B8PK/s400/030.JPG" /></a> ...welded metal and glass table in the bathroom for morning coffee or crossword puzzle<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwohfyHuhhT5CRY4JdBSkSren6-NJ-nC2Be025o0R9YjCZX9cZ8tn0gr9-djaa34GQG_CjhXYi0O4-_nZh-9xq0f9XcnpQ1ve2H9CjfJS_j4oii3EvI1UoJ-Gx2_s11phKuckfn9to/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675964892051886770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwohfyHuhhT5CRY4JdBSkSren6-NJ-nC2Be025o0R9YjCZX9cZ8tn0gr9-djaa34GQG_CjhXYi0O4-_nZh-9xq0f9XcnpQ1ve2H9CjfJS_j4oii3EvI1UoJ-Gx2_s11phKuckfn9to/s400/029.JPG" /></a> nudes in the bathroom........towels by Target</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdlfgex1WUHywOXXHbcL_HSbNtTuSKp4zF3i1vBGlOcypqqS9pKMY8IYUmqnlBNVkR4Bab4qkk1huMICpwQhSAN6_TgZC0gBtK8a3fMrDUO1yBUkfcIs1dDWEjVkn5CXpivdBO7B8/s1600/032.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675964619420661186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdlfgex1WUHywOXXHbcL_HSbNtTuSKp4zF3i1vBGlOcypqqS9pKMY8IYUmqnlBNVkR4Bab4qkk1huMICpwQhSAN6_TgZC0gBtK8a3fMrDUO1yBUkfcIs1dDWEjVkn5CXpivdBO7B8/s400/032.JPG" /></a> welded metal vase...........with dried grasses gathered from the meadow (that's a lie.....they probably came from a Hobby Lobby in Indiana)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEaKbdLnhGCUgcpp4wVCL1sELaE15vVQ-g3ZHQLYUeCblNgKwyBTYCKleiGgYwiU6rLp6AGMxa2-4UIge02oNRbSsIgUeWiwWcmezDSo_xHHxOD1kv8lF9Gg-le8KNHGbCl54yVss/s1600/034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675964095113436738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEaKbdLnhGCUgcpp4wVCL1sELaE15vVQ-g3ZHQLYUeCblNgKwyBTYCKleiGgYwiU6rLp6AGMxa2-4UIge02oNRbSsIgUeWiwWcmezDSo_xHHxOD1kv8lF9Gg-le8KNHGbCl54yVss/s400/034.JPG" /></a> sculpted clay wall things/rocks with holes in them.......but, you knew that....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rRP4oVxSD7Vbnr_JqncAn77b5JVV1_BcrNQ03ETEX5rz-b_gZXsLwcKGmX4qLFt99tJGcs_E_XcHVN6jGeQHd8SMzh2YVdZgVzR_an8FvJUuQ_vmAxe06ieYDHifgkJSqHtXw2Yz/s1600/035.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675963802177885506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rRP4oVxSD7Vbnr_JqncAn77b5JVV1_BcrNQ03ETEX5rz-b_gZXsLwcKGmX4qLFt99tJGcs_E_XcHVN6jGeQHd8SMzh2YVdZgVzR_an8FvJUuQ_vmAxe06ieYDHifgkJSqHtXw2Yz/s400/035.JPG" /></a>mystic metal pyramid........knows all.....sees nothing......speaks only to the pure of heart.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxUGoLbFpQouht_Hf0DM4W_sqVS1UjUygjP3tjypOGZmzmG6r8-WNQqqgLXm1d_rDuC-rkyXF50Ik32cNK3KmBD6_Ymn7-6S5t_5LBILF7rqRSvj7-HjL0ZMnMUxaunNN1qEJyHDM/s1600/033.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675963411944827282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxUGoLbFpQouht_Hf0DM4W_sqVS1UjUygjP3tjypOGZmzmG6r8-WNQqqgLXm1d_rDuC-rkyXF50Ik32cNK3KmBD6_Ymn7-6S5t_5LBILF7rqRSvj7-HjL0ZMnMUxaunNN1qEJyHDM/s400/033.JPG" /></a> who else do I know who would take a bed spring (rescued from a river), apply it to a welded stand, and top it off with a glass disc? (And make several more on commission for the city's only contemporary design store?)<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuy8clLPNUyq8RtGQrSA9tv4KeP09vvU-lio1nMxL91ucG82xD6CHYXPGzCgKCxrWpqQADjOEY7N0aC7FPhlIjETNtv0cA6YPzonFjyVKZnA48EtxF89LvUUxiFHGu3z1nRIBcfFPd/s1600/039.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675962728989955282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuy8clLPNUyq8RtGQrSA9tv4KeP09vvU-lio1nMxL91ucG82xD6CHYXPGzCgKCxrWpqQADjOEY7N0aC7FPhlIjETNtv0cA6YPzonFjyVKZnA48EtxF89LvUUxiFHGu3z1nRIBcfFPd/s400/039.JPG" /></a> this is the best company for breakfast, lunch and dinner a person could hope for.......mannerly, encouraging, compassionate listeners, no real baggage of their own......and they love the view as much as I do.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDF5eapFPNzs7SCA4tZyq6rd8LFjy5OqSzRxcUEJtyGe_dUeiBoODJ_RgYf2PuYQM9cwkghxbGZWqVNumz78Qm1kYtPzoSwy0WrYhdpErgUAUt-eTVjtyRX2zjTNG03P1X38-wpAL/s1600/038.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675962403088719826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDF5eapFPNzs7SCA4tZyq6rd8LFjy5OqSzRxcUEJtyGe_dUeiBoODJ_RgYf2PuYQM9cwkghxbGZWqVNumz78Qm1kYtPzoSwy0WrYhdpErgUAUt-eTVjtyRX2zjTNG03P1X38-wpAL/s400/038.JPG" /></a> on the other hand.......this is more of a flash mob. Obstreperous, but energizing. (And they do know their place.)<br /></p><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14xn5_h2XcWgs2GPcVZcElO1stbCoMlcVMPwml2RVYz5oE1aYOSi5CZ9lOM_UeUUiW1wL9Z9KRFpheTPxVu-74MQb6YHM-7b1DwnVaPsNFEWgEHzXXtQl8fW9dc7DLtL9sB8vBixL/s1600/037.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675962082895858482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14xn5_h2XcWgs2GPcVZcElO1stbCoMlcVMPwml2RVYz5oE1aYOSi5CZ9lOM_UeUUiW1wL9Z9KRFpheTPxVu-74MQb6YHM-7b1DwnVaPsNFEWgEHzXXtQl8fW9dc7DLtL9sB8vBixL/s400/037.JPG" /></a> seriously, it's easy to see why Ken's work has been commissioned by designers, featured in a variety of publications, included in the Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis and named "Best In Show" at several regional arts festivals. He has spent a lifetime giving "found objects" a new and different use or appearance....he has never stopped acquiring techniques or tools that could broaden his horizons.......and most importantly, his soul and sense of humor are in each piece......before, during and after it leaves his hands. </p><br /><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GMdfWu1xiA0aP3U0VEH2cEDxtO61zExf_iWIPdynZaHFS_9SCimiWK2tVuH8IuZjCfQ4D5J85sIsWeHwZMalcyZ74gZJXyS6IFXSs98gSyTUe3wZ5ZqDQ4ft4Efb3IeRUGd11_4Q/s1600/036.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675961738879170114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GMdfWu1xiA0aP3U0VEH2cEDxtO61zExf_iWIPdynZaHFS_9SCimiWK2tVuH8IuZjCfQ4D5J85sIsWeHwZMalcyZ74gZJXyS6IFXSs98gSyTUe3wZ5ZqDQ4ft4Efb3IeRUGd11_4Q/s400/036.JPG" /></a> not your typical IRONMAN triathlete........</p><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLBN8-KvDzmUI_BnmbNmKmCLVLOUaaW90he-JGKbLvJ0_Eq7ehr1C1BRWMFb61-WnODD5l0FY2zfp272HOFvKQmGziLXM1u_0azxy3zzHzC97OPjXf2JREwpgKyb-YNAgbAmen_sX/s1600/047.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675796174800592690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLBN8-KvDzmUI_BnmbNmKmCLVLOUaaW90he-JGKbLvJ0_Eq7ehr1C1BRWMFb61-WnODD5l0FY2zfp272HOFvKQmGziLXM1u_0azxy3zzHzC97OPjXf2JREwpgKyb-YNAgbAmen_sX/s400/047.JPG" /></a> "copasetic"</p><br /><br /><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTcnTOuJlVM-WrqwRldUb7orscfJUBQ8I2pvM4P6_AB5ZfyVpmWgVrTQsEaH0vvrENmCsjliacq8pjjxZudR8fdqxmBwxT2PHsYrCeiBv7wl-TPPZWS8ywGGJjdTLL_pf5A7HRhMC/s1600/048.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675794032638950642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTcnTOuJlVM-WrqwRldUb7orscfJUBQ8I2pvM4P6_AB5ZfyVpmWgVrTQsEaH0vvrENmCsjliacq8pjjxZudR8fdqxmBwxT2PHsYrCeiBv7wl-TPPZWS8ywGGJjdTLL_pf5A7HRhMC/s400/048.JPG" /></a> all I wanted was a simple metal frame for a mattress that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg.......impossible to find.......but ken whipped it out in no time.......at a bargain price......</p><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUzrbEAC_84EbrBRcda3g-1O1n2R2AnMC8Sq33WLaZ1XkXvQRlkI0ogcUZ6Vohv4s5mpO1O05tdQcHueMvTymLG-EIpMVlvpjSMlz57tD-C2yuug4gu8nMjIDF0jMlkl1ul00kGaz/s1600/morgans+bed+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675792126907229218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUzrbEAC_84EbrBRcda3g-1O1n2R2AnMC8Sq33WLaZ1XkXvQRlkI0ogcUZ6Vohv4s5mpO1O05tdQcHueMvTymLG-EIpMVlvpjSMlz57tD-C2yuug4gu8nMjIDF0jMlkl1ul00kGaz/s400/morgans+bed+002.JPG" /></a> .........and I took two.<br /><br /><br />So.....there you have it. KEN-A-PALOOZA. It's like living in a gallery........both inside and out. Not bad, eh?<br /></p>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-65968834101977743022011-05-25T14:27:00.000-07:002011-11-13T15:09:59.553-08:00From wonder to blase (accent over the "e")......and back.I'll admit that in the beginning of this process I could write an overwhelmingly descriptive paragraph about a shop vac, a punch list or a red shag rug. And did. EVERYTHING was a wonder. I had feelings to share about EVERYTHING and EVERYBODY. Now that I'm living the very dream I've been chasing for fifty-some-odd years, it has taken me SIX MONTHS to even put a few words under blog pictures that I seemingly take for granted. Have I become blase (accent over the "e") since the house and surroundings are mostly completed? Do I fail to notice the joys and intricacies of gravel spreading......rock placement...... lavender planting......tractor driving.....dog smiling events these days? So much so, that I don't even put a caption under the photographs that commemorate these happenings? I'd better be bringing back the wonder.......and I'd better be bringing it back NOW.<div><br /></div><div>I will address "The Psychological Ramifications of Living Smack In The Middle Of A Bllllllllllllogggggg" at a later date. For the time being, it should be written that I'm loving every minute of being in this glorious and extraordinary house......in every way......and due to that very reason, I haven't had an opportunity to put stuff down in writing. That's not blase (accent over the "e"). That's wonder........belated but not forgotten for a minute.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAH2EPNO7fT-UZQ-AlnuO9mJF6YZTDsJ85WUGo72ty_x5puEEHaWmVd5qSKqTJM-at0PLsChHIVWAFjnSTX8Fp0gcC2AIwfcY_N-JLgaUnaZnxroKg0XT7jNhZ_V7YEAxdMW9Fjfz/s1600/truck+004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAH2EPNO7fT-UZQ-AlnuO9mJF6YZTDsJ85WUGo72ty_x5puEEHaWmVd5qSKqTJM-at0PLsChHIVWAFjnSTX8Fp0gcC2AIwfcY_N-JLgaUnaZnxroKg0XT7jNhZ_V7YEAxdMW9Fjfz/s400/truck+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674617345643646274" /></a> perceive.......contemplate.........examine........discern........<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDF9D9b3oUEGebQbS34Pj7DyfBqwM5E02dmW5p7PgvfcRbXxogSuo264hqcsWHdGBkqVcJNFLOSQodIGMmo0EKB6xsahxA_iLrHTr8ANYUgfUWS4qjhys6WQtkip-KsekTCyvgFWB/s1600/truck+002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDF9D9b3oUEGebQbS34Pj7DyfBqwM5E02dmW5p7PgvfcRbXxogSuo264hqcsWHdGBkqVcJNFLOSQodIGMmo0EKB6xsahxA_iLrHTr8ANYUgfUWS4qjhys6WQtkip-KsekTCyvgFWB/s400/truck+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674615920653514946" /></a> J and J's ROCK REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT....."We dig rock...."<br /><div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeR5SbxnY0Lq78bAVeCW88B6n13N4CK-tqe4G_iKM0zP3l7EYTT_TxtSGXhWGEfkHzn_r3GpMJ2EzXvaneMANwbuc8IxzTADl_wuK8MLMcITs94PrKX6i6ftOmIPBp6chIu2NBa3K8/s1600/20110513_IMG_0001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeR5SbxnY0Lq78bAVeCW88B6n13N4CK-tqe4G_iKM0zP3l7EYTT_TxtSGXhWGEfkHzn_r3GpMJ2EzXvaneMANwbuc8IxzTADl_wuK8MLMcITs94PrKX6i6ftOmIPBp6chIu2NBa3K8/s400/20110513_IMG_0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610770373617787298" /></a> John R. has the tractor......Jason has the camera.......look at that gravel......look at that rock work. It used to be a carport. Now it is a pavilion.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBerlLEmOWSExbQnkPOxmcWgKSqW0W5CVzspd_jeznKd7uAIPP71SRY_YpOoj2cGg_jKo-MWAcGcJCQmHwtlxqJ4F3izhC36Gk9qoZoMLtZt_0HoS5B9QWGQ3URpixZ9NN2Q88890/s1600/20110513_IMG_0004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBerlLEmOWSExbQnkPOxmcWgKSqW0W5CVzspd_jeznKd7uAIPP71SRY_YpOoj2cGg_jKo-MWAcGcJCQmHwtlxqJ4F3izhC36Gk9qoZoMLtZt_0HoS5B9QWGQ3URpixZ9NN2Q88890/s400/20110513_IMG_0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610770088630203314" /></a> Former Greenwood Street daredevil.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIdA2uCk88ApJnj2tGVMBBf9Y4VW4T56qCt45mFuX9z7KynVKr1WtbDKKbXP1_zSzyWvAfdNWZWd9OKPF2HsW5x8vJ4zM85s8H7r6_Guf6z8SuAGtsh7B1oSV32XyumVmFGfxj88F/s1600/20110513_IMG_0006.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIdA2uCk88ApJnj2tGVMBBf9Y4VW4T56qCt45mFuX9z7KynVKr1WtbDKKbXP1_zSzyWvAfdNWZWd9OKPF2HsW5x8vJ4zM85s8H7r6_Guf6z8SuAGtsh7B1oSV32XyumVmFGfxj88F/s400/20110513_IMG_0006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610770087442749730" /></a> Behind every great pile of rocks........there is a daredevil.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_J11WDSxcyO-U5f1iiCOPHTxEfRhd3YE7H6e3eOmqeNyqyNKo4D6D-BIT6VncDsff3l_RkCzmWUX9oidMjt6uWlhNnyOCNTweXsvIgy79LyOH1vP5w2dts2m-58SR-kcL2i8uUOWm/s1600/20110513_IMG_0007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_J11WDSxcyO-U5f1iiCOPHTxEfRhd3YE7H6e3eOmqeNyqyNKo4D6D-BIT6VncDsff3l_RkCzmWUX9oidMjt6uWlhNnyOCNTweXsvIgy79LyOH1vP5w2dts2m-58SR-kcL2i8uUOWm/s400/20110513_IMG_0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610770078530696930" /></a> and probably a lizard.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbnscC1ZKStloVJW-CIYUku4JCNv0mrRrE0a_cyHpiYTFkjzbr4MDsJf6ZdlG8cobzATSrX8QRMabGwuHsHzku_wrcLjT2Gm1izR3eo8iU_H6C7jAnIxmFkWOgeY434IvH7fWx7Ll/s1600/20110513_IMG_0008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbnscC1ZKStloVJW-CIYUku4JCNv0mrRrE0a_cyHpiYTFkjzbr4MDsJf6ZdlG8cobzATSrX8QRMabGwuHsHzku_wrcLjT2Gm1izR3eo8iU_H6C7jAnIxmFkWOgeY434IvH7fWx7Ll/s400/20110513_IMG_0008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610770074811630226" /></a> Finally. A civilized way to get from Point A to Point B........and everything in between.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7Hn20IfRc9dkpKcLW4PB_mu8Hs9j_56mQriJ5NLLTRnA4I_wMSspyJHwTXROAw-IAloGvhTD_VqUx_qsUSG3l38vUy3GaHK9UqnRR3JLsJbzo2S288b1z0_GJPbWZCNQJcC4508e/s1600/20110513_IMG_0003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7Hn20IfRc9dkpKcLW4PB_mu8Hs9j_56mQriJ5NLLTRnA4I_wMSspyJHwTXROAw-IAloGvhTD_VqUx_qsUSG3l38vUy3GaHK9UqnRR3JLsJbzo2S288b1z0_GJPbWZCNQJcC4508e/s400/20110513_IMG_0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610770067323131010" /></a></div></div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-52117042477136440362011-04-24T14:37:00.002-07:002011-04-24T19:16:45.796-07:00It ain't over....till it's over.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWzqLLDwcrWL4jEOd1GL3PVtyDV2fnAuMqXw85Au9LZ_BYb1HEBEBn2KxIUlezFc5PRMYeVdw-XxTdcQr4D4mIXSzPKDgRL9VMk-FxNR58AapFsFUW3Ny7Xjo6lnX4nmiHBq0Y5-b/s1600/2011+march+019.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWzqLLDwcrWL4jEOd1GL3PVtyDV2fnAuMqXw85Au9LZ_BYb1HEBEBn2KxIUlezFc5PRMYeVdw-XxTdcQr4D4mIXSzPKDgRL9VMk-FxNR58AapFsFUW3Ny7Xjo6lnX4nmiHBq0Y5-b/s400/2011+march+019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599278754671045714" /></a>Remember the red water faucet that graced this prominent space with its presence? Later painted "Black Fox"? Well, that camouflage wasn't good enough for my friend Ken Richardson. He thought a sculpture was needed. He took a discarded piece of the container....probably part of a window that was cut out.....found the perfect rock on the gravel bar in front of the house.....had a piece of hedge he had been saving for something very important.....and saw a discarded bed frame in a country ditch & called on his wife Shirley to help haul it into the truck for the metal that was required. He calls it a water feature.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YNvavlIsebaKQtQRplbH5aI3XbtA80hmmxodOnFZUGa8Z-Y8vjgYnuVxp4LoTIPca6q1YrK8uwsdJfHia1BeKQyiuYmQzYkyBbDaIPsPKMgpSNf32zgHRYc6fNV8tsUkwb8LeqRS/s1600/2011+march+017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YNvavlIsebaKQtQRplbH5aI3XbtA80hmmxodOnFZUGa8Z-Y8vjgYnuVxp4LoTIPca6q1YrK8uwsdJfHia1BeKQyiuYmQzYkyBbDaIPsPKMgpSNf32zgHRYc6fNV8tsUkwb8LeqRS/s400/2011+march+017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599277935821076930" /></a>And.....like father, like son. Ken's 92 year-old-father decided I needed a bench in front of the house....... had been saving that piece of wood for something very important.......fixed it up and sent it my way......and I now have the perfect place for some heavy duty meditation. And plenty of subjects.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tl05m9kaFpnLw1eNzrO1b2sSAbTrn6DKZZ34Bm6_uHRKKP7uSYBMipydwTbd5lS-GeC4pigPRNgjBhyuxJyMBxZ0wNEilIVihdPUX1HC1MCs4su8bD9MLNnTLwJI-r_zgRPsER0R/s1600/2011+march+021.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tl05m9kaFpnLw1eNzrO1b2sSAbTrn6DKZZ34Bm6_uHRKKP7uSYBMipydwTbd5lS-GeC4pigPRNgjBhyuxJyMBxZ0wNEilIVihdPUX1HC1MCs4su8bD9MLNnTLwJI-r_zgRPsER0R/s400/2011+march+021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599277578407839170" /></a>So........I now have a bona fide place to park my truck......vents in the roof of the storage container.......a metal door on the house-end of the container which makes for a speedier and somewhat more civilized entry........great shelves on the inside.......a hand-rail/cable combination on the ramp......a metal door to get into and out of the crawl space.......a gorgeous metal roof vent cover.......and the participation, once again, of some great friends and family.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlacG-_6Jx-TIRKiTmO-UQxT7VFfCcK_4WoSlXEzgX5PMafq3LIteX6E15i0QO1c3LGN7rdR1FS3Y0QpBUo6z4sqonmkVvf6zgUoYdFraj8qswq833zMWoP1sP7AzSgKA4JJNq2YG/s1600/2011+march+006.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlacG-_6Jx-TIRKiTmO-UQxT7VFfCcK_4WoSlXEzgX5PMafq3LIteX6E15i0QO1c3LGN7rdR1FS3Y0QpBUo6z4sqonmkVvf6zgUoYdFraj8qswq833zMWoP1sP7AzSgKA4JJNq2YG/s400/2011+march+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599276528580506434" /></a>Michael Mardis......applying the one-of-a-kind, architecturally-designed, state-of-the-art vent fan cover........to replace the previously 24 hour-a-day racket-flappers that caused me many sleepless nights. Phew. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKwy_uSdiS37HmafB_hM9HU1aOKdNj0a8gXVP3fWgwZP8wQodjb_h5HBHywBuxtlkQl_xQw21HL9s0lZKKn9vRsFMz_zGDnzDppPd1r9xmF30UUeMuBe_PJAqh-hJf8mCOtwShzRb/s1600/2011+march+007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKwy_uSdiS37HmafB_hM9HU1aOKdNj0a8gXVP3fWgwZP8wQodjb_h5HBHywBuxtlkQl_xQw21HL9s0lZKKn9vRsFMz_zGDnzDppPd1r9xmF30UUeMuBe_PJAqh-hJf8mCOtwShzRb/s400/2011+march+007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599276292712759970" /></a>And the crew from Advanced Welding who put up the railing and storage container door in record-breaking time without a hitch. All things should go so smoothly.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGG91Pq_u4hoplogxBn3XkEucbpSX1MQ7JQdtobl8CFteCMfSg_Bt5EeMnPkUpxbhB1RrCy9ojmXuqb1cOFRiuzeVVz42zHVcA6W11zEbhZx1ffultrSsVwTcD17vwckzPSbSdQ95/s1600/2011+march+009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGG91Pq_u4hoplogxBn3XkEucbpSX1MQ7JQdtobl8CFteCMfSg_Bt5EeMnPkUpxbhB1RrCy9ojmXuqb1cOFRiuzeVVz42zHVcA6W11zEbhZx1ffultrSsVwTcD17vwckzPSbSdQ95/s400/2011+march+009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599276063611652978" /></a>I know. It's not everyone's dream......but that metal crawl space door that Michael installed is definitely a work of art.....and guaranteed to keep any love slaves that I happen to adopt safe, secure, and tremendously obedient.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtUeUe0nwh7Sk0QmowAPoNGfjNkfTw-Jk8YAkCQlVzdXdq8mVaqnCYco9YB1AhbYYbHq6jRJQhVlTvhBS-LBKyQiYgDweU5dGbGaEq_AN5XPb0BWmTDsBcJlniEL1n3meclSPf13v/s1600/2011+march+010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtUeUe0nwh7Sk0QmowAPoNGfjNkfTw-Jk8YAkCQlVzdXdq8mVaqnCYco9YB1AhbYYbHq6jRJQhVlTvhBS-LBKyQiYgDweU5dGbGaEq_AN5XPb0BWmTDsBcJlniEL1n3meclSPf13v/s400/2011+march+010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599275511900292338" /></a>None of the self-help books I've read have sufficiently explored the positive aspects of the solid roof vent cover.......but, I swear, I'm a much better person now than I was.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5EpvbQ7aUrQ6NLlKwI7OkudbQVWJedSbMH-_zJdI-XLGZuIfNFlXw977lQfqK9uQIAKcso2k_Z7UTqZVIrU0aGs82v0z728uQgiqmUDiLQ1XkLDa3pl8XvPevndns4R0ps82SDOn/s1600/2011+march+008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5EpvbQ7aUrQ6NLlKwI7OkudbQVWJedSbMH-_zJdI-XLGZuIfNFlXw977lQfqK9uQIAKcso2k_Z7UTqZVIrU0aGs82v0z728uQgiqmUDiLQ1XkLDa3pl8XvPevndns4R0ps82SDOn/s400/2011+march+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599275246292071666" /></a>Pretty slick, eh? Other than a very short period of time back in the mid-seventies when the family was able to sustain a cleared-out garage..........this was the first time in my adult life that I've not had to scrape off my windshield every dang day in the winter. I would highly recommend it.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_oA4gZYurv7RqPr9FuNp5vyBQ_-vCqGfKgJJTe9IQJWkJaEQrfSRtHPRxza8izzveTuPkUVv1iGOqIF6U2VWxYKB8zeWsmnJ-2at9TateIeghabLpje-kFkGH83OOL_mU7GsTliR/s1600/2011+march+016.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_oA4gZYurv7RqPr9FuNp5vyBQ_-vCqGfKgJJTe9IQJWkJaEQrfSRtHPRxza8izzveTuPkUVv1iGOqIF6U2VWxYKB8zeWsmnJ-2at9TateIeghabLpje-kFkGH83OOL_mU7GsTliR/s400/2011+march+016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599274978695921586" /></a>There is a plan in the works to extend that nice gravel all the way to edge of the carport....and to paint the door black.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhiSCcdhG4QiRKw2uQjgG4iT6yknD3TwANiY-sJIc7uOECuFzzFrw464ItkrlCAjmZ_wJdiNy5vDC6NKoY1MKk5GyBM-ag4_zRmh4Oq3T2T82xbJkO11lXJlnVzODm020fUnlJitE0/s1600/004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhiSCcdhG4QiRKw2uQjgG4iT6yknD3TwANiY-sJIc7uOECuFzzFrw464ItkrlCAjmZ_wJdiNy5vDC6NKoY1MKk5GyBM-ag4_zRmh4Oq3T2T82xbJkO11lXJlnVzODm020fUnlJitE0/s400/004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599274091341520882" /></a>At some point, I seem to remember using this space to curse crab grass, non-growing Buffalo Grass.........and the whole *&#$:*(:@+! process of landscaping that non-river-facing area of the site. I have recently entered into a new phase of confronting this difficulty and have had some really good help and plenty of natural resources. See boulders above. Jamie (of the prior tree-planting operation, John R. (of the newly acquired giant tractor), and Jason (of the wonderfully on-going designer/builder/architectural fame have now taken this project to a new level. Actually, it is the first level.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsSHluNn-gS2LymvwBIeRiqvEeE49brrPun4VKvRtHbSf3Lai_c5ocumIYMRahDG0IPSRGmN90TlNu8N3M5hxFscUQoOBQuth-sH2UvT6vt1idLSys3ZogJAqSvfqi2gBlkD97pF0/s1600/001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsSHluNn-gS2LymvwBIeRiqvEeE49brrPun4VKvRtHbSf3Lai_c5ocumIYMRahDG0IPSRGmN90TlNu8N3M5hxFscUQoOBQuth-sH2UvT6vt1idLSys3ZogJAqSvfqi2gBlkD97pF0/s400/001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599273585045400274" /></a>I'm not asking too many questions......but it involves finding big rocks.....chaining them into the tractor bucket......transporting them to the house site.......telling a lot of stories......eating jelly beans........laughing........and then doing something with the rocks.....some left-over dirt.....raking.....more laughing.......mouthing off.......thinking about gravel.......and some other stuff. So far, I really like what I've seen when I get home from a real job.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCkyDiaADRAZmQ10F0iB2PBbYbXsnlyDu6fEL9NODoqPV_NfFfDBDf5TMAsXU8KqDIxyDxPzd54J79-V9y0-1zXWHVMIDn2HZZFWzcpk5KpTqyp1nkfvcTSNoDPvQuHIG3h4M_yfQ/s1600/002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCkyDiaADRAZmQ10F0iB2PBbYbXsnlyDu6fEL9NODoqPV_NfFfDBDf5TMAsXU8KqDIxyDxPzd54J79-V9y0-1zXWHVMIDn2HZZFWzcpk5KpTqyp1nkfvcTSNoDPvQuHIG3h4M_yfQ/s400/002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599273133133735330" /></a>And then there's MY contribution. It is very cerebral. I have harvested these flat rocks from the bottom of the James River.....drug them to the gravel bar on a blue plastic sled that I found washed up in a log jam.......wheel-barrowed them to the truck and transported them to the house.....to make a nice little rock path leading to the faucet which is camouflaged behind the sculpture.......the water feature, remember? And all of that took a long time......but that is my idea of a very good time. Wading in the river and looking for rocks. Great.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObD9PCQKdkhyphenhyphentEDTT5SLciSidcepz_wI3zCtVLlCmbEYdw3FTda1GihyphenhyphenFaW8LciB06mI67DdhfTNyEr8WBkbV8PqzNjUQNG5V1qgPvopliiciiv-0f5ZLyJghh0IGGwXggBK6svou/s1600/003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObD9PCQKdkhyphenhyphentEDTT5SLciSidcepz_wI3zCtVLlCmbEYdw3FTda1GihyphenhyphenFaW8LciB06mI67DdhfTNyEr8WBkbV8PqzNjUQNG5V1qgPvopliiciiv-0f5ZLyJghh0IGGwXggBK6svou/s400/003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599272173633860322" /></a>So......then I put the flat rocks in a fairly straight line, made a hard right turn, headed directly to behind the water faucet..............and thought that was the stupidest-looking and stupidest-acting path I had ever seen. Good grief. A rock path (that was difficult to even walk on, at best) to a water faucet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5b08R3WzcQCTro8qy_rTtnGWUk1rOsRnNr0A31BRKvkMXv22vcpN-LyjF4mrfx5YlyerlMteYvTxafb3vH0mPv2NLzUHe4Ufg8ykvdbD2oAQBoDNQqTrnyKySjQCCN98wlNrUDog/s1600/004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5b08R3WzcQCTro8qy_rTtnGWUk1rOsRnNr0A31BRKvkMXv22vcpN-LyjF4mrfx5YlyerlMteYvTxafb3vH0mPv2NLzUHe4Ufg8ykvdbD2oAQBoDNQqTrnyKySjQCCN98wlNrUDog/s400/004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599271653301836850" /></a>Consequently, I got my wheel barrow and picked up all of the flat rocks and transported them to the side of the driveway and stacked them over by the propane tank and I no longer have a nice rock path to a water faucet..........that looked very stupid. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5b2tJcVnBjSr63NxZmnY1CRAoHlqcyLUqRbuM-WLR-C_-o6xVd8aful9ewg74ooLQBmwryL_7udHhF9MsKHc-iMptPNwkc8QILfW0bg7mmkfloQqBuklO8IkmLT6QRtjtvHck-s3/s1600/2011+march+004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5b2tJcVnBjSr63NxZmnY1CRAoHlqcyLUqRbuM-WLR-C_-o6xVd8aful9ewg74ooLQBmwryL_7udHhF9MsKHc-iMptPNwkc8QILfW0bg7mmkfloQqBuklO8IkmLT6QRtjtvHck-s3/s400/2011+march+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599269904922855922" /></a>DISREGARD THIS PHOTOGRAPH. I COULDN'T DELETE IT......AND DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. IT DOES NOT BRING BACK ANY MEMORIES AT ALL. THAT'S JUST FINE.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmEO0qFZwqFz460KpGzP0_wTV2kOuiFeD4ke1naDld25GVWY0p1f_JA1q9wyvHfy8iST_ClVc565FPWjB1GAs8yyzrXT1t9dV44Ro4DH1aytRLTN4EsPsROuH3Mm8FOCzuRdMUDxH/s1600/2011+march+014.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmEO0qFZwqFz460KpGzP0_wTV2kOuiFeD4ke1naDld25GVWY0p1f_JA1q9wyvHfy8iST_ClVc565FPWjB1GAs8yyzrXT1t9dV44Ro4DH1aytRLTN4EsPsROuH3Mm8FOCzuRdMUDxH/s400/2011+march+014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599269235534620898" /></a> And here are a couple of nice spots to contemplate flat rocks.......and other world situations. Stay tuned........it ain't over till it's over.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSP_RboINXQg75cT8nnMvsYHCP-RDSmMZhX2t2PBODuQDpZHk1tjIfHp-99ZISp3Z54czuMnzHSdChI0NKpR9zIRuChOazVHB7h1bVuiy2oizPdMrXllSszDGAnfhNGtomIHzgtFL/s1600/001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSP_RboINXQg75cT8nnMvsYHCP-RDSmMZhX2t2PBODuQDpZHk1tjIfHp-99ZISp3Z54czuMnzHSdChI0NKpR9zIRuChOazVHB7h1bVuiy2oizPdMrXllSszDGAnfhNGtomIHzgtFL/s400/001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599268565064363138" /></a></div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-9950793999991115982010-10-18T17:11:00.000-07:002010-10-21T19:32:11.371-07:00From WASTE AGE to TURKEY COUNTRY......From WASTE AGE to TURKEY COUNTRY.......with a lot of crab grass and good porch time in between. Yeah. Remember a year-or-so-ago when someone accused me of being a "media whore"? Whooping it up about this house? Foaming at the mouth? Sending out press releases on the day the big cranes were on the site? Well, now you can read all about the house in the September/October issue of TURKEY COUNTRY......the one with "Muzzleloaders You Can Eat Off Of...15 Easy Steps on page 135" on the cover. So I guess that guy was right.<div><br /></div><div>Vicki Cox wrote the article (which she actually began several months ago) and took the pictures......and happens to be the same journalist who interviewed the Human Cannonball who lives in Halfway, Missouri. I can only imagine how interesting HER life must be. (Vicki's life....that is.)</div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to that frenzy of media attention, (which was brought to my attention by a very cool 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher at Jarrett Middle School.....or I never would have known about it) I have had some really good encounters from people who have read this blog. A couple of great people from Siloam Springs, Arkansas stopped by on their way home from Chicago.....who plan to build a shipping container house in California.......and spent time asking questions, taking pictures and tromping up and down the hill. I absolutely loved that visit. And another couple who live in this area came to see what the house looked and felt like and talked about a project they are thinking about that could be extremely important to a whole community of people. And a lot of emails asking questions (Bagelpower has stumped me with some concrete floor concerns, but I'm working on it) and offering support and keeping me informed about their progress and pitfalls. I had no idea this would be so INTERACTIVE. Especially since I was trying my hardest to cut down on my interactions. There you go.</div><div><br /></div><div>So........not much to write about these days......but a whole lot of living is going on here.....and it is real good. Real good.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCvsRrImeleVcXfba7GyxePVw9teJLXgsAhUfOVwWqChPUJgujP0ajDb_NRCvOJuiHTCcy5JVI9K00R_KHzHVIr6JL1wmDdlv-5Wf-QCrWBjrf3nLH-g0VZgmfxy7LPTMJnd7TTkS/s1600/end+of+summer+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCvsRrImeleVcXfba7GyxePVw9teJLXgsAhUfOVwWqChPUJgujP0ajDb_NRCvOJuiHTCcy5JVI9K00R_KHzHVIr6JL1wmDdlv-5Wf-QCrWBjrf3nLH-g0VZgmfxy7LPTMJnd7TTkS/s400/end+of+summer+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529563085574309426" /></a> John R. planting David's Tree.......he'd be proud.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHJm0hFMW_cMlrPs6WFV4SUm7OaYfLVVxdeK4qYdfHYD5WUGojGdAHkqMYF3oceiG2-i4czOpNesdqeFGxPPuxEXYucgQOZtP9fr_-7OfmGu5aMTyeoU6Xs0QZf6EMLxNo9X86RYv/s1600/end+of+summer+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHJm0hFMW_cMlrPs6WFV4SUm7OaYfLVVxdeK4qYdfHYD5WUGojGdAHkqMYF3oceiG2-i4czOpNesdqeFGxPPuxEXYucgQOZtP9fr_-7OfmGu5aMTyeoU6Xs0QZf6EMLxNo9X86RYv/s400/end+of+summer+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529561970010702338" /></a>And just when I was ready to ship in a truckload of Amish to finish this thing up.......Michael and Jason showed up on a blistering hot day to pour concrete for the piers that will support the canopy for the carport. Out of the clear blue sky...........</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsBGtVCQn_Yd_lP0dUIlSt0lY5IuhDcv6n_gdGQpvcmwWUyozMUGzHCd3JQvZ-wlZrcJDvesS3tjs9WGv63d4KZoTrZnt0iX32VrzkENNbt38KIXHHdwZPFLVd9ONyIQAwGZD5e7k/s1600/end+of+summer+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsBGtVCQn_Yd_lP0dUIlSt0lY5IuhDcv6n_gdGQpvcmwWUyozMUGzHCd3JQvZ-wlZrcJDvesS3tjs9WGv63d4KZoTrZnt0iX32VrzkENNbt38KIXHHdwZPFLVd9ONyIQAwGZD5e7k/s400/end+of+summer+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529560527873005586" /></a> ......followed by pork tenderloin sandwiches and really, really thin onion rings at Joe's Diner in Strafford. That was a very good day.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWemY_-39yT-Y-3pruzcbLUFnXd_O27-c2asHTWVTf8pKFEDyIGM8Wp8SQUoH9fXDhxObo70mGLp5548D1BH15dcRNwwWobypRBOLf3vluO1yKNFlrVjC_Ryjw-BbrTzptGf-muAnS/s1600/end+of+summer+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWemY_-39yT-Y-3pruzcbLUFnXd_O27-c2asHTWVTf8pKFEDyIGM8Wp8SQUoH9fXDhxObo70mGLp5548D1BH15dcRNwwWobypRBOLf3vluO1yKNFlrVjC_Ryjw-BbrTzptGf-muAnS/s400/end+of+summer+007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529559403170053362" /></a> This here is what's called "crab grass".</div><div><br /></div><div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZ-uGSa2IDIGsDRNQ2YaUNQ9iPwsbBD2fnjfyjTxIxFASI6-c1rQ5H_bb7wQWHeCmliEGACDmyzCqOo1F5UGvvNI95sdZxtSrHZanL1-_grdEqwNEVXDSPacl3eSXZ3t_wbhG7gt8/s1600/end+of+summer+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZ-uGSa2IDIGsDRNQ2YaUNQ9iPwsbBD2fnjfyjTxIxFASI6-c1rQ5H_bb7wQWHeCmliEGACDmyzCqOo1F5UGvvNI95sdZxtSrHZanL1-_grdEqwNEVXDSPacl3eSXZ3t_wbhG7gt8/s400/end+of+summer+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529557569569963298" /></a>Remember the plan? Remember the turquoise hydro-seeded yard that was going to magically turn into Buffalo Grass? Native to the area......low maintenance.....drought-resistant.....don't have to mow it.......Buffalo Grass? Well, what we have here is what's called crab grass. But don't think for a moment that we haven't tried to remedy this situation. I am just choosing to leave this life experience out of the narrative at this particular time. %@*(&#**$!!@&</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Wyh7Eh2ihzEW6ZiiIzoGYgRkjd0aZ7k_EI_pzQbm_Eqrm1bCqTSTAujAWBjtM0vATOmYP_A6wyS1pMzuyWDlwjIUfg8_gGUyA4-cZa6OkINA6HOEOzEKPJ7eKCHvhi8KgGfnp01R/s1600/porch+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Wyh7Eh2ihzEW6ZiiIzoGYgRkjd0aZ7k_EI_pzQbm_Eqrm1bCqTSTAujAWBjtM0vATOmYP_A6wyS1pMzuyWDlwjIUfg8_gGUyA4-cZa6OkINA6HOEOzEKPJ7eKCHvhi8KgGfnp01R/s400/porch+011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529555490271217378" /></a>The motivation for these next pictures was the decision and purchase (FINALLY) of table and chairs for the two porches. Boy, does that make a difference in how I've spent my time. What a concept! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMQ_zXBf61vPHCZaSH7U2dO8GpFD2FOTzEnd2lTAhBri2vXigMnrEDlJ9MVg3DXCKseHkyclFgRWiIwr-_lG9CSrRy7JdEL_VfnGs7_s4sXSSAWpqU3mGt_OV3_x2YYhzz-IdSoLB/s1600/porch+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMQ_zXBf61vPHCZaSH7U2dO8GpFD2FOTzEnd2lTAhBri2vXigMnrEDlJ9MVg3DXCKseHkyclFgRWiIwr-_lG9CSrRy7JdEL_VfnGs7_s4sXSSAWpqU3mGt_OV3_x2YYhzz-IdSoLB/s400/porch+009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529554159905698626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0OmAzBD1_WDkIRkqQUL_ncPGcfZyte_xRRRTvLXp36M9drudK8htA5AAcZT66YsOEsHJUPXU3lPE5RCrJi4fOH5O_h_4EfZqZ7iebjjsbWIDol3hsqNWebdUuAIcy6YeDX1k4_jb/s1600/porch+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0OmAzBD1_WDkIRkqQUL_ncPGcfZyte_xRRRTvLXp36M9drudK8htA5AAcZT66YsOEsHJUPXU3lPE5RCrJi4fOH5O_h_4EfZqZ7iebjjsbWIDol3hsqNWebdUuAIcy6YeDX1k4_jb/s400/porch+007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529551821048271570" /></a>Next on the list......besides the canopy that will attach to the piers and to the storage container for a carport and storage/storm shelter....... a railing for the ramp.....some electric work for the storage container........light fixtures for both porches......and ceiling fans.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wO0ABjQxoscBMyPSTAtHtfdOI_5MlPy2o7BQGgTQDGz3K6mlVI9SYYNFxS-Oz2Oz_xM8K6nR6ApcVnsHV4SEl6w2NCa7LaaUxVVJdUz8YGWgOG-JgkXWXiK5Lg1d3qCw5ZIXEG65/s1600/porch+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wO0ABjQxoscBMyPSTAtHtfdOI_5MlPy2o7BQGgTQDGz3K6mlVI9SYYNFxS-Oz2Oz_xM8K6nR6ApcVnsHV4SEl6w2NCa7LaaUxVVJdUz8YGWgOG-JgkXWXiK5Lg1d3qCw5ZIXEG65/s400/porch+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529550570858775506" /></a>Now days, I'm whooping it up and foaming at the mouth about porch furniture and possible ceiling fans. I'd say that's progress, wouldn't you?</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAPOvWn8G0z0vzaD8hYLU06URt6HVLZhNmOTWmoWTzJEarD4RR6CS9mtgZRXSs6yRKHZkDYZjO6SV8AmpLXSk3hXwQp08L2-9i04O6UBmYC6UKkArQA2W5f57ZX2DHizyvSwt3x2n/s1600/porch+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAPOvWn8G0z0vzaD8hYLU06URt6HVLZhNmOTWmoWTzJEarD4RR6CS9mtgZRXSs6yRKHZkDYZjO6SV8AmpLXSk3hXwQp08L2-9i04O6UBmYC6UKkArQA2W5f57ZX2DHizyvSwt3x2n/s400/porch+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529549078210965106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4oLqWB5JcoyIoJ3FaHZDdnvMh-XjaLeKWFgzMxQ-m45owZIKNO5a2tQARKQK5rqnvUn6ydSaYDwXK73kSEGhs5iIBglpfmIHSvpehHud7OedmZ8UV9Fg3CQDjwoy-dET6T0uAW-s/s1600/porch+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4oLqWB5JcoyIoJ3FaHZDdnvMh-XjaLeKWFgzMxQ-m45owZIKNO5a2tQARKQK5rqnvUn6ydSaYDwXK73kSEGhs5iIBglpfmIHSvpehHud7OedmZ8UV9Fg3CQDjwoy-dET6T0uAW-s/s400/porch+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529547490619698130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NqNpmJEdPURUGOUAG_ONHmCvlfuAGl8EmpwXFN3nxkm9XZJpqOqnbv47q5btpL5fyx0Sdh6JA8j2-uTgpBYfIwwa1vJSQQpWEuWMULvwDjIw0Kdmygsq_hFIcHXbaM9yANQtrVf3/s1600/porch+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NqNpmJEdPURUGOUAG_ONHmCvlfuAGl8EmpwXFN3nxkm9XZJpqOqnbv47q5btpL5fyx0Sdh6JA8j2-uTgpBYfIwwa1vJSQQpWEuWMULvwDjIw0Kdmygsq_hFIcHXbaM9yANQtrVf3/s400/porch+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529544971353757202" /></a>As I said before, there's not much to write about these days.......it's just all about living here. Look at that porch. How would you like to be able to bring your coffee and yesterday's newspaper out to that table......and not be able to take your eyes off the river long enough to figure out what #6 across on the crossword puzzle is? I go to work.....I come home to a house that I've wanted for as long as I can remember.......and then there's no place to go.....because it's all here.....and so am I. Phew. I'm thankful.</div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-53383792053009411942010-07-05T17:18:00.000-07:002010-07-05T20:17:50.089-07:00Back to the future.....and the here and now.Back to the future....and the here and now. And, yes, it's been a while since I've reported on the day-to-day happenings. Let's hope I can remember what's happened.<div><br /></div><div>I've paid more good money for good dirt.....some less money for not-so-good-dirt (probably something my parents tried to teach me at some point)....and I've gained some firsthand knowledge about spreading dirt (I'm pretty sure they talked to me about that one). </div><div><br /></div><div>John R.'s friend Bryan helped with the yard detail....brought his tractor and rented a Harley Rake......John R. has gotten a newer, bigger tractor, in the meantime.....and Gabe and I picked up rocks and raked. On foot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNs9F_hyphenhyphenZFRWGYDTUCaxPUKgCZLG5Osi8dgdG84C313HoZtM7yUvTjPN5Gv93wKPu6vQPSOqszZVben052GS4ARfy4YAyMAncGaFjah4MoRY311jx3JuvkwpHKTEz5BKQxqYFXlbz/s1600/may+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNs9F_hyphenhyphenZFRWGYDTUCaxPUKgCZLG5Osi8dgdG84C313HoZtM7yUvTjPN5Gv93wKPu6vQPSOqszZVben052GS4ARfy4YAyMAncGaFjah4MoRY311jx3JuvkwpHKTEz5BKQxqYFXlbz/s400/may+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490616498620960530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvSSo8BBhePGriLO_WWLtz7K0JvF3RAGKm4Vm0iwd4nxUdwZwxQhghPltXxPNARa7O2Xq5lvImSj2AxSC1Wa9TRmke7R3C6QQI8ujdASm_gKkeUP6DFXZdp21nwsVU_zt7fMB0e6U/s1600/may+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvSSo8BBhePGriLO_WWLtz7K0JvF3RAGKm4Vm0iwd4nxUdwZwxQhghPltXxPNARa7O2Xq5lvImSj2AxSC1Wa9TRmke7R3C6QQI8ujdASm_gKkeUP6DFXZdp21nwsVU_zt7fMB0e6U/s400/may+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490615364053699058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16-eCletlSoXYt9FzfHVQXq9qNARpY3ajM0LQoDzNrqF-8mR7dip6WLbUCtVi30E07r_S7P5Dg2B175MhNCTANA9NsX1aq5yl-1FvPVQJ82u_HMftYetZmNEcQPzFOAXB8vaT1Flz/s1600/may+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16-eCletlSoXYt9FzfHVQXq9qNARpY3ajM0LQoDzNrqF-8mR7dip6WLbUCtVi30E07r_S7P5Dg2B175MhNCTANA9NsX1aq5yl-1FvPVQJ82u_HMftYetZmNEcQPzFOAXB8vaT1Flz/s400/may+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490614400113796050" /></a>Next came the hole-digging for the trees to be planted.....with some slight miscalculations on my part about how big those holes needed to be. John R. and Gabe and I dug the holes....the trees almost fit.....Jamie came to dig more and deeper the next day........and now there are two spectacular River Birch trees planted in the yard with a hole just waiting for a third one. And, once again, I was getting some ever-thoughtful and well-researched advice and diagrams from my West Coast connection about placement and timing. We needed it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKIBkygnumk6Lxm3sSL7jDDhcfkrmav87-degnjAlzgxTyysuTMi6FGtly8BtUTMKwi-Ml9liZdjUcvwjNUry7C1lqEI4Fwz8ZnU5NLCNlJTcOHTNwBwotPvqy6t2RPudIOjUHouv/s1600/trees+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKIBkygnumk6Lxm3sSL7jDDhcfkrmav87-degnjAlzgxTyysuTMi6FGtly8BtUTMKwi-Ml9liZdjUcvwjNUry7C1lqEI4Fwz8ZnU5NLCNlJTcOHTNwBwotPvqy6t2RPudIOjUHouv/s400/trees+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490612134668098578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32yBEu2yqql_1pFBMQACHcNCRyd3Wph6hrkOoMKh7Y8zWYK6-ltzGS8f5fn5X3WDgofOO3cdBqF7gWw24cCYLShgGstQ3Imwa4cY47_RYgdfV523XpKioIHUcRiys_ZS04r8B76q6/s1600/trees+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32yBEu2yqql_1pFBMQACHcNCRyd3Wph6hrkOoMKh7Y8zWYK6-ltzGS8f5fn5X3WDgofOO3cdBqF7gWw24cCYLShgGstQ3Imwa4cY47_RYgdfV523XpKioIHUcRiys_ZS04r8B76q6/s400/trees+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490611276079395698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFY3tSmVfIrAH1FdkbIc0rnvsE0aBYmmppypCoivC7gcvx1Duiu40Z-ihPM_nJXEMiBcdl7QzjRV9yfxFwvBQDEnWtwAHpoR3bBPrrel6wgDw2b6QM652T1rrLvPktbXV-Bhww6Nyy/s1600/trees+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFY3tSmVfIrAH1FdkbIc0rnvsE0aBYmmppypCoivC7gcvx1Duiu40Z-ihPM_nJXEMiBcdl7QzjRV9yfxFwvBQDEnWtwAHpoR3bBPrrel6wgDw2b6QM652T1rrLvPktbXV-Bhww6Nyy/s400/trees+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490609627334580066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPewhDjwIcluk9clUECKaiYKQLKRw6lWplFtWu0n9DIxZzYTxKhtSLcTzFs3zd6Asi8juBQq2-YFuuTj1jstVfvj7Y-JYLwh90UmqdRUDCWH9ZDBP5Xufbeq77Gq4HD16mc1jnyRF/s1600/trees+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPewhDjwIcluk9clUECKaiYKQLKRw6lWplFtWu0n9DIxZzYTxKhtSLcTzFs3zd6Asi8juBQq2-YFuuTj1jstVfvj7Y-JYLwh90UmqdRUDCWH9ZDBP5Xufbeq77Gq4HD16mc1jnyRF/s400/trees+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490607508519874866" /></a>Then there was the day I drove into the driveway from a hard day's work.......only to discover that the entire area had suddenly turned the most bilious (and that is the perfect adjective) shade of sea foam green I've ever seen. No warning.....no explanation....no flags.....no signs.....just sea foam green forever. (A hydro-seeding trick in hopes of growing some Buffalo grass.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_StktYNshudmweZiwC3mJBpIZrq0A_blToU2QAsyCVqo1Wk8jZK61gvdtpaEn8HqjY23DQF96V-k0ekRjGNRItW9IGAAw2U9yAbPXOq90tOJIa5bwJwvdvkLHK7svhaoEdUD0FiZ0/s1600/june+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_StktYNshudmweZiwC3mJBpIZrq0A_blToU2QAsyCVqo1Wk8jZK61gvdtpaEn8HqjY23DQF96V-k0ekRjGNRItW9IGAAw2U9yAbPXOq90tOJIa5bwJwvdvkLHK7svhaoEdUD0FiZ0/s400/june+007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490605232838309298" /></a>Meanwhile, Tom and Sid (previously known as Frick and Frack) have been lovingly, carefully, methodically and knowingly preparing each and every cedar board (and the screws and nails that go with it) side by side in perfect.....and I do mean perfect....relationship with the next....to finish the ramp and both porches.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7j1d2NHaJTAeFR0Fz5Zj3YB7nYvdyvtiOq6QV_8Xnmnhi-AI2GUjufffpzhp0bAXk3Mp8I4Ej1T90WRsrnclgXH4Ac961O6hLx20xYxXB0CZCWddQxiLL14lzMwiputol7rT_12Dx/s1600/june+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Amidst record-breaking heat, wasps, bees, ticks, copperheads, lightning, poison ivy, long drives to get to work......and the never-ending life issues and family situations that most other folks are dealing with from the comfort of their air-conditioned homes.....they planned and measured, constructed and installed and gave me even more reason to love them and love this house forever. Thank you Tom and Sid. And thank you Michael and Jason for knowing that the cedar wrapped porches, the ramp and the cedar ceiling in the living room, kitchen and hallway would take this house to yet a higher level of design elegance.</div><div><br /></div><div>I know that I'm not the first to mention this, nor will I be the last, but building a house is certainly a whole lot more than building a house. When I stop to think about all of the people I've encountered along the way....and the experiences that have accompanied the people....it is definitely life-changing......in a very good way.</div><div><br /></div><div>So....what's next? Michael is going to be back on the job soon with plans for the porch and ramp handrails and for the canopy that will attach to the storage container for a carport. And I will be sitting on the gravel bar in front of the house reading a magazine and eating my lunch.....or paddling slowly down the James. ......back to the future......and the here and now.</div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-84641305552587417322010-07-05T13:35:00.001-07:002010-07-05T16:09:37.228-07:00Whoa.....Fifth of July and I'm talking about a wood stove?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4RvpIPOZbQ4-sgBexk2qSZZuqWlWz_ZFl3oX163g_03S7i5xGD2HL3QRA4yLF-Zlt9_waGxnOxvhPADHH4D8F5MtImexv28XXurSpa4HZeYNT7iZyryWmwquKC7N5wPfcSXDp-Wf/s1600/spring+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4RvpIPOZbQ4-sgBexk2qSZZuqWlWz_ZFl3oX163g_03S7i5xGD2HL3QRA4yLF-Zlt9_waGxnOxvhPADHH4D8F5MtImexv28XXurSpa4HZeYNT7iZyryWmwquKC7N5wPfcSXDp-Wf/s400/spring+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490558263496286514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mKzm6Adnhw8CS349H4ZZdeqJELH4lXL8tbnCWC-NJBdZFzERj-cjU2BXUQUnmQaG-dKkMqpLcZvq-_WA36_XLi75ztN4BQv0Rzk4eiX-Gx62q3owTVs-4awPMvMNiT2PWtc97dbi/s1600/spring+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mKzm6Adnhw8CS349H4ZZdeqJELH4lXL8tbnCWC-NJBdZFzERj-cjU2BXUQUnmQaG-dKkMqpLcZvq-_WA36_XLi75ztN4BQv0Rzk4eiX-Gx62q3owTVs-4awPMvMNiT2PWtc97dbi/s400/spring+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490556843726202306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_mRaH5JTxnC-ifKnYLrXHhcTf8FwSQtEJUrDP8ZlZpPRE8kPzfClnvM-BgBFgTPJfSeHbkTX9-Bgvnq7Fy3KeFy2rNgvgM63awMjWYEDuDTfiiZQe-zAo9HiWTbS3O7toR_7jrGl/s1600/spring+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_mRaH5JTxnC-ifKnYLrXHhcTf8FwSQtEJUrDP8ZlZpPRE8kPzfClnvM-BgBFgTPJfSeHbkTX9-Bgvnq7Fy3KeFy2rNgvgM63awMjWYEDuDTfiiZQe-zAo9HiWTbS3O7toR_7jrGl/s400/spring+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490555414178607826" /></a><br />Whoa....Fifth of July and I'm talking about a wood stove? You betcha. (Strike that. I SURE don't want to sound like the person who ruined "you betcha" for me.) Yes. I forgot to talk about the wood stove, and I think it's definitely worth talking about. (*Background note: there was originally supposed to be a fireplace in this house, but there was an early mistake that made it impossible to add.......thus, the wood stove instead of my first choice fireplace.)<div><br /></div><div>First of all, it's not easy to find a wood stove that isn't all goo-gawed up with scrolls and eagles and curvy legs......but not too hard to find beautifully sleek and simple Danish or Norwegian or Swedish designs that would make anyone drool....but also cost thousands and thousands of dollars. And well worth it. I'd been searching websites for a couple of years hoping for something affordable and PLAIN......then looked at the dealers around here.....and finally found someone who could order a SCAN stove......at a pretty hefty price. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had plenty of support in making the decision to spend the money (and the tax credit that I was going to get).....mainly, because I sure needed to have a backup system if the power goes off during an ice storm. Which it will. Thankfully, before I had the dealer order it, I made one last check with other places around the area to see if I could save money and/or actually see a SCAN stove with my own eyes.</div><div><br /></div><div> Lo and behold, I found one in Ozark, Missouri at Missouri Insulation, drove over and looked at it, liked it, liked the people there.......and that was the beginning of a most wonderful experience from beginning to end. The price was MUCH better than the other place and the people were honest, energetic, reliable, competent and hard-working. And all of those things came along when I sure needed them the most.</div><div><br /></div><div>The installation guy came out ahead of time to see what he was in for......never having seen a shipping container house before........Jeff, one of the owners, came out twice before the installation and once afterwards.......and I couldn't be happier with the stove or with their whole company.</div><div><br /></div><div>Yeah, it's July.......but good service and good people need to be remembered any time of the year.</div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-33194250658888998982010-05-01T12:48:00.000-07:002010-05-01T15:43:21.067-07:00It's about time.......:<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWU_PuBp6YQ068jOwTMS1W4xo4e72-ApuDlD9Zoxs_fulc6JflS3PVQ-W9NDZPkhohoUBEO_3Nta4uj5y0LVAG9UM_koCdkj3miKNnVltS4ucqmL4GQOFMl2tAUuHL_vjVSqDtxOTd/s400/two+more+001.JPG" /> <div><br /></div><div>It's about time......time leftover at the end of the day to put thoughts down on paper....(not much)......time for a progress report.....(not much).....time to try and remember what I've talked about in this bllllllog and what needs to be said....(not much).<div><br /></div><div>I've thought this thought before, but life these days....and probably for a lot longer than I'd care to admit......is like that old Road-Runner cartoon. I don't remember much about the cartoon, but I do remember watching him being chased by a coyote, or something, and the road would just crumble off at his heels as he was running.....and then he would get to the end of the road and his feet would keep running but he would be in thin air and come crashing back to ground. And, life would go on. Now, I don't mean this illustration to be grim.......I'm just saying that every day is a new day with new stuff happening (or old stuff happening on a different day), and I don't carry a lot of yesterday with me. And all of that blah blah blah is merely a disclaimer for probably leaving out chunks of what's been going on and for waiting so long to even think about it.</div><div><br /></div><div>So......now it's Spring. I thought it was Spring, a month or so ago, when I was watching the flooded river from my window and tromping around the high trail where you can see the Blue Heron Rookery. In fact, you could see EVERYTHING.....forever. When I looked back at those pictures today, and look out the window now, it seems like that was the dead of Winter. Overnight it has become overgrown......overnight.......you can't even see where you're stepping....and all of those blooming green things are BLOCKING MY VIEW!</div><div><br /></div><div> I'll show you some pictures.....</div><div><br /></div><div> .<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWU_PuBp6YQ068jOwTMS1W4xo4e72-ApuDlD9Zoxs_fulc6JflS3PVQ-W9NDZPkhohoUBEO_3Nta4uj5y0LVAG9UM_koCdkj3miKNnVltS4ucqmL4GQOFMl2tAUuHL_vjVSqDtxOTd/s400/two+more+001.JPG" /></div><div> Looking out my window today. Where is the river?</div><div><br /></div> <br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaHLpJ9mSCHYYFcNoyrjvg6LsPpfCzXLs6of4ilU778BfJO6wR5kDi2tqlwh_Bj6TX7ucNX8_DyM1Jvtxh9XPvkQkHsMnbMu_VR7OdDt_nMs6vPoREnvuzFygteviYl61WUW-JQhb/s1600/spring+10+011.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaHLpJ9mSCHYYFcNoyrjvg6LsPpfCzXLs6of4ilU778BfJO6wR5kDi2tqlwh_Bj6TX7ucNX8_DyM1Jvtxh9XPvkQkHsMnbMu_VR7OdDt_nMs6vPoREnvuzFygteviYl61WUW-JQhb/s1600/spring+10+011.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaHLpJ9mSCHYYFcNoyrjvg6LsPpfCzXLs6of4ilU778BfJO6wR5kDi2tqlwh_Bj6TX7ucNX8_DyM1Jvtxh9XPvkQkHsMnbMu_VR7OdDt_nMs6vPoREnvuzFygteviYl61WUW-JQhb/s1600/spring+10+011.JPG"></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9DaODUWdOOx773JHOTMeVMil_w9_bG9JwAXRgGq4MYeMBEYYMiyjBlJ4h370Lr1TBdeGTIREbR8nyDukfDU8EfDMZhz10e1kt88jGGEoOsiFBrtooykgK0jllhW7Tl-1S8XH2lp2/s400/spring+10+012.JPG" /></div><div><br /></div><div>So.....this is what happens when friends think your house-building pace is a little too slow. They assess the situation.....say they have a little time on their hands......have a conference with Michael.........order the lumber.....assemble their tools.......and I found them sitting on a stack of delivered cedar out by the road on the very day at the very moment they said they would be there. They may not have patience with me and my on-going project, but they certainly have the knowledge, the experience, the artistry, the ethics and.......God love 'em.....the generosity of spirit to lend their precious time and energy to applying the cedar to the ramp and porches. And talk about patience? Ask Michael about patience and cedar. Putting those boards side by side by side.....wasps buzzing around your head.....air compressors blowing gaskets.......nailers going haywire......getting locked out when they needed to be locked in....yes, they've got it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2M6DMnaHSQUu95UVN4nydDAEAeyAwx-HjV6j-AbehVBzbTNQYE3ecCeRUNJukMi1kQIy2k3arr9GEKc9oAPZ5HowBLCWqyPNaUDOw6VhCr0SBDOwehqpnL2eQWmCiHoZKc6aTNmP/s400/spring+10+013.JPG" /><br />These friends, who prefer to remain nameless for the time being (for fear of being inundated by other desperate, displaced homemakers with project lists and agendas) could be playing Pitch, shopping for khaki pants at TJ Maxx or enjoying the days with their extremely supportive, beautiful, and exciting wives.......and, instead, here they are.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTJUFB5hMaUqdoCevOTRaUAPdm9Za9D5roYLvyQaHup_qT8dnfKncDplO4Zt3qkZONrEAUHwjLSdM0cHmcs9OyT518L17fk0JZl0RNwsTo9tdBLO60_06WlB_SDoKsNeOkP5Wjg1Z/s400/spring+10+014.JPG" /></div><div> </div><div>I feel like Ms. Universe every time I walk up or down this ramp. Can you imagine the genuine "pain in the neck" that went with those cedar boards on the porch ceiling? And, there's more to come......<br /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaHLpJ9mSCHYYFcNoyrjvg6LsPpfCzXLs6of4ilU778BfJO6wR5kDi2tqlwh_Bj6TX7ucNX8_DyM1Jvtxh9XPvkQkHsMnbMu_VR7OdDt_nMs6vPoREnvuzFygteviYl61WUW-JQhb/s400/spring+10+011.JPG" /></div><div>Michael prepared the ramp, the porch and deck for my "volunteer" work crew.....who refer to themselves as Frick and Frack.....to apply the cedar wrap. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbRAU6jrYEYTCu0MvFbW6W_aJhQmS5T4MEfLBFgXs5hvcM4Lbz6DnMBcuLAQEFqlRovFl1ruNo-JC5jEONNExY0HKHfYYitgxTKpcKRj24eZ_UNX25_Hx-LD1ETwIesxvDxjm_QwL/s1600/spring+10+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbRAU6jrYEYTCu0MvFbW6W_aJhQmS5T4MEfLBFgXs5hvcM4Lbz6DnMBcuLAQEFqlRovFl1ruNo-JC5jEONNExY0HKHfYYitgxTKpcKRj24eZ_UNX25_Hx-LD1ETwIesxvDxjm_QwL/s400/spring+10+016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466403438278577330" /></a> Great looking wood stove chimney....canoe and kayak at the ready...... OOOOOOPS. I thought I could add all of the pictures that told about getting the new wood stove. For some reason, I can't include them.....the stupid @#%*&)** blog won't cooperate. I'll try to do an amendment to this one with just old pictures. Dang. And you're thinking, "What wood stove?"</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62HxO5VYB5Gf0ZLy_o5991bD1psxEyNDWTbKREzCYizHqLhKJCc5sz5wKWAJgZgFXa60oP5_nl4G39bQ9tP_qRc1Lq44tz4USzSrNpeWIgWI8x_bXG1mie6E3xAxGLF8U9HML2GoB/s1600/spring+10+015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62HxO5VYB5Gf0ZLy_o5991bD1psxEyNDWTbKREzCYizHqLhKJCc5sz5wKWAJgZgFXa60oP5_nl4G39bQ9tP_qRc1Lq44tz4USzSrNpeWIgWI8x_bXG1mie6E3xAxGLF8U9HML2GoB/s400/spring+10+015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466403091654261186" /></a> Deck and porch getting ready for the cedar.....chimney standing by. What's that chimney for?<br /><br />.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhar0WMRNPumZA68kpnRJkH7l5Jk9FT0kPczzQn71Eo_5k4zJv0_OazzjjHK1nm-0BdJ7dI2uwuSBtBSlULDFZekxscXhCVKVVLCIFB4pXo8WVN3eEhO5BJV5ZPGVPLfRJfphZxOy6F/s1600/spring+10+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhar0WMRNPumZA68kpnRJkH7l5Jk9FT0kPczzQn71Eo_5k4zJv0_OazzjjHK1nm-0BdJ7dI2uwuSBtBSlULDFZekxscXhCVKVVLCIFB4pXo8WVN3eEhO5BJV5ZPGVPLfRJfphZxOy6F/s400/spring+10+010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466401441181814434" /></a>Those couch pillows in such disarray........that merely indicates a big time the night before. A big time: ten o'clock news and a chocolate-covered-mint Eskimo pie.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT6MXhu37ltxgru5WWEpzcL2qVNRCqP0w3Ye_KGiagAlMtjWnQe9WRSIP3s3geP7Ikg0SFbWzxfinJPAY1dvMMI9DEy_2K1vNhT3_DQdZZfIq-Ct0HIX-SeT6mokSRAXdzx3R4bnQ/s1600/spring+10+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT6MXhu37ltxgru5WWEpzcL2qVNRCqP0w3Ye_KGiagAlMtjWnQe9WRSIP3s3geP7Ikg0SFbWzxfinJPAY1dvMMI9DEy_2K1vNhT3_DQdZZfIq-Ct0HIX-SeT6mokSRAXdzx3R4bnQ/s400/spring+10+009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466401168588147906" /></a>I only got to use the Scan wood stove three or four times before it started warming up. The last three fires were certainly better than the first, but I can see why people like these things. It takes so little fuel, compared to a fireplace, to get the same result......with such a lesser degree of maintenance. Hmmm. I guess you could say that I like my wood stoves like I like my people. And vice-versa.</div><div><br /></div><div>What wood stove?</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguR98cA7iLsWxujTQ-4Eu56DQWzmvf-9toJGviRni6WNEf29f7EKSRexBvqJirCDfLKDmAX1kC_VnCXUrhk95bivvt7OzL6HmRMQ_3d7pxiLHL-refVE4YwSVOemRo0-lBJU38hgzF/s1600/spring+10+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguR98cA7iLsWxujTQ-4Eu56DQWzmvf-9toJGviRni6WNEf29f7EKSRexBvqJirCDfLKDmAX1kC_VnCXUrhk95bivvt7OzL6HmRMQ_3d7pxiLHL-refVE4YwSVOemRo0-lBJU38hgzF/s400/spring+10+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466400873280272082" /></a>This is where I try to figure out my Webster Electric bill each month. It's a lot like reading a Beirut subway schedule, I think. I read my meter......I figure it out....I send in my check.....and then I get A CORRECTION NOTICE AND AMOUNT DUE. Story of my life.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGchqOhQU5EQnZ6LdyiTcaBR70HsrGO3z37r6VQpx8C_QnDUByFISZPewdgc6ZPNMXWV702iQhJUAcTDFmweTnqhBwU5r07woOuiF_i9_tyw0hyFyx04KTvTOYufeB4GREtMUMKGS7/s1600/spring+10+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGchqOhQU5EQnZ6LdyiTcaBR70HsrGO3z37r6VQpx8C_QnDUByFISZPewdgc6ZPNMXWV702iQhJUAcTDFmweTnqhBwU5r07woOuiF_i9_tyw0hyFyx04KTvTOYufeB4GREtMUMKGS7/s400/spring+10+007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466400523072742386" /></a>Michael is going to drill some holes for wire-hiding, and that will help this space look better I think. It's okay. (Right this minute, I am out on that porch that you can see through the NEW SCREENED DOOR......with a card table, a computer, my rolling chair, the river gurgling below, a Great Blue Heron honking, and that's definitely more than OKAY.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeLnPAypU990SvfanS0ntnRN8UJfy5CGq7XQXdPkK2Br4pSFsnh6OAMQOc6tDisgCWTq7qKvvBx8qCVYlVwfKmUa5MYS1m-tvFImJ86o9IKRh5_wLOlX5THPMHKOCFjyKrGOHDj-c/s1600/spring+10+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeLnPAypU990SvfanS0ntnRN8UJfy5CGq7XQXdPkK2Br4pSFsnh6OAMQOc6tDisgCWTq7qKvvBx8qCVYlVwfKmUa5MYS1m-tvFImJ86o9IKRh5_wLOlX5THPMHKOCFjyKrGOHDj-c/s400/spring+10+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466399014877004482" /></a>Once, when I was living in the rental house in town (for 13 years!), I went to Eureka Springs for a weekend. I pulled in the driveway, when I got home, and there was a new garden beside my house. I had made no secret of the fact that I didn't want any houseplants, no green stuff to water or feed or fertilize......and some people just didn't think that was American.....or right. As much as I hate to admit it, I grew (so to speak) to really like that garden.....mostly the mint and horsetail. So, here we go again. Same friend. Same plan. Same hard heads involved on BOTH sides of the pick ax.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-81208745254572190742010-02-22T11:54:00.000-08:002010-02-22T18:01:43.248-08:00Here.....there.....or nowhere. That's progress.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSl8KZJvVxDW-vhtlBUHUD52brKkQT5YnMFJGX2GmHkCQKYsohs33QGSEsa3dZ984PuQmqYKqjAipgALjXK4Ahvt3k-6RlsQJBYAqCsXcL6SDbMoaeStSLkCqyraaEZ6pAEuP99JwX/s1600-h/february+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441161094686686082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSl8KZJvVxDW-vhtlBUHUD52brKkQT5YnMFJGX2GmHkCQKYsohs33QGSEsa3dZ984PuQmqYKqjAipgALjXK4Ahvt3k-6RlsQJBYAqCsXcL6SDbMoaeStSLkCqyraaEZ6pAEuP99JwX/s400/february+022.jpg" border="0" /></a> If it's not in here.........with the exception of a weed eater, canoe and kayak......<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXjnTtB0AxqSYxveUZXlA_mRSiuBEOlLogTIOkvQCBVdwRRz9yzZhIuiE7hz110eh9TdcKBEqtboE8_j_87UzREUrw80X72A_RYBcsFQv5M1MnJEd_BacEdEJkn0cwZ_l0yo6zN2Y/s1600-h/february+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441160930998489106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXjnTtB0AxqSYxveUZXlA_mRSiuBEOlLogTIOkvQCBVdwRRz9yzZhIuiE7hz110eh9TdcKBEqtboE8_j_87UzREUrw80X72A_RYBcsFQv5M1MnJEd_BacEdEJkn0cwZ_l0yo6zN2Y/s400/february+024.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />or, someplace in there (meaning that beautiful house above).....including stuff that's still in cardboard boxes or paper sacks......then it's nowhere. Yep. Gone. No turning back. Moved out. I'm pretty much committed to living right here, right now......unless I run away from home and join an order that requires ridding yourself of all worldly possessions.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>There's still a lot of work to be done.....finishing the storage container/carport with electricity and the canopy.....putting the cedar on the ramp and on the porches and deck....crawl space work....ceiling porch holes to be covered....making a decision about a wood stove in the living room.....covering the electrical panel and putting an outlet in the laundry area....exhaust fans in the bathrooms....trim plates installed....finding a dining table....finishing the counter in my bedroom and figuring out the best storage plan for underneath it....straightening and organizing all of those things in the storage container.........and working on the berms and planting on the outside.....stuff like that. But, just take a look at what's been done..........<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebmikVQD0j3sikDatx6ASQ-wK7Dl_LWSzxGsri10V7F3f67NN39-UXmLmWrFVd8F2l2wAz5bCR8piUtooc1o6yTarOOG6ZoSQKFfdp2MIxhH-loZfPQiK1z7p1XP6cuxzGdgsoQIv/s1600-h/february+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441160776582791522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebmikVQD0j3sikDatx6ASQ-wK7Dl_LWSzxGsri10V7F3f67NN39-UXmLmWrFVd8F2l2wAz5bCR8piUtooc1o6yTarOOG6ZoSQKFfdp2MIxhH-loZfPQiK1z7p1XP6cuxzGdgsoQIv/s400/february+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Michael and I made a visit to Architectural Artifacts and picked out a couple of huge chunks of character-laden wood, which Michael transformed into a coffee table and three side tables.....similar to the work he and Jason did for The Coffee Ethic. They are gorgeous.....functional......and have as much history as the shipping containers themselves......or me, for that matter.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIWPR3QttSWFxcAwziW9rx0SL71ogob41AOSFr-8pk-1MQoqwMSNoikQHEVm36VPtJlBCYV3Ex-UI7_Okcq8I8EQjN-iQ1LKQ6eSiXvtkV-V7iO9jQzyBljtR6dJthfcf0dY0XSfS/s1600-h/february+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441160624381487458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIWPR3QttSWFxcAwziW9rx0SL71ogob41AOSFr-8pk-1MQoqwMSNoikQHEVm36VPtJlBCYV3Ex-UI7_Okcq8I8EQjN-iQ1LKQ6eSiXvtkV-V7iO9jQzyBljtR6dJthfcf0dY0XSfS/s400/february+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />417 Magazine featured the house in their February Issue......and I can't say enough good things about Lifestyle Editor Savannah Waszczuk, who came out to see the house, talked to both Michael and me several times to make sure her facts were correct, and wrote an interesting, informative and accurate article that made me very proud. Photographer Kevin O'Reilly and Art Director Cassie Darst climbed up and down the hill like a couple of mountain goats, arranged and re-arranged lights and equipment, didn't waste a motion or a moment, seemed like there was nothing they would rather be doing, and stuck around for some hot chocolate when they were finished. </div><br /><div>A message from the Editors in the front of the publication states, "Every article aims to make your life better in some way." That sure seems to apply to both the read-er and the read-ee.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpQ-nwncKUgrlrArKIYCxqkQjvDq470wajUHs92Yrqj59Eife1WsZby5QVDcJLnn-GGMpm-be3pFW46zsb_nkCFnCYJMQbaerCRjNJwGw-BiDF07qQ4r14eldZruf0NBflD-zDGXE/s1600-h/february+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441160491577908642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpQ-nwncKUgrlrArKIYCxqkQjvDq470wajUHs92Yrqj59Eife1WsZby5QVDcJLnn-GGMpm-be3pFW46zsb_nkCFnCYJMQbaerCRjNJwGw-BiDF07qQ4r14eldZruf0NBflD-zDGXE/s400/february+014.jpg" border="0" /></a>Check this kitchen in another few months......see if it's still clean and shiny.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UCnZNAxsYhDejtRBa6wr21DkWOpqnQIHPC_n2zrWYyWC5PSslCN6LHiYMt56kTH6kF0hs1_pptMrqDSX6d7SYAc-GE-bBuwaD4j1MpnHx4VxuvUDnPyHqOSYhutyImEgCVGkW2R6/s1600-h/february+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441160328357312306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UCnZNAxsYhDejtRBa6wr21DkWOpqnQIHPC_n2zrWYyWC5PSslCN6LHiYMt56kTH6kF0hs1_pptMrqDSX6d7SYAc-GE-bBuwaD4j1MpnHx4VxuvUDnPyHqOSYhutyImEgCVGkW2R6/s400/february+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> John R. has been transporting furniture, firewood and belongings on my behalf and has been the most capable and willing Wilderness Manager a person could ever have. He can load a load and back a trailer...........life skills we should all have......and appreciate.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLOvww0pFwkoh6ce-OY5Tb0HHs_GzzRXL_HkpNL8OkNlHUN48B0OJV0PmRuWj3XSV4_8nIsrxRmT87a7Z8GUEtpmfc5KmLt9fzjtj-QWMZ8ShiVY-xtIV4Nw647Wnf4uhaDyMJVGY/s1600-h/february+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441160191480687634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLOvww0pFwkoh6ce-OY5Tb0HHs_GzzRXL_HkpNL8OkNlHUN48B0OJV0PmRuWj3XSV4_8nIsrxRmT87a7Z8GUEtpmfc5KmLt9fzjtj-QWMZ8ShiVY-xtIV4Nw647Wnf4uhaDyMJVGY/s400/february+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Gabe, bless his heart, has had the challenge of Technological Training/Management for the Elderly and Dysfunctional.......need I say more? (And a whole gob of it is hidden in that cabinet above.) The best compliment I can offer, in describing both his patience and his thoroughness, is the fact that I have gone nearly four weeks without dialing ANY 1-800-hotline/help numbers....and we're talking TV DISH Network, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer and cheat sheets to go with 'em. What a man. I'm telling all of my friends.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUm6VXD9qTkQ3ZTzapvaymThpdlEuaSHLUk9wWDg01GB0hdjso7X9TFYqr3uBBbGM3861JSxatvL3D5dkjtn6_tShR0HKdudxi4YuD3f5_G6eqPnZOT5uQ3T6xfnbOVebsnUSw4xJ0/s1600-h/february+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441160054762170482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUm6VXD9qTkQ3ZTzapvaymThpdlEuaSHLUk9wWDg01GB0hdjso7X9TFYqr3uBBbGM3861JSxatvL3D5dkjtn6_tShR0HKdudxi4YuD3f5_G6eqPnZOT5uQ3T6xfnbOVebsnUSw4xJ0/s400/february+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I usually move that metal vase out of the way when we set up the bowling pins on Saturday night.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHArEgWHyXgMP2sx_amzDuKndSwUOFBtbbn4mFUoegRMDO2vN2a0JlXyvJ_oyU4aL2BH74gsenko1CRM3rPqyphlx3GIOsaPpFtliMBNITBs6qvEcCgraV7f4oTBDAS3D8HBKcdpG/s1600-h/february+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441159925924102738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHArEgWHyXgMP2sx_amzDuKndSwUOFBtbbn4mFUoegRMDO2vN2a0JlXyvJ_oyU4aL2BH74gsenko1CRM3rPqyphlx3GIOsaPpFtliMBNITBs6qvEcCgraV7f4oTBDAS3D8HBKcdpG/s400/february+017.jpg" border="0" /></a>A glimpse of the laundry area.......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkwhhrAwzAQdwiPfnJpGoB8xcb_DL2Bib3R7p4JYNWoWFVQE7CU5qkl1zG2WvQcPw2-9lLQbYAN93xLXfiBczQMZql0MN1z0hnKRAf8KsfJPpV4doT3ZsACHABMy-TsQPX4KsbbqW/s1600-h/february+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441159797353789666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkwhhrAwzAQdwiPfnJpGoB8xcb_DL2Bib3R7p4JYNWoWFVQE7CU5qkl1zG2WvQcPw2-9lLQbYAN93xLXfiBczQMZql0MN1z0hnKRAf8KsfJPpV4doT3ZsACHABMy-TsQPX4KsbbqW/s400/february+018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And part of my vacuum cleaner and heat pump..........<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakm-TaS1Vacry4fLrOzvqkkahr_79M4gvBlsgtkfJnv11kSA3aUHEl6JusL3DOWB7ziMhWPDU6hrOST7A-Su8XXzbdLfwX48xxAb0c6MjqHGoQbQzYUVvlp-GPD8dTThD-ynwmora/s1600-h/february+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441159672993232818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakm-TaS1Vacry4fLrOzvqkkahr_79M4gvBlsgtkfJnv11kSA3aUHEl6JusL3DOWB7ziMhWPDU6hrOST7A-Su8XXzbdLfwX48xxAb0c6MjqHGoQbQzYUVvlp-GPD8dTThD-ynwmora/s400/february+006.jpg" border="0" /></a> And this bed, my friends......and the one in Morgan's room.....was designed and hand-crafted in steel by my EX-landlord Ken Richardson. It may be hard to appreciate in this photograph, but we did away with the box springs, ordered a set of slats at IKEA, and Ken welded the frames and legs, and we have two beds that look like they just arrived from the Herman Miller showroom. (At a fraction of the price.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PJORxy2CKH7rNdW41-lWwjIFHLIECChLNuQMbaELBJVNMonYS1ATMOkkf4h6AN9kbLPPTim-_9GZx_rG5qmStgvCJQ6jFgIdI1XNm-j1yYPFje_bFV7gwFn3Bp30vedhFz8pkTiQ/s1600-h/february+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441159571076465010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PJORxy2CKH7rNdW41-lWwjIFHLIECChLNuQMbaELBJVNMonYS1ATMOkkf4h6AN9kbLPPTim-_9GZx_rG5qmStgvCJQ6jFgIdI1XNm-j1yYPFje_bFV7gwFn3Bp30vedhFz8pkTiQ/s400/february+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Jason made this good-looking steel counter for the non-sleeping part of my bedroom. When I get the underneath storage figured out, Michael will finish installing it with the legs and holes for wires and hook-ups. I MUST be connected....at all times. HAH. And I'll need a chair with wheels and a different lamp maybe. And another cheat sheet.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocKjqCMCuY_8YBRWTSW6H_qvBiyrq8XrWi1mu7DSsZM5cUY5Ddkgb3gUIHqO5LhEqRyEPfKJy0uFPaVizinl3zXifiMOWkW_7fa_cWx5knc29nJ-bzNqHt7G5kA-0pZ8zLWpbpsJ6/s1600-h/february+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441159465617370018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocKjqCMCuY_8YBRWTSW6H_qvBiyrq8XrWi1mu7DSsZM5cUY5Ddkgb3gUIHqO5LhEqRyEPfKJy0uFPaVizinl3zXifiMOWkW_7fa_cWx5knc29nJ-bzNqHt7G5kA-0pZ8zLWpbpsJ6/s400/february+008.jpg" border="0" /></a> What we have here, is decor. In tubs, boxes and sacks. Things that may or may not go on the walls or on a shelf. I've got some great stuff.......clay things that Ken Richardson made.....Eskimo artifacts......masks by Van Hee that I love........but I'm not one bit anxious to drive the first nail in the wall.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXnxM0L25k_X6l8iJpScNDt-AjbXQlzhcIFmMZK0gL2zI355hHPeEj8oqN08bxNzvNDPPzXUmgIawP_LjJy1bdrq_4soc8c6gbXRNmTia3_8mk4-3lBM5yPssh1K5AXzYt7gYoR_A/s1600-h/february+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441159345855125858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXnxM0L25k_X6l8iJpScNDt-AjbXQlzhcIFmMZK0gL2zI355hHPeEj8oqN08bxNzvNDPPzXUmgIawP_LjJy1bdrq_4soc8c6gbXRNmTia3_8mk4-3lBM5yPssh1K5AXzYt7gYoR_A/s400/february+020.jpg" border="0" /></a> And this is Morgan's room.....with another bed that Ken made and the night stand that Michael made.......with much appreciation for my sister Judy, who hemmed up the bedspreads on both beds......and, believe me, that is the very LEAST of her gifts and talents.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PCEbgoNOxGJ4q8MCsQUEJvxQ4NPmiJk7R0uSOQsd1vnOsKfumhJSq-ep2nyqAdgpr5raH0lk-2d0LKjlDvtu86Gwyi5CxqQKb-vWWat7DoChosghD5Fpw__nmOZKyY_qY2sS6MLR/s1600-h/february+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441159223932645762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PCEbgoNOxGJ4q8MCsQUEJvxQ4NPmiJk7R0uSOQsd1vnOsKfumhJSq-ep2nyqAdgpr5raH0lk-2d0LKjlDvtu86Gwyi5CxqQKb-vWWat7DoChosghD5Fpw__nmOZKyY_qY2sS6MLR/s400/february+021.jpg" border="0" /></a>Morgan keeps her cheat sheets next to her sleeping mask and her headlight.....out of sight for the photo op.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0fy0c7FKAUSOW2c68OrQsz-jLS4rqXTD-7fyOH8hmJAeNaFLl5GE2gP5MQqDDmkZBf9I50Bv6xpQW4ITGRKVthtTITIzEpE5Bzqprj2yAJdr7pJE57Z8VjR02THzEDP-0t89b-ur/s1600-h/february+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441159101476941202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0fy0c7FKAUSOW2c68OrQsz-jLS4rqXTD-7fyOH8hmJAeNaFLl5GE2gP5MQqDDmkZBf9I50Bv6xpQW4ITGRKVthtTITIzEpE5Bzqprj2yAJdr7pJE57Z8VjR02THzEDP-0t89b-ur/s400/february+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />That little pile of papers by the propped-up mask (no nails have been used here)....is a collection of the Punch Lists that used to be taped up on the windows and throughout the house....and a few add-ons of mine. I've never HISSED at Michael when we've gone over some of those to do's, but I will admit to FLUTTERING those papers.......just to make a point. </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>This has been and still is a really big fat deal. All of the decisions....the anticipation.....the changes.....the apprehension......the permanency......the pleasure.......the pride........and that just applies to the planning and building part. The biggest, fattest and sweetest deals have been the relationships that have resulted from this........and the living that is just beginning to make this house "the only place like it on the face of the earth". </div><div><br /></div><div>It doesn't exactly have the drama of airborne containers on cranes........but I'll keep you posted for a while longer......until there are nail holes in the wall and berm-fulls of buffalo grass.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-57690101984744090032010-01-09T12:01:00.000-08:002010-01-09T12:54:03.292-08:00Moved in......but not moved out......whooooooooeeeee.....it's a head shaker.<div>Moved in.....but not moved out......whoooooooeeeee.....it's a head shaker. For a whole lot of reasons. </div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know where in the course guide for Designer/Builders it says, "Know when to stop......", but Michael and Jason could have written the syllabus for that part with their eyes closed. </div><div><br /></div><div>They've always practiced the "less is usually more" philosophy with both their professional and personal lives, I've observed, and all of the GREEN and SUSTAINABLE principles that go along with it......but somewhere along the way, they have learned how to out-smart and HANDLE a sixty-six-year-old-hard-headed-set-in-her-ways person who could have (and might still) drag this project out another year or two. I'm here to tell you that when I started whining about outlets and doors and toilet paper holders and just exactly what I thought needed to be finished before I could possibly move in..............Jason leaned back in his chair and said, "I think you should just move in and start living there. Wednesday." And I did.</div><div><br /></div><div>So......I've been handled. And don't think I couldn't write some stuff about how disappointed I am in myself by my inability to get organized, get moving, adjust my baggage to this space and to understand and operate Dish TV.........I'm not one bit happy with the way I've been acting. And don't think I have been a mature and accepting role model for Morgan's first week in this very different household........I actually HISSED at her when she tried to talk to me during my fourth (count 'em) phone conversation with the Dish Help Hotline. HISSED. (And, if hissing wasn't enough, I also had the gall to call Michael and accuse him of DOING something to the TV when he was spending the day installing outlets for the washer/dryer and making sure the ramp was clear, etc. etc.) Yes. It's a head shaker.</div><div><br /></div><div>But.......all I need to do.......yes, indeed......all I need to do is to look at these pictures below and remember what it felt like to look out my window that first day.......MY WINDOW......and see what I saw.......and walk down to the river.....THE RIVER......WALK DOWN TO THE RIVER......and look up and see what I saw.......and that makes me shake my head again and again and again. I couldn't be happier.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4R5kbvt8ZFO8tkuq7FWaYvCAFtkKUOQFXQCYJIKqNI6kq0Dv3Qi3GlRCwP7DCN2Pi8ZHacpWsUzlnYNFw7xpAenqjfdjZiUdJwTTa-6DCOdJqjgzv2b1wGEkKxphq6hm0jqoiKt6/s1600-h/december005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4R5kbvt8ZFO8tkuq7FWaYvCAFtkKUOQFXQCYJIKqNI6kq0Dv3Qi3GlRCwP7DCN2Pi8ZHacpWsUzlnYNFw7xpAenqjfdjZiUdJwTTa-6DCOdJqjgzv2b1wGEkKxphq6hm0jqoiKt6/s400/december005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424835923702031266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sJe2_mpnWVF3HPjAR4Zuu7jutaEQr5p2WH5yw3dpG6PwqfVaM9Txvve5qDzdmbg1i9rxZyRQwqmoSgMaCpHHKBIHaJit-SQ-wz5sTs_mKbYx4PEO1td772c-f9fRCSvge16UOTu9/s1600-h/december006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sJe2_mpnWVF3HPjAR4Zuu7jutaEQr5p2WH5yw3dpG6PwqfVaM9Txvve5qDzdmbg1i9rxZyRQwqmoSgMaCpHHKBIHaJit-SQ-wz5sTs_mKbYx4PEO1td772c-f9fRCSvge16UOTu9/s400/december006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424835646907320338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1R86f8oWbsNUCIU26SGyw2s7fBOltlktKTslLh02OOg2SMZ-BNQQiBcOvxwgCXeX-BYHfZwafZWdwSJ1ltCelCZLefPEUsmPTBzxITzi6hMwS_miDta5vout7jkyM_aE9IdmywHlp/s1600-h/december001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1R86f8oWbsNUCIU26SGyw2s7fBOltlktKTslLh02OOg2SMZ-BNQQiBcOvxwgCXeX-BYHfZwafZWdwSJ1ltCelCZLefPEUsmPTBzxITzi6hMwS_miDta5vout7jkyM_aE9IdmywHlp/s400/december001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424835360390290338" /></a> View from the living room window<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ItjqJc1ZG1Faon7-Z4aEU9D4E-K02tlI1WFXxTwLUwY3bbUO10cCNtUdKgmFFTQIZfRKRTd44xmqUiJQOVMUd4Kwr3eeKRvIZt7mDf80G1bw3L5HK98qiXjRfgXU_pSbIoAkdmOA/s1600-h/december003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ItjqJc1ZG1Faon7-Z4aEU9D4E-K02tlI1WFXxTwLUwY3bbUO10cCNtUdKgmFFTQIZfRKRTd44xmqUiJQOVMUd4Kwr3eeKRvIZt7mDf80G1bw3L5HK98qiXjRfgXU_pSbIoAkdmOA/s400/december003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424835104059222834" /></a> View from my bed.....into the woods<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTwWXz_cJ4SaNagY4m2jySBeDgbg-U3F6zAarZiySC8Pvu1FYqaDB3GZ8sX5jHn07j6N2MeJpkaXA33Tkz98yFi3GegZ4h0ugnO_WIKz4V1prr4E1CYAjRRztjJSjCoCuSzHQ0IIG/s1600-h/december004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTwWXz_cJ4SaNagY4m2jySBeDgbg-U3F6zAarZiySC8Pvu1FYqaDB3GZ8sX5jHn07j6N2MeJpkaXA33Tkz98yFi3GegZ4h0ugnO_WIKz4V1prr4E1CYAjRRztjJSjCoCuSzHQ0IIG/s400/december004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424834861583580498" /></a> View from the porch at the end of my bedroom<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUUvvPgjh3DjTUDV0IhiU79C5fqbIJDW5p2fCpIYEV3kXAlN8jLTqMDSEvybpB0V1Tz2v9MJGRJuc7A5OILmmYkl_hoTWRvLlQPSMZjnWB5jYpxrAs4I_q-Zc2SxJ6_pjQGay6yfL/s1600-h/december007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUUvvPgjh3DjTUDV0IhiU79C5fqbIJDW5p2fCpIYEV3kXAlN8jLTqMDSEvybpB0V1Tz2v9MJGRJuc7A5OILmmYkl_hoTWRvLlQPSMZjnWB5jYpxrAs4I_q-Zc2SxJ6_pjQGay6yfL/s400/december007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424834391553740578" /></a> View from the gravel(?) bar<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Z07viLHybuAbPX6FZz0-Ij5pUjhPnv0-nZa60IAVe_nXa2_u-qC7_EEUmaP7egglYV2e1iztfFNRPqsDq5keIw8ScCsIjxkrohzvN2aDZh1utC4MdgfNKv9kq4DKXxL72ards46h/s1600-h/december002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Z07viLHybuAbPX6FZz0-Ij5pUjhPnv0-nZa60IAVe_nXa2_u-qC7_EEUmaP7egglYV2e1iztfFNRPqsDq5keIw8ScCsIjxkrohzvN2aDZh1utC4MdgfNKv9kq4DKXxL72ards46h/s400/december002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424834092646347746" /></a> View from my bedroom window<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5N9QPPg2S8sLlEaOGPb3l28d8yP7Ov2vzfcV04mQ3pz0Ba60u2awIzQeETnFaVE44StBd2ZLwu5io338kjPWXmXBn9_VJ03Cj7Sj6rkXCTM_ZU9E1qP2J4IsB29mvzvH9a48MF8d/s1600-h/december008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5N9QPPg2S8sLlEaOGPb3l28d8yP7Ov2vzfcV04mQ3pz0Ba60u2awIzQeETnFaVE44StBd2ZLwu5io338kjPWXmXBn9_VJ03Cj7Sj6rkXCTM_ZU9E1qP2J4IsB29mvzvH9a48MF8d/s400/december008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424833880702986754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh8CD_T7aSMCtVxsKONTCwKBQFFbOQUCOmFquS_tjhxEn7j-3FIDj49qVezYTqQT6aYWtC7B06bZbOfV_eeRbrpLbBaumLbAwljzlQDB48LISh8ego7hW8hlhxGSAxKNBIikwAcdw/s1600-h/december009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh8CD_T7aSMCtVxsKONTCwKBQFFbOQUCOmFquS_tjhxEn7j-3FIDj49qVezYTqQT6aYWtC7B06bZbOfV_eeRbrpLbBaumLbAwljzlQDB48LISh8ego7hW8hlhxGSAxKNBIikwAcdw/s400/december009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424833626820585362" /></a>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-56431732485665518972009-12-26T12:16:00.000-08:002009-12-26T13:41:17.677-08:00And what to my wondering eyes should appear.......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSr5LOb1x1k8-NZPxoHCoFuJGDGpBaZeyCOOQ8b_LCcBPVOHAViNaqZQ_KwNIjzjgNsXqrUaj4-9DZyeVauWjXlcRE9m5r68Iz1eOYcNMa-e-dQmYUyBJYPhDZLEf1_QuK3vmaj1M/s1600-h/december007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSr5LOb1x1k8-NZPxoHCoFuJGDGpBaZeyCOOQ8b_LCcBPVOHAViNaqZQ_KwNIjzjgNsXqrUaj4-9DZyeVauWjXlcRE9m5r68Iz1eOYcNMa-e-dQmYUyBJYPhDZLEf1_QuK3vmaj1M/s400/december007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419644868502812658" /></a>And what to my wondering eyes should appear?..........but a red rug on the floor.....from the Netzers, I fear. Yep. It was bound to happen. A person has a basic character flaw.....be it an aversion to color or a fondness for Precious Moments.....and some folks just won't let it alone. Don't count on seeing this rug on the floor for more than another few days....gift or not.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EFfkzieZZJwkrni6jMF7J9HJ1so32YudxilIPq__74KkrojZp7xMjv3VnEFIb59h_WNqytbS1Ji40WHBsBHbqIUOAskwhX3lq3qt4aiRABTjLNQeBboLcSLr7Y2yJL3dDqWUbInu/s1600-h/december001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EFfkzieZZJwkrni6jMF7J9HJ1so32YudxilIPq__74KkrojZp7xMjv3VnEFIb59h_WNqytbS1Ji40WHBsBHbqIUOAskwhX3lq3qt4aiRABTjLNQeBboLcSLr7Y2yJL3dDqWUbInu/s400/december001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419644521567705026" /></a>Phase 2: Technology. (I guess the phone installation was Phase 1......and not a whole lot less complicated than this one.) High definition......straight from Sam's.......not bad for a non-card-carrying, lukewarm-TV-watcher. (New chairs from Target in the picture......and old, rickety camping table from the basement.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWe5yQxyEFcfekk6h4GWdIG9m5zccp08BQ17xTfZ01UApnFSps9cbcmQ5HhX8r0PnqVX0-uMZKyWz86wMwzzCA3IYKXElIJOhmJfchuO2EpaA4JfecFL4G8ZdKvnQZWQOS6uTS0dWA/s1600-h/december003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWe5yQxyEFcfekk6h4GWdIG9m5zccp08BQ17xTfZ01UApnFSps9cbcmQ5HhX8r0PnqVX0-uMZKyWz86wMwzzCA3IYKXElIJOhmJfchuO2EpaA4JfecFL4G8ZdKvnQZWQOS6uTS0dWA/s400/december003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419644174996313890" /></a>The TV in Morgan's room will be right over her desk. Check out the custom closet doors that Michael made from the translucent plastic panels in a metal frame.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZI4aus5KZUmMF2epKs03Uckhx-J96ww-oqUKDUdncaN8OZV0i6B7WfQwpdgo0ubkgxXzA1RfVMvWDVs-XlAImxvw6jKBTjYq8rFXz9Be6Zc0MQIKdoLk1RqKgyjaUQrFlcfMhe4w/s1600-h/december004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZI4aus5KZUmMF2epKs03Uckhx-J96ww-oqUKDUdncaN8OZV0i6B7WfQwpdgo0ubkgxXzA1RfVMvWDVs-XlAImxvw6jKBTjYq8rFXz9Be6Zc0MQIKdoLk1RqKgyjaUQrFlcfMhe4w/s400/december004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419643911488012802" /></a>By encasing the plumbing innards in steel, a fairly ordinary bathroom has been ramped up to industrial chic.......Michael and Jason's good idea.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqDAsnTyXfeQQCTDDwsFikj6njA5nc33ddrre9aeEeJTRAVooHH4olJ6qNbw0Znv-dkiIqAs4fE2eRbnBFui0hyNTcbbvIHSlq93bz9XwBebPHXL6FXzwbIMjJLIxzUiDkMRkQRgf/s1600-h/december009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqDAsnTyXfeQQCTDDwsFikj6njA5nc33ddrre9aeEeJTRAVooHH4olJ6qNbw0Znv-dkiIqAs4fE2eRbnBFui0hyNTcbbvIHSlq93bz9XwBebPHXL6FXzwbIMjJLIxzUiDkMRkQRgf/s400/december009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419643435765037138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12mdLrQAAGUljItA8rRB9-xJ3hjg-WUsS1iGsQpU0iYqHKUpn-1zEAP5LjehL1OwdaVqjE2FwGL8HlgBN7C_aeYimIS9Qv9MClJX1Csqxuc_9hW8iMebMQzmy_8nhCjZ4kTfOa-7A/s1600-h/december010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12mdLrQAAGUljItA8rRB9-xJ3hjg-WUsS1iGsQpU0iYqHKUpn-1zEAP5LjehL1OwdaVqjE2FwGL8HlgBN7C_aeYimIS9Qv9MClJX1Csqxuc_9hW8iMebMQzmy_8nhCjZ4kTfOa-7A/s400/december010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419643253783346546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBdtk5ylXFNpwDeQ5OZTE7UUJoA1tr455s8pKccZUOf43fR2YddDJc17YXCWRwucbNGqpX-jpI_9JHaVdFuQfNuaoEbU7eRHeHLVpuBKGYFDunfJe6izDGu2sy_VPhiXjFLMm4Jhv/s1600-h/december011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBdtk5ylXFNpwDeQ5OZTE7UUJoA1tr455s8pKccZUOf43fR2YddDJc17YXCWRwucbNGqpX-jpI_9JHaVdFuQfNuaoEbU7eRHeHLVpuBKGYFDunfJe6izDGu2sy_VPhiXjFLMm4Jhv/s400/december011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419643060944803602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8-mxJVRYA01Y5lDCzSCjs6tJTbEawcrdm6RWFuoLyVFplXj4rcbbnNLzqYhk9dJGm2qYcH7KboqIRLlb_jJNe2yH6AayoSQ4U7HZPw3pM7mC5QiKaqJGllr3UCF3iXW6eruPSlXY/s1600-h/december012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8-mxJVRYA01Y5lDCzSCjs6tJTbEawcrdm6RWFuoLyVFplXj4rcbbnNLzqYhk9dJGm2qYcH7KboqIRLlb_jJNe2yH6AayoSQ4U7HZPw3pM7mC5QiKaqJGllr3UCF3iXW6eruPSlXY/s400/december012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419642855639247906" /></a>And Jason has finished making the doors for Morgan's room and bathroom, for my bathroom and for the utility room from pieces that were initially cut out of the container walls. They plan to paint them white, but I'm sure attached to the "character" of the rust spots, dents and lettering and hate to cover that up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsL38-w-Vivv_e7hoZrrggf2jLr2TefP3EKBewh8Q1QNgyBEaiW4RwypjtK02FmCaXVVz05YNDAAJZThsOjpz9M7QblkixrtHJpF48pdcCM_k1C7uDOVnOoKo80Pc2qVdmHxzqARy/s1600-h/december006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsL38-w-Vivv_e7hoZrrggf2jLr2TefP3EKBewh8Q1QNgyBEaiW4RwypjtK02FmCaXVVz05YNDAAJZThsOjpz9M7QblkixrtHJpF48pdcCM_k1C7uDOVnOoKo80Pc2qVdmHxzqARy/s400/december006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419642640426992258" /></a>This is Michael's Red Banana Berm plan. Try selling that to a landscape company from Rogersville. If I've learned one thing during this process, it is NEVER to use the term "dirt cheap" again. Instead of having just a flat area planted with Buffalo Grass on the non-river side of the house, we thought that berms would make it more interesting and help with the drainage issues as well. That was before learning how un-cheap dirt really is. We'll see how this turns out.<div><br /></div><div>Later.<br /><br /></div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-24637418811659901082009-12-20T18:45:00.000-08:002009-12-26T11:34:51.075-08:00Not exactly the Shroud of Turin.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VIXnil0_rJ7jAPRoK1iRylcXaKzlGxcYsaIvrlCc2h_wCQmZa9p1-aOqhXwaCHcTmUhbJ1RXO4z8xSQRGXRJEgMrKHkh4jNLWeyMGWJdqXWiOU1mg33L8XOo2IB9alypaDXwcs5O/s1600-h/december004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VIXnil0_rJ7jAPRoK1iRylcXaKzlGxcYsaIvrlCc2h_wCQmZa9p1-aOqhXwaCHcTmUhbJ1RXO4z8xSQRGXRJEgMrKHkh4jNLWeyMGWJdqXWiOU1mg33L8XOo2IB9alypaDXwcs5O/s400/december004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419628023763019394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGReyJVuKFlVBmGpPEJJUlEA8Y9DGRriSERlZAzLl2P6cZcfunyrQQh62UWO_-grqSlPj0f5ka-NBIRNHm9SjAlVX0T-cKIjcmseVJ9-tk214mjlURkPxWa-RkeXijHVaunlVN6tb/s1600-h/december005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGReyJVuKFlVBmGpPEJJUlEA8Y9DGRriSERlZAzLl2P6cZcfunyrQQh62UWO_-grqSlPj0f5ka-NBIRNHm9SjAlVX0T-cKIjcmseVJ9-tk214mjlURkPxWa-RkeXijHVaunlVN6tb/s400/december005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419627590130022882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLhdo0eAVNoexqa2ejYnc5Kn6-MquCeIgyyT8OjWJlDqjdOrJjvzaHN75lx7oq1fsmrIoNHis1P_d8uic4O_0zACv2KEAiFIPK4sqr_G4t01f5QmmFzfh3eLlym7M5fiT52RS_tKu/s1600-h/december005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLhdo0eAVNoexqa2ejYnc5Kn6-MquCeIgyyT8OjWJlDqjdOrJjvzaHN75lx7oq1fsmrIoNHis1P_d8uic4O_0zACv2KEAiFIPK4sqr_G4t01f5QmmFzfh3eLlym7M5fiT52RS_tKu/s400/december005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419621572455915714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihh0H95s8tmIVy-d_iA_6uR-i6uQGDXgSIHyMYuTs9889Gx-jsOKlzFH5xXjHOO0UX-L7r3rdKzrKvmKLbjkzYM2aOu9OR0Uvbd60kU5i0aOi8xyQQSIT7u7kUF2GhSyzhg2Rwvf7X/s1600-h/december002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihh0H95s8tmIVy-d_iA_6uR-i6uQGDXgSIHyMYuTs9889Gx-jsOKlzFH5xXjHOO0UX-L7r3rdKzrKvmKLbjkzYM2aOu9OR0Uvbd60kU5i0aOi8xyQQSIT7u7kUF2GhSyzhg2Rwvf7X/s400/december002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419619460814719202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G0bNbspuG9v3eBKrGiLWD99rQkR-l9DiSTpA-r3acZZmHkOkukUL5ANSaw0L7dZEjI6bxSB41BBp7aj2cI5GEg5_DIxhmX5m086Qrv5sYtps0Z-Yu07CKSRiOJVjixj6hGlFjYEL/s1600-h/december001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G0bNbspuG9v3eBKrGiLWD99rQkR-l9DiSTpA-r3acZZmHkOkukUL5ANSaw0L7dZEjI6bxSB41BBp7aj2cI5GEg5_DIxhmX5m086Qrv5sYtps0Z-Yu07CKSRiOJVjixj6hGlFjYEL/s400/december001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417530754097246306" /></a><br /><div>Not exactly the Shroud of Turin.......but that mysterious purple stain on the floor in the kitchen is, at the very least, sure to be a conversation starter....and at the very most, a tourist attraction which could possibly become as popular as the World's Largest Ball of Twine or the Spam Museum. Where did it come from? What does it look like? Would you drive all the way from Elk City, Oklahoma to see it with your own eyes?</div><div><br /></div><div>Seepage from an exotic, ultra violet, gelatinous substance being carried in the shipping container from port to port.......only to find itself on a Webster County kitchen floor? Residue from a squid held hostage by a band of starving gastronomes? The outline of a dagger used to slit the gizzard of Australian rain-stick player? Plumber's compound? Bad vibes or good?</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, enough of that. It's definitely character in the floor to be "celebrated". </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Other news: the couch has been delivered......twice. Remember when I went to Chicago and sat on every couch in every store in the city until I found the perfect one at Room and Board? Thanks to the wonderful assistance of Kathleen......and her helpful, intelligent, non-judgmental guidance. Since that day in March, someone has called to check with me, every three weeks, to see if I was ready for it to be delivered. Finally, I said yes. The day before it was to arrive, the Room and Board truck driver called to make the final arrangements and said he would deliver it between seven and nine the next morning. I asked him if he knew the way, and he said he had a good map. I rushed out there at the crack of dawn, unlocked the door and made a welcome sign and stayed as long as I could before returning to work......knowing that it was going to be late that day before I could go sit on it. I went home (to my old house) for lunch, like I usually do.....and there was the couch, wrapped in plastic, sitting vertically in the corner of my living room. Oops. I honestly don't know if I never gave them my NEW ADDRESS or I did and they didn't put it on the paperwork....but I called and told them that there had been a mistake. Instead of telling me that it was my mistake and there was nothing they could do about it....or citing their order numbers and blah blah blah.....they said that they would reduce the delivery charge if I could find a way to get it to the new house, but if I couldn't, they would return next week and pick it up at the old house and deliver it to the new house. Yes, that's right. They would return from their warehouse in Minneapolis and drive to Springfield and then to Rogersville to deliver the couch. ROOM and BOARD. You won't find any better, smarter more conscientious service than that.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've had lots of family support these days.....bearing (and baring) gifts and talents that I didn't even know existed. My son Gabe, having worked as a home entertainment/security systems installer while finishing Engineering school, has probably experienced one of the more frustrating jobs associated with the building of this house: dealing with the telephone company and the TV people. Need I say more? (Personally, I've got a notebook with a hit list of names from AT & T from the times my Internet service has been severed......which is totally unrelated to THIS undertaking....Linda in India, Bob in Phoenix, Mary in St. Louis, Rick in Mexico, et. al.....). With the details of the installation too gruesome to include, let me just say that this is definitely a labor of love on his part.....on-going, but almost there.</div><div><br /></div><div>And my son John R., with nary an agricultural/horticultural gene in his body (that I know of), not only has been clearing the land around the house and down to the river, but is now working on smoothing the driveway area with his tractor and new attachments. Another job that has its pitfalls......ticks, scratches, frostbite....and a never-ending need for MORE new attachments.</div><div><br /></div><div>My daughter (and part-time roommate) Morgan, seems to be in denial. I'm genetically familiar with that trait.</div><div><br /></div><div>All in all, when it comes to having "good help", it doesn't get any better than what I've had.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-54193025510961262892009-12-10T19:11:00.000-08:002009-12-10T20:10:45.261-08:00Cooking on all four burners........Cooking on all four burners.......and a whole lot more......as of just last week. I bought all of the appliances for the house, way back in October, at Metro Builders Supply in Springfield, and <div>must say that it was a good experience from beginning to end. No heavy-handed, slick-talking, promise-you-everything sales people.......just the facts, some very smart and very personable professionals, a bit of education about why some products are better or more efficient than others, staying within the budget, saving money wherever possible, free delivery to the house (17 miles away), and for a reasonable cost: INSTALLATION.<div><br /></div><div>I am extremely close.......extremely close......to living the dream. And I'm talking about a cold water dispenser and the possibility of crushed ice here. Not to mention a dishwasher for the first time in thirteen years. And, finally, the ability to fix pancakes on the griddle or fry cheese burgers without the smoke alarm going off......thanks to a vent hood. CRUSHED ICE. What next?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6c4iPxisYNLOWFqNOKGUhGOm1r3rtuf4DE33L9kMo7jWiyKhgZxv78R9Q1RVL25o7BUW9T2UUK5s5mrg-7gtl5YlIjhURBVAYI4tYVEcHUK3jkBPKGdnEAxV7vI8O2fAGEuO77JjV/s1600-h/december004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6c4iPxisYNLOWFqNOKGUhGOm1r3rtuf4DE33L9kMo7jWiyKhgZxv78R9Q1RVL25o7BUW9T2UUK5s5mrg-7gtl5YlIjhURBVAYI4tYVEcHUK3jkBPKGdnEAxV7vI8O2fAGEuO77JjV/s400/december004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413813044466042114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ema3TFzOE6NRLaH6Gm47p7zAkTOOurJqG5mwG8HBWaJ7cDidl6-iiHcFCaLPrMCsAIcJPjo7ASBTcDR-FeI_Zfk5h6wpKyJtDPqKOjXOUGuxQYYByY-HKCunU8gviAikKi7tGnW0/s1600-h/december005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ema3TFzOE6NRLaH6Gm47p7zAkTOOurJqG5mwG8HBWaJ7cDidl6-iiHcFCaLPrMCsAIcJPjo7ASBTcDR-FeI_Zfk5h6wpKyJtDPqKOjXOUGuxQYYByY-HKCunU8gviAikKi7tGnW0/s400/december005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413812782840541314" /></a>And how about the floors? Have you seen the floors since Jason put those coats of sealer on them? Oh, yeah. Now I remember talking about "celebrating" the character of the various imperfections......or some such thing. Well, they are just great. Just great. In a day or two, I'll take pictures of a very distinct "character/imperfection" to be found in the kitchen floor.....and an accompanying "celebration". Folks from miles around may be lining up to see this phenomenon.</div><div><br /></div><div> TO-DO LIST POSTED ON THE LIVING ROOM WINDOW</div><div><br /></div><div>And if that isn't an oxymoron, I don't know what is. Imagine marching up to the list, tools in hand and a head full of motivation.......and then you spot a Bald Eagle cruising right down the river runway......or see a couple of ground squirrels having the time of their lives. What to do? </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnqJqfoDMvy6-vmJ2tD1RrebQoKiWL7qnGNWco6bouvqO8P3RxFrr_Hp3mUOnrM_ReH8AWfDodHCDlIG2iY_SAJ2scGBGBm1D9Rf37DxWS1abQ6_1XjgKLvr6S0prUDoMPvc563ZG/s1600-h/december007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnqJqfoDMvy6-vmJ2tD1RrebQoKiWL7qnGNWco6bouvqO8P3RxFrr_Hp3mUOnrM_ReH8AWfDodHCDlIG2iY_SAJ2scGBGBm1D9Rf37DxWS1abQ6_1XjgKLvr6S0prUDoMPvc563ZG/s400/december007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413812404050627490" /></a> </div><div> TO-DO LIST ON MY BEDROOM WINDOW</div><div> And a great view of all of the clearing John R. and Nicole did one great Fall day.......</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCjeFFAb7kFwuoTiMPtAd6LCpXAvbnkN-X3bjBcJTZF5usa8PfHeOxIVs-kTSwkLCChBX9SSAXwo0A-hnnwVz9Aubabzyl3gIs2l_lkzA93aQnNOXwMtYCe_Ku9z__8FqFXAC2HPR/s1600-h/december008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCjeFFAb7kFwuoTiMPtAd6LCpXAvbnkN-X3bjBcJTZF5usa8PfHeOxIVs-kTSwkLCChBX9SSAXwo0A-hnnwVz9Aubabzyl3gIs2l_lkzA93aQnNOXwMtYCe_Ku9z__8FqFXAC2HPR/s400/december008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413812043299341794" /></a>See why it's taking so long to get this project wrapped up? So much TO-DO......yet, so much to do........</div></div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-41877600208043026072009-11-16T17:02:00.000-08:002009-11-16T19:19:44.531-08:00Am I as smart as my mailbox?Am I as smart as my mailbox? Only time will tell. It just arrived today......a Salsbury Post-Mount Locking Roadside Mailbox with Front and Rear Access #4325......AND a matching #4315 10 lb. newspaper holder. HAH! I'll never be accused of not having MY priorities in order. No doors on the bathrooms yet....house entry is still a propped up board/plank.....no stove or icebox......but "neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night........" you know the rest. Gotta have Netflix and the newspaper. I'm a little worried about the "non-locking access panel", "rear locking door", "convenient outgoing mail tray", and the incoming mail compartment" and two keys. But I totally understand the "adjustable red flag".<div><br /></div><div>So.....here's what's been happening lately. </div><div><br /></div><div>The ceiling is finished. As I said before it was totally done, it is a genuine work of artistry and design. Not to mention, labor. I can't imagine doing such a thing for ANYONE.....regardless of the cost and commitment.....and I feel both honored and enriched to have such beauty for the life of the house. Thanks to Michael and Jason.</div><div><br /></div><div>Closets are finished and will still be standing a hundred years from now. That may seem like a trivial operation to some people, but I'll bet that closet installations have tested many a happy American family. One needs to bare one's soul to one's closet engineers to have ample hanging space and room for shoes. And a terry cloth robe. And a reflective vest. And "did you notice how many GRAY tee shirts she had?" </div><div><br /></div><div>Today was the day that Jason was going to put sealer on the floors. I spent parts of Saturday and Sunday shop-vacuuming, sweeping, scraping and wet-mopping the area.......with instructions to "work my way to the door, back out of the house, leave no footprints and head on outta there." I did as I was told, and if I hadn't been practicing yoga for a while, I wouldn't be around to tell the story. Kneeling, squatting and pushing a mop should not be attempted by the untrained worker. After the concrete floor was initially poured, a long time ago, I had visions of it being a cool, elegant, monochromatic slab of grey. In reality, the floor will probably be like most durable elements of life.......and even most durable people in life.......its complexion will be a reflection of a most interesting and varied character. And it will be "celebrated" (a favorite designer word) and cherished for what it has become and how it has gotten there. </div><div><br /></div><div>I can't get over how much better it is looking and feeling on the outside of the house since Ken and "crew" did two days of work. The driveway gravel is no longer in a pile by the road.......the dirt leveling process really puts the house, the ramp and the storage container in a better perspective. He burned down the trash pile, trimmed trees, moved brush piles into the trash pile.......and will be on hand to help with some berms planned for that same area. We're planning to plant that space with Buffalo Grass in the Spring, but after getting some expert advice at Nixa Seed and Hardware, I got some rye grass seed to put down until then. And got a lesson on how to throw it. Right there in the store. I love that place. And the people in it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile, John R. has been doing some clearing on the river side of the house and has been making a more user-friendly path to get down to the river. "Stobs" may be a regional term for those deadly, cut-off parts of trees or seedlings that stick out of the ground, not high enough to notice, but high enough that you will surely trip on them, bust your shins and screech the worst words you know....and John R.'s specialty is stob-removal. And there are a lot of stobs on the hillside. He should be everyone's best friend for that public service.</div><div><br /></div><div>Most of this work, lately, has been fueled with Squirt, goat cheese and cucumber sandwiches and homemade ham salad made with Jenise's one-of-a-kind-relish, deviled eggs and Ghiradeli's double fudge brownies. Not too bad for Webster County, huh. I've been having the time of my life. </div><div><br /></div><div>Earlier in the month, Ann Brown invited theworkshop 308 to speak to the Southeast Rotary Club about the designing and building of the house......and invited me to come for lunch and listen to the presentation. Michael was at the house installing cedar.......one plank at a time......while Jason gave an outstanding account of the 8747 house....beginning with the day I walked into their place with my shoe box full of house ideas to the present stage of development.....and finished with an intriguing hint of a project-in-the-works planned for a more urban neighborhood in Springfield. His commentary was so descriptive, yet concise... and his pictures, as you have probably seen on the flickr part of the blog page, are just great. It was both conscience-raising and entertaining and I commend Ann for her vision and her taste in program selection and applaud the Rotary for the consistent good works that help make this a good place to live.</div><div><br /></div><div>And, if that wasn't enough........a week-ago-Friday, Bob Weddle and Andy Wells brought some 5th year Architecture students from Drury University to talk to Michael and Jason about the house and to tour the project. I liked seeing and hearing their reactions to this undertaking. It was good.</div><div><br /></div><div>Plenty of stuff left to do.....interior doors......the ramp......woodstove.....deck......cut the door in the storage container.......canopy for my parking place......Gabe's audio/visual/security system operation.......various small jobs both inside and out.....I'll try to keep you posted in a more timely manner.</div><div><br /></div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-43333193011700426882009-11-09T18:10:00.000-08:002009-11-09T19:37:32.106-08:00Out of the gutter......into the closet.....and some real dirt.Out of the gutter....into the closet....and some real dirt. In other words.......hacking away at the to do list.<div><br /></div><div>Who knew I could get excited about gutters? Flat black, commercial-type......the perfect go-with, accessory for a black fox shipping container. Kind of an agri/industrial/Calvin Klein look.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTc1UsIEPDRAwQFC5S9VKE13iW83fqLMKeiIbPBeNdIKJzRNtpLiXB11NDohLKTB_RqbNJtPpipjmgwOT3jSKj-Vm29HM4dAYTtvYjHC32dICecgJZVDB6J3gGE_bPp_bSINkv6pSa/s1600-h/october005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTc1UsIEPDRAwQFC5S9VKE13iW83fqLMKeiIbPBeNdIKJzRNtpLiXB11NDohLKTB_RqbNJtPpipjmgwOT3jSKj-Vm29HM4dAYTtvYjHC32dICecgJZVDB6J3gGE_bPp_bSINkv6pSa/s400/october005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402302509042937954" /></a>And this, my friends, is how many great works have begun........drawings on a napkin......or, in this case, my friend Sally's plan for my closet on top of a styrofoam chimichanga-leftover carton.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUF7IAi2NHC8ZtAFX17Kbg1iB0CwZIUwapTkHbWppM5n-5vaYxAN0wFb7Wg_HFlTL5-taWsYfO2AQtkq-9QYxXbcoHnP3dLdQqjLavX5rfyiH1ek-_9mb5SgJU187dz7XZxAAG7s79/s1600-h/october002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUF7IAi2NHC8ZtAFX17Kbg1iB0CwZIUwapTkHbWppM5n-5vaYxAN0wFb7Wg_HFlTL5-taWsYfO2AQtkq-9QYxXbcoHnP3dLdQqjLavX5rfyiH1ek-_9mb5SgJU187dz7XZxAAG7s79/s400/october002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402302098314182226" /></a><br />.................with her structural engineer husband Tom to install the plan. This is a first class operation.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-i2Gv1vEPzDZ-dMlJddGVUH0af3RAAxNnLAZUcM4AOb52smPxTUnULjWKWzOKIzMycuTSLaFC8ZOyQDS-RET-gl5sFGYUhiRtfzQC1sc_9AG8q84UdcRs6OnzLjENtVRIdTWalat/s1600-h/october005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-i2Gv1vEPzDZ-dMlJddGVUH0af3RAAxNnLAZUcM4AOb52smPxTUnULjWKWzOKIzMycuTSLaFC8ZOyQDS-RET-gl5sFGYUhiRtfzQC1sc_9AG8q84UdcRs6OnzLjENtVRIdTWalat/s400/october005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402299253637785794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3P7iKZZE9SR7FgadvwbUy29VXOnQHXp9zLFeuJubg09LL1ZkqZ07RisXWfHQZu2FmC87PqmGH3Io-_6d9AY71mYdKu6o0n9EUbtQ9Md7IUsoyJvNMgTEBIKOQJ-B5RUHa_BQNRRl/s1600-h/october006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3P7iKZZE9SR7FgadvwbUy29VXOnQHXp9zLFeuJubg09LL1ZkqZ07RisXWfHQZu2FmC87PqmGH3Io-_6d9AY71mYdKu6o0n9EUbtQ9Md7IUsoyJvNMgTEBIKOQJ-B5RUHa_BQNRRl/s400/october006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402299108710692338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6es3-mIUT0WdkRbnqKd_l7YVnUoeV4R7GpYQomPx45FpHRgJw3ScKvYCPuDZTqZZ5LNu2kUav8LL_0aPHABVqBFnlApWrjZiPPCGi93m3kTi1a7ZBZYdXp_UakQvgd8FJKtE7W98s/s1600-h/october003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6es3-mIUT0WdkRbnqKd_l7YVnUoeV4R7GpYQomPx45FpHRgJw3ScKvYCPuDZTqZZ5LNu2kUav8LL_0aPHABVqBFnlApWrjZiPPCGi93m3kTi1a7ZBZYdXp_UakQvgd8FJKtE7W98s/s400/october003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402298684766488274" /></a>These ceilings are going to take your breath away. They have truly taken the whole look and feel of this space to a new and elegant level.......have brought warmth and color where it was needed........and, if it wasn't before, will certainly make this a one-of-a-kind dwelling.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEdsLdzJCYF8AwVMYVQXUr7RhJDM9U1fZ2G7lU_4yOhcR86fL6U5hjZwryD7nDlYE0smGFLfk8JZNtlN5xXvThWpEdA_6_Hk17LVFcYnq3sCJGkZ4CCIgU8yI7FvfufSlpggUNnnQ/s1600-h/october004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEdsLdzJCYF8AwVMYVQXUr7RhJDM9U1fZ2G7lU_4yOhcR86fL6U5hjZwryD7nDlYE0smGFLfk8JZNtlN5xXvThWpEdA_6_Hk17LVFcYnq3sCJGkZ4CCIgU8yI7FvfufSlpggUNnnQ/s400/october004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402298213024196434" /></a> And, yes........we're paying for dirt here. Never thought I'd see THAT day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIvbjK-Zg9Ydl5R9S6NxKX1oT31nrLg4fx4P-Zf0H9cfYsDTxryyWOLyANvzxmrMjeSsUNNeVaTc7fQ2Nrx2BixeB0s-XIFPxrPf04XOcglYFT4xMb0pxt1s7v2NzSc813IOcMVCc/s1600-h/october009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIvbjK-Zg9Ydl5R9S6NxKX1oT31nrLg4fx4P-Zf0H9cfYsDTxryyWOLyANvzxmrMjeSsUNNeVaTc7fQ2Nrx2BixeB0s-XIFPxrPf04XOcglYFT4xMb0pxt1s7v2NzSc813IOcMVCc/s400/october009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402297772395446322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6Wq_J6DQ8unAR727Va90-RoKhSF1Gtajv8TqRGWO2byzHGXLaHSsSPWLj4g5q99v_nfzq9V3KHJUySBOl0RAIRkny2rn983nUzVIvGXqvziTId7yvcf0m4tMYX9DmLW5rQxBUiER/s1600-h/october007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6Wq_J6DQ8unAR727Va90-RoKhSF1Gtajv8TqRGWO2byzHGXLaHSsSPWLj4g5q99v_nfzq9V3KHJUySBOl0RAIRkny2rn983nUzVIvGXqvziTId7yvcf0m4tMYX9DmLW5rQxBUiER/s400/october007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402297414959319810" /></a> Loyd sharing dirt stories with Jason.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHzUg2xP3Uox-vJLSsxzsqQV9ydb-vzje18hgicgDArj3IJJxMhLTqty2xrc4D2-XvT21x9IUn-B9WznmoKDlB6Y_X-Pzs3PHMgcx3mOhU_mkapDAy8nzHv19u4VgFpPA_sla4IIR/s1600-h/october015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHzUg2xP3Uox-vJLSsxzsqQV9ydb-vzje18hgicgDArj3IJJxMhLTqty2xrc4D2-XvT21x9IUn-B9WznmoKDlB6Y_X-Pzs3PHMgcx3mOhU_mkapDAy8nzHv19u4VgFpPA_sla4IIR/s400/october015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402296920027366690" /></a>Ken......friend, landlord, retired teacher/librarian, potter, sculptor, banjo-player, bike-rider, runner, renovator and heavy-equipment operator returns with his crew to move the earth. Did I say clogger?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7iN8j14c9nEYYqyNjb6V9PWJaVXIBa_5C4aFabDP6kn0BO4cskv9w2mERqU55f8vZ94YH-SMHe91r8tiPvcIP8Y2m16G6hbc5husl0JbTqUtTfcv8-4lCc0qYh7wl2iliZZN0Tfv/s1600-h/october018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7iN8j14c9nEYYqyNjb6V9PWJaVXIBa_5C4aFabDP6kn0BO4cskv9w2mERqU55f8vZ94YH-SMHe91r8tiPvcIP8Y2m16G6hbc5husl0JbTqUtTfcv8-4lCc0qYh7wl2iliZZN0Tfv/s400/october018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402296440853288674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKqbFxyBtcXsbq2qwi_YfOl_1DOYIVzzI2O4MUNk14GSjZMWhH7fqedXpzhcT717HdYg-5D4u12hz24bvZO-VqB465bJY3webVNNuUp6e5pefp3V6-_2XePdF4GQU7hyphenhyphenLcnJiERir/s1600-h/october016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKqbFxyBtcXsbq2qwi_YfOl_1DOYIVzzI2O4MUNk14GSjZMWhH7fqedXpzhcT717HdYg-5D4u12hz24bvZO-VqB465bJY3webVNNuUp6e5pefp3V6-_2XePdF4GQU7hyphenhyphenLcnJiERir/s400/october016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402296064411107394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6Z2h7FkNBdb9jDqOLE2N3K8ADH66iUcZtFkTXWPemDGnwcQBCnk9c-cZuTGc23pqnxyGZCYePUSJrGsSK7XsZyoLqyCDX6-t_T8i1Aa_k0ZK5IEN5c5-j_-08cu_8dBzj0S0jtbE/s1600-h/october021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6Z2h7FkNBdb9jDqOLE2N3K8ADH66iUcZtFkTXWPemDGnwcQBCnk9c-cZuTGc23pqnxyGZCYePUSJrGsSK7XsZyoLqyCDX6-t_T8i1Aa_k0ZK5IEN5c5-j_-08cu_8dBzj0S0jtbE/s400/october021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402295631990624530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnwIDk79YpkwVtnZqMmM_ZbGzZbuQnosWtjVPPX6mXHFpG2RyYbX9keemwfYTIDVq9svZQqymOu5HxnmK_-kXZK8YedqSGAMiX7ZTW2wyxc4Nlq0oZEJzwxydsm7W3i5fFI_bndJs/s1600-h/october023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnwIDk79YpkwVtnZqMmM_ZbGzZbuQnosWtjVPPX6mXHFpG2RyYbX9keemwfYTIDVq9svZQqymOu5HxnmK_-kXZK8YedqSGAMiX7ZTW2wyxc4Nlq0oZEJzwxydsm7W3i5fFI_bndJs/s400/october023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402295259567809730" /></a> And wife Shirley......who brought her chair and book......and read nary a page.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2RpeVpSCGtIHP13sJsOflu4YH_izbRKQyXOt6tnTKasxCILSSNqS006jWmzf2AWS0Y18pazPVwl8fOZ7Y060VK6L2URKeGtL9UOie1ZoMVaipRYLE_uNOJQHDzdzPjnappV0lHoV/s1600-h/october022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2RpeVpSCGtIHP13sJsOflu4YH_izbRKQyXOt6tnTKasxCILSSNqS006jWmzf2AWS0Y18pazPVwl8fOZ7Y060VK6L2URKeGtL9UOie1ZoMVaipRYLE_uNOJQHDzdzPjnappV0lHoV/s400/october022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402294709826078786" /></a>You get a yard full of some smooth dirt and people just come out of the woodwork to sit around and admire it. Quite the support group, eh? Only George and the dogs are missing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU96VTydZHgsJxgCX7e5K6ZMzABTEAEc14MiZXhfQvkdibW281k0F7p3AU3kvKDXMIh2rRh9VSWaEtKAO0YG4PGZEsMxCYZWZI9i1cXYsTxZ94dHh96NZYgG3-VlbDtEDIeEOSmcHG/s1600-h/october027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU96VTydZHgsJxgCX7e5K6ZMzABTEAEc14MiZXhfQvkdibW281k0F7p3AU3kvKDXMIh2rRh9VSWaEtKAO0YG4PGZEsMxCYZWZI9i1cXYsTxZ94dHh96NZYgG3-VlbDtEDIeEOSmcHG/s400/october027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402294282049887090" /></a> Jason......on the porch......contemplating four-part-harmony.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPigrDjnbwNjN2c0i3moqREIpRR_c3XGx7XGg0bE7xzkJcWGZZBosEs6yCyzR61Kqg4eWM3VmAg_gVw4rwiwD6Yyj8TU_mRyBC8dH10eHXhLYCbGkgX3uSJIoUdvz5I4daRgryU39/s1600-h/october013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPigrDjnbwNjN2c0i3moqREIpRR_c3XGx7XGg0bE7xzkJcWGZZBosEs6yCyzR61Kqg4eWM3VmAg_gVw4rwiwD6Yyj8TU_mRyBC8dH10eHXhLYCbGkgX3uSJIoUdvz5I4daRgryU39/s400/october013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402293021961606418" /></a></div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-86157906109308489562009-10-17T13:00:00.000-07:002009-10-18T08:25:11.262-07:009:00 a.m......the buzzards were circling....the campfires were cold....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xiJU9Cwh0psRDzTkCNLYrAYXiRXKZIzKg1fjZUzUu49ljbXFznxAQUXyk6WPP7eqNTVukT4anOQrUt2BhExgjvnK1SHHNnpTb6PzlZhLu5RBo0c7mL7Z4xvuQg4SvTl3uOr5XOFc/s1600-h/october010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xiJU9Cwh0psRDzTkCNLYrAYXiRXKZIzKg1fjZUzUu49ljbXFznxAQUXyk6WPP7eqNTVukT4anOQrUt2BhExgjvnK1SHHNnpTb6PzlZhLu5RBo0c7mL7Z4xvuQg4SvTl3uOr5XOFc/s400/october010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393668208344857506" /></a> Oh..........if only this baby could talk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMPIitJ35ILoBzMWJXw-5NrjjxJ6_9RM3JsgrhVOJ1XODlKvixMPeGMBMB2K2kdrFImu7oz8oA1G-WCulcuoJ5F_5GjTTALEnYRofw4LZtU1g8dX12vWAS9XCdmoLDLK2Nww_AJzO/s1600-h/october012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMPIitJ35ILoBzMWJXw-5NrjjxJ6_9RM3JsgrhVOJ1XODlKvixMPeGMBMB2K2kdrFImu7oz8oA1G-WCulcuoJ5F_5GjTTALEnYRofw4LZtU1g8dX12vWAS9XCdmoLDLK2Nww_AJzO/s400/october012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393667863166565474" /></a> You cannot buy those orange leaves at Hobby Lobby.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZZtF6llskYAYY3mAzvSGf8mSTVUnA2pjnKpPbqfKQ7AbpmucGR9vuH9UWBf2YqyKYs08B97KITD24IecrrnVK6RrfLYSye4c7kyqZbQUG5IRc2dxZyPNcl7MyuNQugTCeCSwLFWZ/s1600-h/october009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZZtF6llskYAYY3mAzvSGf8mSTVUnA2pjnKpPbqfKQ7AbpmucGR9vuH9UWBf2YqyKYs08B97KITD24IecrrnVK6RrfLYSye4c7kyqZbQUG5IRc2dxZyPNcl7MyuNQugTCeCSwLFWZ/s400/october009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393667631501838370" /></a> Today's view from the porch off my bedroom....nary a buzzard in sight.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQdujIZOoESdokdSphL6_X29MLxGng7tVPZz1iw6PzwIdaWbHNIWthMuAKxjo0DOSpYyoneTE6ZUVdHtXkzTVVFOo-b1Kg5LwKb9Isl4mBz8hVaAWv977kjVXDuDDNOEVY1l7hC_j/s1600-h/october008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQdujIZOoESdokdSphL6_X29MLxGng7tVPZz1iw6PzwIdaWbHNIWthMuAKxjo0DOSpYyoneTE6ZUVdHtXkzTVVFOo-b1Kg5LwKb9Isl4mBz8hVaAWv977kjVXDuDDNOEVY1l7hC_j/s400/october008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393667389246632594" /></a> .........and it sounds as good as it looks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANq3Xox4ZUHC3TN08oE6gIMgJQTt5vxRu1hyphenhyphenuXG0bYft2Nk8ZCUt3XXypfqLKGiCtQ4aRFebSXDyQyP4l8rkBi56OrVhlCs3G4pTjXUpKg1wc-VVxx3yP9h-da4Kik_Ig4dcN95BK/s1600-h/october011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANq3Xox4ZUHC3TN08oE6gIMgJQTt5vxRu1hyphenhyphenuXG0bYft2Nk8ZCUt3XXypfqLKGiCtQ4aRFebSXDyQyP4l8rkBi56OrVhlCs3G4pTjXUpKg1wc-VVxx3yP9h-da4Kik_Ig4dcN95BK/s400/october011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393667095941153202" /></a> Black Fox (the paint color) Big Bertha.......the pride of Webster County.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6EM72kyrDlzn5lGFfLogv_VrIAU_pCEtc0IBnhU5Jv7sU8ks70tljPsCM1W0WBsUBWihtNoRfShVJrO-gteJosbtPFvtlmp0e7Y9YVnQ6H64kV6_3LPOxz9F4Rz4FcVbCRl-Zm-a/s1600-h/october007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6EM72kyrDlzn5lGFfLogv_VrIAU_pCEtc0IBnhU5Jv7sU8ks70tljPsCM1W0WBsUBWihtNoRfShVJrO-gteJosbtPFvtlmp0e7Y9YVnQ6H64kV6_3LPOxz9F4Rz4FcVbCRl-Zm-a/s400/october007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393666758006723970" /></a> Track for the sliding bathroom door.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqXd6HicRp-JjhcpqQxMs1s2-Jfw6vv52-2nKqNV2Dciir2WkoPdg9ms_GR0I3ydJZsgwgjK_lkq7FXLfSHWFuutrJeOp2MtLtsHLf8k2hs2S_JXdMX5oue45nctr9eiyBxifWyVU/s1600-h/october006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqXd6HicRp-JjhcpqQxMs1s2-Jfw6vv52-2nKqNV2Dciir2WkoPdg9ms_GR0I3ydJZsgwgjK_lkq7FXLfSHWFuutrJeOp2MtLtsHLf8k2hs2S_JXdMX5oue45nctr9eiyBxifWyVU/s400/october006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393666633556418466" /></a> This is where I will keep twist ties, rubber bands, carry-out menus, and my fake bubba teeth.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkNWkkL1BubsncaGJl5-idfS4k9X2LsOncARnxNK49MFw3nd0AzigFVT4tLOg7k6dAtWQfGrt1CvH3Y11EI5rET1U_FfnoVcVKyzvejhZPrpw6w4ynn8jdUeoHDGorgiAMOCJNvei/s1600-h/october005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkNWkkL1BubsncaGJl5-idfS4k9X2LsOncARnxNK49MFw3nd0AzigFVT4tLOg7k6dAtWQfGrt1CvH3Y11EI5rET1U_FfnoVcVKyzvejhZPrpw6w4ynn8jdUeoHDGorgiAMOCJNvei/s400/october005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393666469988556162" /></a> And this cupboard will house Cheetos, Hot Tamales and Wasabi-flavored almonds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EWxJxqji2yCXhPW4gJzhhS4yPGAlOE2EFUL9ySKlDWIc30cXwVxCoiYu_qv_eYyCfFkvPPQXuX3UIzTO43J4G9mshxaOU_isKHxvb1-vEda0ShE_GPii1usds-AbHohQXMe0At58/s1600-h/october004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EWxJxqji2yCXhPW4gJzhhS4yPGAlOE2EFUL9ySKlDWIc30cXwVxCoiYu_qv_eYyCfFkvPPQXuX3UIzTO43J4G9mshxaOU_isKHxvb1-vEda0ShE_GPii1usds-AbHohQXMe0At58/s400/october004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393666269129086802" /></a> It seems that Michael and Jason have gone screaming and waving their arms.....into the sunset. (Again.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfEpjQ15L4PIP8X4hWlQPfLLFIZeZlX9Zl-YVNo0yX28WOoC-7EAz-zu9YVe-tPgizIYLzrtDYwub8OIVgu_LhFXHGpqlHpXv-diVLMglEzTJRRZVsKRIGlCLB6x1zUXKUaPrdiFt/s1600-h/october003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfEpjQ15L4PIP8X4hWlQPfLLFIZeZlX9Zl-YVNo0yX28WOoC-7EAz-zu9YVe-tPgizIYLzrtDYwub8OIVgu_LhFXHGpqlHpXv-diVLMglEzTJRRZVsKRIGlCLB6x1zUXKUaPrdiFt/s400/october003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393666087910667842" /></a> Look up.....wood strips on the ceiling for attaching the cedar.....sample cedar straight ahead.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7IAEITlNPMTEoAFkl7BbuJgbSa4ZBp1g51If-8A1REYtH7JX8w-V_Hn3rk3Gh2W1KEGy1fXfYChX3B07YqBtSDbM4s9rg8Kh6giyF4ha7EDxjb9BJBX6QKxWEAt_0OBDCQvG-DIB/s1600-h/october001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7IAEITlNPMTEoAFkl7BbuJgbSa4ZBp1g51If-8A1REYtH7JX8w-V_Hn3rk3Gh2W1KEGy1fXfYChX3B07YqBtSDbM4s9rg8Kh6giyF4ha7EDxjb9BJBX6QKxWEAt_0OBDCQvG-DIB/s400/october001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393665676251169234" /></a> Look up, again.......wood strips on the ceiling for the cedar AND new track lights.<div><br />9:00 a.m......the buzzards were circling.....the campfires were cold.....and not another single, solitary person was in sight. I had the whole place to myself and plenty of time to check on the week's progress. It appears that theworkshop 308 boys have been very busy. Bless their hearts.</div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-12278045034363598532009-10-06T17:04:00.000-07:002009-10-09T10:19:12.285-07:00Excitement level: fevered pitch.Excitement level: fevered pitch. Progress: whiplash speed. Buzz: never-ending.<br />And that is not ALL due to the cabinet man's speedy recovery from the flu. Stuff is happening. I'll have some pictures in a day or two. Cabinets are looking awesome. I will be surrounded by smartness and splendor for the first time in many, many years......cabinet-wise, I mean. Some of the windows have gotten an eyebrow treatment, never previously duplicated in this civilization, to facilitate proper rain management. Three square light fixtures and a porch light have been installed. Berms and landscaping are being passionately discussed. A conservation agent has been contacted. Kitchen appliances have been selected and purchased.<br />Most of the plumbing fixtures have been tested successfully. The heat works. The air-conditioning works. Ditches have been dug with top-of-the-line rental equipment. Conduit has been laid that would rival the Alaskan pipeline. The propane man is poised and ready for action. And did I mention THE RAMP? Oh, baby. Am I going to have A RAMP! One of my thoughts for the house design has always been to make it barrier-free. Any one of us could stumble into one of those ditches or become disabled by a fall on the dance floor at any moment; and I, for one, certainly want to be able to operate any type of mobility aid throughout the house without worrying about narrow doors or a flight of stairs......and make that a possibility for any visitors. And what A RAMP! By the time it's finished, the house may appear to be merely an afterthought. There's not a convention center or an opera house in town that has A RAMP like this one. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yv8wCu9HrRg98OnxBlBDbM2upupdPR0ShPw_2xoCLe7qOr6zYNNr-OajjBYRYbD1I6DCS1PKq6hSiVH3SZAY9Pqbgd6GkxcTmB7rQu9wqYf-fxLXXhU4-_DwqJIHyVzZJtpoHwhF/s400/IMG_2487.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390650208645724354" /></a>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-89955764273837351032009-09-29T14:43:00.000-07:002009-09-29T14:44:13.113-07:00This blog page entitled "Whadya do when the cabinet guy shows up complaining of the flu?" has been deleted....due to inappropriateness of material.Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-67796876306744175152009-09-12T13:50:00.000-07:002009-09-12T14:11:38.824-07:00Lights.....camera.....a little more action to report.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DHrMJ9jp4X6zLE7QdD698Nri4jzw3HeJB6KU29lAON_MPouVwaxq2GUWpQ5Jq6TQ4UobZjl-LLlm7SDHYFZU301soT4q4niKKpM6-XvcQE2PpcOqwTpmfzU1_kJjeS-19HEpLCtn/s1600-h/lights001.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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I thought I'd better check things out, after work on Friday......but didn't expect to see LIGHTS inside the house! Now, that's ACTION. Not all of the lights are in, but the few that Michael has hooked up are making all the difference in the world. It's starting to look very civilized and genteel......if you overlook the table saw in the living room and a few other construction accessories. The storage/shelter container has been lifted onto the piers and is now where it belongs. Jason has installed, but not finished the translucent wall that separates my bedroom and bathroom. The plumbing fixtures are nearly in place. And when I walked in the door last night, there was MUSIC coming from the speakers that Gabe installed. What else do you need?Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-9661601335524865932009-09-01T19:18:00.000-07:002009-09-02T05:39:48.152-07:00It's "taking a village", alright......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZoEqOqWyzsM4mv5oIULHIL8q5xp1sfl0aWjJjWkdLIR_i4ZOTeaMOaFDGN_jU0DUN8QKaRhiZVWTP0awJmo5rW5DZnMbNnezZZtN1pq4SW2HvwqWiHUQCF2PaCK6siL69AzO3jg_/s1600-h/Ken+and+Loyd+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZoEqOqWyzsM4mv5oIULHIL8q5xp1sfl0aWjJjWkdLIR_i4ZOTeaMOaFDGN_jU0DUN8QKaRhiZVWTP0awJmo5rW5DZnMbNnezZZtN1pq4SW2HvwqWiHUQCF2PaCK6siL69AzO3jg_/s400/Ken+and+Loyd+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376708566747858146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPYGdjj40P5VzA-rO79D2jXCWjoXEclTpjk02iwfMiaYIZ9HED5XjcOnYxN-AuFB_1WjbYNFzt0nxD8ORnFOeOk0faahaQziGzcWc65by-LGvUovIpOevH1DYRpyI88Uffy5Avfft/s1600-h/Ken+and+Loyd+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvZJolJ7tAjtGSlQYMQfirtBrlba0kHel_MN3r5kPGDxFcMSXRP7krwl4IzVKnO7ySp9_J5zafWFpQ6fyHK-fdmLs9_DItqS6mPIgicucIYLHf-fnYixCRiCl4tk2YBG7v87DmrTY/s400/Ken+and+Loyd+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376705751328532274" /></a><br />It's "taking a village", alright.....if a person were to collect the names of all of the people SO FAR who have been involved in this project, it would definitely look like it belongs in the Ozarks. Friends, neighbors, hired hands, true professionals, blood relatives, in-laws, consultants, prospective clients, students, passers-by, droppers-in, tourists, dogs.....and a story behind every one of them, if you had the time and the inclination.<br /><br />I was out at the house on Sunday and thought I'd do some serious picture-taking for a blog update......but, I was getting in the way of progress (On Sunday? People working? Yes, if you happen to be related to someone.....and were helping on your day off...) so I came on home.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I'll give you a brief update. As you may have noticed, a great deal of trash had accumulated on the building site, including four of the shipping container sections that had been cut out and had fallen down the hill. There were also several dead trees lying around and one that was too close to the container to be safe or practical. My friend and landlord Ken Richardson was hired to get the trash shoved into one pile and out of the way, to cut and remove some of the dead trees and to retrieve the container panels from the hill. So, Sunday before last, he brought his new Kubota tractor and his ninety-one-year-old dad Loyd to get the job done. Quite the crew, eh? A 55-year-old, a 65 year-old, a 91-year-old and thankfully, no dogs. That was about an eight hour operation, with time to sit on some overturned buckets to eat lunch, and an unforgettably impressive experience to watch how Ken and his dad work together and know exactly where to put the chains, where the tractor needs to go, where to attach the "come-along", how to use the pry bar to guide the tree or the metal that was being pulled, which wood was good for what.......and enough energy and humor for conversation and philosophy and a couple of Loyd's famous jokes. That was a day I will always remember and appreciate. And it wore me slick.<br /><br />Michael created a beautiful concrete pad on which has been installed an air conditioning unit.....Jason finished the piers for the storage container to be installed on Thursday (WITH A CRANE!!!!).....the pier that will support the ramp that goes from the house to the ground by the storage container/car port is now in place.......Michael and the plumber have been at work in the crawl space getting it ready for a pump and hot water heaters (which could not have been a fun job).... sinks have been installed in the two bathrooms......toilets are there and almost installed....Jason is getting ready to put up the translucent panels that will separate the bathroom and my bedroom...the furnace is in place.....Gabe installed the speakers and did a final check before the phone guy and the electrician come....more people have been out to check on the progress......and I'm back at work and no longer able to spend the whole day standing in the future living room, looking at that river and trying to decide between lawn chair, kayak or inner tube. It's tough.Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-63754923421432993012009-08-21T12:50:00.000-07:002009-08-21T13:01:17.671-07:00paint + cedar = a fist pump.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGN_-QSgtvkFSPMzAO9nht0Y-oSDy_Zs-flcbBW3W7HK8p8DGuzNsiKoTeGDOF67UfLTI-d2ID4jATldsoup8fxQn99CoJVcNnnnBHWkMZ4AiYEukCD6S2GdRZJ4eZO_cBj14cFk3V/s1600-h/IMG_2315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGN_-QSgtvkFSPMzAO9nht0Y-oSDy_Zs-flcbBW3W7HK8p8DGuzNsiKoTeGDOF67UfLTI-d2ID4jATldsoup8fxQn99CoJVcNnnnBHWkMZ4AiYEukCD6S2GdRZJ4eZO_cBj14cFk3V/s400/IMG_2315.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372509389925068866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavX-4buazc8kXh1pAoV7uqXzNpHdzYyJfarI_fHmw9AjmQ5SQVkSSEAqlCetTPrz5SBW6zyD8iUIZf-Rnm8muticM__OQUeOva8uljFtpBzsLTzb-qmCAf20P1F5SHL6elxqzTaK9/s1600-h/IMG_2316.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfJrf70X120OGPEldszLEeYz9LbQLbxef3zkh1jPnAY9acfHq30CwTMRWrTrDsrfGfvCBXClKmubGOwcJxQgfjwGIXBIEkRhs_mt3MwD6l1Kv3XR4Au3NKeNYEhyEuGdLhMaS2YDM/s400/S7301017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369809579716867090" /></a><br />A "Whiter Shade of Pale"....nearly primed and ready....and in one of my favorite colors (other than Black Fox)....."Pure White". That will be the color of the walls and of the container ceilings in the areas which don't have cedar-wrapped ceilings. Pure as the driven snow.<div><br /></div><div>Jason and Michael have been taping and papering the windows and floor and using a newly acquired Craig's List paint sprayer to let 'er rip with the primer and paint.</div><div><br /></div><div>The pictures seem a bit puny.....not nearly as exciting as sheetrockers on stilts or sparks from a plasma cutter....but definitely another step closer to "happily ever after" and a realization (with the pictures of the spider, the moth and the butterfly) that almost every phase of this operation has been accompanied by some form of flora or fauna. And I'm not just talking poison ivy, ticks, and good-looking, intelligent, hard-working men.</div><div><br /></div><div>And, speaking of flora and fauna, we've certainly seen the seasons change during this building experience...and I don't mean that facetiously......I mean that in a reflective way. Having the crane deposit the containers on that cold day in January...driving through snow and ice to take pictures and check on things....watching the river rise to flood stage after detouring around the closed roads...seeing the red bud trees blooming where I didn't know there were any...pulling up to the house to see the same rabbit over and over again...hearing about the eagle who visited a nearby tree a few times when the framing was going up....blue heron from the nearby rookery squawking back and forth....the weeds and stinging nettle that keep growing in the path down to the river.....the search for relics around the house after the bulldozer was there....an owl in the afternoons when all is quiet....those baby wrens Michael rescued from the air vent.....the gigantic black snake that inched up the gigantic tree....eating lunch on the gravel bar and feeding Cheetos to the minnows and fish (who now EXPECT me)......watching a lowly armadillo root around the house site.</div><div><br /></div><div>And the joys of hearing what other people have discovered and told about on their trips to check on the house......a bobcat sighting at the end of the driveway.....the lunar moth that was pointed out by friends who noticed it sitting on the window sill....nor would I have noticed the swallow- tail zebra butterfly without the help of a trained professional....much less known what it was called.</div><div><br /></div><div>Not exactly what I'm used to here in the middle of Springfield. Practically all of my flora here was planted by a friend (who was appalled by the fact that I refused to have even a house plant) while I was away for a weekend....lots of mint, lots of horsetail, a very few flowers and the stupid yard that always needs mowing. As for fauna, that's mostly squirrels, stray cats, dogs on leashes, some real good neighbors, MSU field hockey team girls across the street, and a low-cost, record-breaking, watch-'em-grow, thrill-a-minute year for ants. And that's about it for the urban life.</div><div><br /></div><div>What was my point here? Maybe that a person can start out talking about primer and pure white paint, can have a Procol Harem flashback, know people who are smart enough to find a bargain paint sprayer on Craig's List and download photos on a blog, but........you always need to keep your eyes and ears open to the world around you.....and watch where you step.</div><div><br /></div><div>****Footnote: According to my hyper-research, Luna moth adults "do not eat or have mouths....emerge as adults, solely to mate....and as such, only live approximately one week.....and are more commonly seen at night."</div><div><br /></div><div>That'll make you think.</div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-31257684903393768542009-07-30T15:15:00.000-07:002009-07-30T15:16:26.292-07:00We've got rock.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: -webkit-monospace; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BSagxDJ6CkAWXdl0YwsEkNjJ0e-ZdajOUce9pHTlooCiVk18ko6i4WQKusYrj0osIu38X3e_TiRAV9CsS7rj0Gn2idQ5pXv79JcuLdePF38LCHBh7FxW_ZK2cNyvjLuXTz43VdbP/s1600-h/IMG_2274.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFu8MiOscDstRx2ntKF8ZX-uOY2LzTiXeRZ8Lk2CZuI86aktBmCY8_5vUvCTSuvniy_eTq9hcEOJuXDOR4DRmQBZ1C7tbwEsbaAYvMglZB1dEw0xMYQ_dvrK_e6BpZKyAfaknToKhX/s400/IMG_2177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364378895358463826" /></a> <div> </div></span>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-71668518489401929202009-07-28T18:12:00.000-07:002009-07-28T19:38:55.482-07:00"I been standin' on a rock......" (thanks to the Ozark Mountain Daredevils).....or, spoiled....a one-man-operation....and "how's the house coming?"Spoiled.......the two guys who hung the sheet rock could have been stars of their own mini-series. One was as hyper as a buzz saw, an admitted video war game addict and probably slept about fifteen minutes a night. The other guy was as steady and deliberate as a priest at the communion rail and was a boxer and boxing coach in his spare time. Together, they were one mean sheet rocking machine and I pity anyone who tried to get in their way while they were hoisting, hollering, slinging, slapping and nailing those suckers in. I thought, "now we're talking......this is the way it's going to happen from now on." More than one person has said, "Once the sheet rock goes up, things really begin to happen." That spoiled me. I just didn't understand that "sheet rock going up" meant the buzz saw boys leaving and a one-man-operation coming in afterwards to put on the tape, the mud, sand the walls and put metal strips on the bottom. I'm not complaining, you understand, I just never seem to ask enough questions and get the vernacular in my head.<br /><br />A one-man-operation.....I'm beginning to get the picture....this guy must be an artist, must prefer to work alone, and is probably constantly inspired as he gazes out the window at the various waterfowl and creatures of nature gathering at the river while he tapes, muds and sands. Nice work if you can get it, eh?<br /><br />This sheet rock production seems like it has gone on forever....(and I'll try to get some pictures of it tomorrow or the next day)....but is making me happy every time I visit. The lines of the house look so much more sharp and defined now.....and combined with the whiteness of the walls, your eyes are almost forced to follow those lines to each window and what lies beyond. It's very dramatic and very fulfilling....because the view out of each opening is both dramatic and fulfilling. And I'm pretty sure that's exactly what that one-man-operation is feeling too. That takes time.<br /><br />"How's the house coming?"....(I got side-tracked and a little carried away, just then.) I was going to say that during this lengthier phase of the operation, I continue to enjoy the people who ask, "how's the house coming?". I really do. I don't anticipate many more "happenings" of this caliber for the rest of my life, and I am constantly amazed at the folks who know about this project, who seem to genuinely care enough to ask, and also seem to know how much this house means to me. It makes me feel very wealthy on every level each time I am asked. Thank you.<br /><br />I did manage to take a few pictures last week to send to a friend who wondered, "can you see the house now from the river?"...."can you see the house from the road?"....."how long is driveway going to be?"...."what kind of path do you have to the river from the house?"....."how do you get your kayak down to the river?".<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qDYwztRKAAHDY2fAhmCHp7Nb8rwgMG20mOZyY7LExMca73uSQNyILDHAOcb4fTa5t7MEf_g5JiNV7jG_H2RmJKV4jbANQJtDGjLy7xZxncCTOXiwKHOjBWHYNs2OqQGKB1nP54ge/s1600-h/roof008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qDYwztRKAAHDY2fAhmCHp7Nb8rwgMG20mOZyY7LExMca73uSQNyILDHAOcb4fTa5t7MEf_g5JiNV7jG_H2RmJKV4jbANQJtDGjLy7xZxncCTOXiwKHOjBWHYNs2OqQGKB1nP54ge/s400/roof008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363688241025177570" /></a> The future driveway taken from the non-river side of the house. (You can't see the main road from the house....and you can't see the house from the main road.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zfqNYcQe4km_Hc0uyLFonOHBklmL5hzB4ATmHZj7kEms8HiuVaRz9J43yeRq5wxVlSlWptvBrCTzw0crSP_vDckDQsvJxY2WzBlBlSsvlSB7nBRB_l96svTY4jpdXYlFdv3PIdOF/s1600-h/roof006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zfqNYcQe4km_Hc0uyLFonOHBklmL5hzB4ATmHZj7kEms8HiuVaRz9J43yeRq5wxVlSlWptvBrCTzw0crSP_vDckDQsvJxY2WzBlBlSsvlSB7nBRB_l96svTY4jpdXYlFdv3PIdOF/s400/roof006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363687794873067778" /></a> Taken from the not-so-steep, switchback path to the river.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdh2DNnkTE3pR9iB-axncgOPRhN44BerNMRxrKzRlL0YxawSILuhPLev_rr1TyxdYwTH-btw_UX2SfqQCZsIyU69E_0w9_hBG0ggYZmh0a7PikuYHUV4r9Pqjlux5OBCPDK1z8LR2/s1600-h/roof001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdh2DNnkTE3pR9iB-axncgOPRhN44BerNMRxrKzRlL0YxawSILuhPLev_rr1TyxdYwTH-btw_UX2SfqQCZsIyU69E_0w9_hBG0ggYZmh0a7PikuYHUV4r9Pqjlux5OBCPDK1z8LR2/s400/roof001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363687460900515906" /></a> Taken from halfway down the steep path down to the river.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMqImfxEDHBmLQow3OQy-mJf9ZuElNTcr5moB8AJfa0rrV0ByBu0ovSrs97BCIPXjH6QNUZ38YVK_9W0Y6ABKA63eASeSluRDV0Uok7arQG23VlmE6FkNKY1iJCURBlJkF-TXuLpQ/s1600-h/roof003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMqImfxEDHBmLQow3OQy-mJf9ZuElNTcr5moB8AJfa0rrV0ByBu0ovSrs97BCIPXjH6QNUZ38YVK_9W0Y6ABKA63eASeSluRDV0Uok7arQG23VlmE6FkNKY1iJCURBlJkF-TXuLpQ/s400/roof003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363687121238100498" /></a> Standin' on a rock..........in front of the house looking down river.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJAD7748Z5MHELCZm1va-kEGenr3ZP-gkmk_jb1hBpzl5860hrZagDXWWUm5zsbHqqT7amgNvQ19dWnDtWgT_OR0r4PFzg43lTcHXGGkSVo_zVkAUB7KaSkkAn9TUdkASOSdTCYIy/s1600-h/roof002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJAD7748Z5MHELCZm1va-kEGenr3ZP-gkmk_jb1hBpzl5860hrZagDXWWUm5zsbHqqT7amgNvQ19dWnDtWgT_OR0r4PFzg43lTcHXGGkSVo_zVkAUB7KaSkkAn9TUdkASOSdTCYIy/s400/roof002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363686846115348642" /></a> Standin' on a rock......in front of the house looking up river.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxU4uG3G6q9eHrDS12T-29ad3wzpUjuhTmUwHnJRWHAD1U5jkNA42Vhf6p_lmzQVCjIn6heMKov9kuR86O-8zuljSfvEVja7S-CPmKWczpTHi2LWAIrdviYL5TSUBDPOxiqUCSO4e/s1600-h/roof004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxU4uG3G6q9eHrDS12T-29ad3wzpUjuhTmUwHnJRWHAD1U5jkNA42Vhf6p_lmzQVCjIn6heMKov9kuR86O-8zuljSfvEVja7S-CPmKWczpTHi2LWAIrdviYL5TSUBDPOxiqUCSO4e/s400/roof004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363686487398991362" /></a> Standin' on a rock...... looking up at the house.....contemplating dragging the kayak back up the steep or not-so-steep path to the house. <div><br /><br />And, as the Ozark Mountain Daredevils also say, "better get back to the country, look around and find you a home....."</div>Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-32471737914261048632009-07-12T19:35:00.000-07:002009-07-12T20:31:06.933-07:00I knew I was having some fun lately......I knew I was having some fun lately, but I actually had to refer to the invoices to see just how much fun I was having....and with whom. Jason's outstanding photographs (and how about that flikr, eh?) tell the story of what's been going on, but there's a whole lot more, according to the invoices, that doesn't show up in the pictures but that sure has made my life interesting these days.<br /><br />I've become a "hand" in this project. I'm not terribly smart or fast, nor do I have the ability to "pick things up quickly".....I'm unfamiliar with most of the terminology, nearly all of the tools and have had no life experience to prepare me for a day on this job....but I'm heavily invested, totally interested and will drop most anything to see that this house gets built.<br /><br />My part usually begins with a visit to the house site where something needs to be done before the next thing can happen.....or with a phone call from Michael or Jason to pick up or deliver materials or paperwork. Some of these excursions have been to Lowe's to get bits of lumber, insulation stuff, hardware.....a shop vacuuming session at the house to clean out the external wall channels in preparation for the insulation.....a trip to Air Gas for a spool of wire....a drive to Brookline to pay the insulation installers....getting a lien waiver signed from the portable toilet folks....a call to the propane man to see about installing and servicing the tank....trips to the bank to take invoices for the next draw on the construction loan....a conversation with a Missouri Conservation representative about options for the ground between the house and the river.....a visit to CV Glass to deliver the checks and lien wavers for the door and windows.....a morning spent spraying "Great Stuff" into the spaces that needed filling and clearing out the house of all that had accumulated (chairs, coolers, water bottles, tools, trash, buckets) before the sheet rock hangers arrive.....several trips up to the church on the hill and back (where I can get cell phone service) to get questions answered for the sheet rock guys....and several (yet to be completed) moments scraping excess insulation off of the underbelly of the containers.<br /><br />Most of that activity can be gleaned from the growing stack of invoices and from now having the most elegant glass front door to walk through....or from feeling the differences the insulation has made in the temperature and overall comfort inside the containers....or by the cedar backing strips that Michael is beginning to install on the porch walls....or by the holes that have been dug and are now being filled with concrete to anchor the storage/carport container...or by how awesome the sheet rock makes the inside AND the outside look by defining the walls and windows and skylights....or by the plans being made for the cabinets in the bathrooms and kitchen.<br /><br />What cannot be gleaned from looking at the invoices and from appreciating the progress that is being made on a daily basis, is the human factor. Each and every person I have encountered and dealt with from the very beginning of this project has been efficient, honest, talented, reliable, energetic and genuinely interested in the house and proud of their own participation and workmanship. That's pretty amazing.<br /><br />Maybe I should flip through those invoices again and consider trading my position as the "world's oldest living truant officer" for a career as a full time "hand".<br /><br />It was about 3:00p.m. on Friday when I stopped by Superior Interiors to pay for the work the sheet rock hangers had done.....(by the way, is "sheet rock" one word, or two?)......and the boss and two young men were getting into their van and just leaving for a float trip on the Current River. He took the check and said he would be out there the next morning (SATURDAY!!) to start taping and putting the mud on the walls.<br /><br />I knew I was having some fun lately.Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10871743479528364012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182964779783821549.post-59024473487492771842009-06-19T08:25:00.000-07:002009-06-24T06:46:30.650-07:00Polka-dots, Double Breasted Jackets, MIGs, and Foam Parties.......photographs by Jason Mitchell of theworkshop308<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iB_X7j4f6JTXTCeUSWaaAwLXSz0yuvqt0Hm_GTzaycPtRdP6uZvKzSMmAPOBchz8NqSoXQIEIwemfMwVknmYHWfd47mZz1i2aC6WO1plF33hsdsfRCqbwesbIs-Vjs9slqDn0Fwm/s1600-h/IMG_2068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iB_X7j4f6JTXTCeUSWaaAwLXSz0yuvqt0Hm_GTzaycPtRdP6uZvKzSMmAPOBchz8NqSoXQIEIwemfMwVknmYHWfd47mZz1i2aC6WO1plF33hsdsfRCqbwesbIs-Vjs9slqDn0Fwm/s400/IMG_2068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349062037031758274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeFOKHkA8uxD4LmEZxUXIMnVl_NSr-gWi8Cn_oWq1lFrTUmHSAOSQteYqLWOCVAVhDJarDWtXsfb-V6ozgLsp3jQCM07xreWN1mjnPGRC6mt6V1ny9mzO5D6SO2jNBhlWCCV2ECfc/s1600-h/IMG_2084.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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