These few sunny days have caused a flurry of activity around here. The Garden Studio…as it looked after construction…was surrounded by dirt and after our EXTREMELY wet winter the bottom two sections of shingles were very dirty. Clearly action was needed, so Bill arrived last week and has been working between rain storms to make […]
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The Christmas Studio
I really have gotten the BEST Christmas present ever (and early)…my new studio. Today was one of those Oregon days…dark, pouring rain…I mean POURING rain…ick. So, I thought, what better to do than go to the studio. (the building behind, by the way, is Legal Aid…not our house.) This photo was taken about 3:00, which […]
The Garden Studio: The First Day…
On Friday I put three coats of finish on the floor…one every three hours..and by Saturday afternoon it looked like this and then Saturday the “elves” arrived and helped us move in all the stuff. After sifting through the boxes and bags hurriedly packed when I left both the Annex and the cottage studio, I […]
Presenting: The Garden Studio!
Well some days are just nicer than other days. Some days have traffic tickets and hospital visits and farewells…BUT NOT TODAY!!! Today was sunny and warm and started with a meeting, followed by a coffee and a read (…okay, NOT good news…but..we’re talking about single moments here…) and after two more meetings, and errands, I […]
Progress Report…The Garden Studio
Things are moving along here in construction-land…though not as fast as SOME of us might like…that would be me. But take a look. Friday Wayne put up the ceiling and walls, Saturday we primed, Sunday Bill painted and this morning Larry came and put up the lights… Now trim, plumber, floor, steps and gutters. Then, […]
The Garden Studio Build..inside
Uh oh…I’m losing track of days. Maybe today was day 6. Five and six were inside days…the beadboard ceiling went up, the walls… by the end of today it was a bit tidier…getting ready for priming and painting the walls this weekend Monday the electrical plugs and lights, then trim. The door and windows are […]
The Garden Studio Build: day 4
They were here about 9:30 this morning (which is early, given that they come from Rainier). By 10:00 the shingles had started and by noon they Kevin was finishing the roof while Dan worked on shingles I went upstairs to sew about 1:30 and when I came down at 3:30 they were making progress! Wayne’s […]
The Garden Studio…Day 3
Pouring, pouring rain most of the day today. But, the intrepid guys worked on with Kevin being totally soaked. Here’s how it looked in the first hour (Kevin on the roof) but when I got back from the gym…voila! Windows! (Electrician Larry on the left and contractor Wayne on the right.) Dan started working on […]
The Garden Studio Build, Day 2
Well day two wasn’t as fun as day one. It started with this, and a look at the interior: then on to roofing and wrapping: ‘ Then they tidied up and battened down the hatches for the 5 storm days ahead. They’ll be back Monday morning.
The Garden Studio build, day 1
What a day! Dave (the builder) arrived with a uhaul filled with all the parts: Dave and Wayne (the contractor) looked at the site: Lowe’s arrived and then everything was taken to the back… the concrete piers were put down and then the decking floor and walls then the door and window wall: view from […]
On The Way 