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Kcooz and Tiff…you are so right. I also have friends in the area, Who I haven’t had an opportunity to visit with mostly because of Covid. I could get a ride down and back on the same day, as her sister-in-law is going to the opening… however I’ve decided to do it right. I am in touch with an old friend of mine who lives in the area and she put me onto a lovely little Airbnb with really sweet people about 10 minutes from Gloria‘s former home and the exhibition space. It will give me a couple days in the area. I never do things like this for myself so it will also be a bit of a treat. It will mean I can go to the show and do it quietly by myself.
I don’t know how much of a memorial/life celebration it’s going to be. It’s a retrospective art show. So it’s open to the public. However it will be my life celebration of her for sure! I will need to do some kind of little ceremony for myself and her…in front of her house on the water side, looking out at the view from her bedroom window that I used to see whenever I would stay over. I have a really crazy vintage dress that I bought years ago in her little shop. There’s a photograph of me wearing it somewhere in the archives. Maybe I’ll wear that to the opening. It’s blue denim covered with large plastic diamonds. L O L A flapper style dress with a big ruffle at the bottom if I can still get it on over my slightly enlarged hind end.
The community well was opened here on Sunday. Lots of excitement about having a clean reliable water source especially during the dry periods. This is an aquifer that was discovered in 1968 but was never developed. It’s taken the community three years of hard work and overcoming much red tape to get this well operational. I filled up my water bottle and the water is great!
For now, you could put a drop leaf table on the long wall. You would have multipurpose use both for now and the future. Big art over it and it’s a great buffet table for gatherings. Or when needing a sit down table pull up sides and you have a dining table. Many styles and sizes out there.
Sparky is the nick name of a beloved HOUZZ user. She has a wonderful design sense, a great sense of humor, and had been missed as she recovers from som medical issues!
Waiting for my new refrig is supposed to come this afternoon Yahoo tomorrow I get to stock it the sun is mostly sunny today and hope you're having a good day
Sparky is the nickname for SeaJay Who used to post on various threads a lot. We all miss her. Happy these cat photos are hysterical. I’ve done screenshots of a few of them.
My refrigerator supposed to come this afternoon so I can't wait to get the kitchen back in order have to let it sit for 24 hours before you put food in it but it won't last 21 years the average refrigerator these days last between 7 and 12 so it's going to be some pretty junk I guess thank goodness I have an old washing machine in the shed and an old dryer in the garage that time will come for those two I just need a knob for the washer got to look one up someday
Lia, I was amazed. The dentist waved some kind of newfangled, cool wand thingie in my mouth all around the stumps of teeth left after he ground off the bad stuff... then took a couple photos with a teeny endoscopy camera too...and left me lounging in the chair. And, in one hour on the nose, he had two crowns, ready made (3-D Printed??) and ready to glue in. They fit perfectly, and are the permanent crowns.
I've never gotten a crown without a temporary one first, and a second visit required. Saving time has to save money, right? LOL
I learned quite a bit about cabling fir trees that are over 100 feet tall today. They don't just throw a cable around it and call it good. Oh, no.
So two guys went up the two adjacent trees to about 80' or so. Two more helpers on the ground. What is done is to drill a hole ALL THE WAY THROUGH each tree. Then, a special rod is hammered into that hole. 3/8" special cable is threaded through the rods, running between the two trees. At each end, special hardware is installed at each tree.
Over time, as the tree grows it grows over and covers the hardware, incorporating it into the tree. Best practice is to have it inspected once a year from here on out.
After hearing about our leaking irrigation, the tree guys were suspicious that sodden ground in the area may have caused the tree to tip a bit. Soggy ground plus high wind is the primary cause for giant firs to topple. Our big storm earlier in the year may have been the culprit.
We should know tomorrow if the leak is perhaps over by the tree. Hoping the leak detection company has quick success finding it.