putting on the lid -part one
The materials for the new roof were delivered this past week. Demolition begins Monday.The new roof will be completed in four days, they say (that is exactly how long they took on the house next door, I am optimistic.). Then the studio can be gutted and repaired! Hooray! It’s time to get back to work.
It will be great to have the major construction tasks completed. Noise, dirt, major messes and having to be aware of other people’s schedules can get wearing.
The process of off loading the materials was a lot of fun to watch. A few hours of entertainment on a hot July day.
Looking at these photos of the materials being delivered, I am struck by two things. First, that’s a big tree! It’s good it and the others were pruned out last Summer, we’ve had major wind storms this year. Second, my house looks dwarfed by that tree as well as the truck, [It is a small space, but that small?]
In other news, there’s no sign of a change in the weather here in South Central Montana. We are expecting the high 90′s and low triple digits through September. I’ve given up on the gardens for the year. Just keeping them alive is my current goal. Perhaps I’ll have a chance to dig them out and replant this Fall. The clearing out has come to a halt as well, for now. I’m trying to organize the other spaces in the house and am working at the dining room table. The intention is to avoid creating too much clutter. Snicker if you want to, I am laughing as well. The operative word was “trying”. It’s a lost cause. Everything that might be used in any given creative endeavor must be out, where it can be located by scanning. That results in clutter on a good day, messes on other days. I need my studio space back! Soon, they say, soon. Meanwhile, the process of photographing and posting work for sale continues, and will for the next few days. Details are in the post “Putting a Lid on It”.
Do you have tips for staying cool to share? The only thing I’ve come up with, apart from judicious placement of fans, is putting a cold wrap on the back of my neck. What are your solutions, apart from AC?
Hooray! The new roof, the reorganization…, all good. Your new studio will feel magical, pristine, welcoming to new endeavors. Bravo!
Jackie, that is exactly what I am aiming for. The old roof is being removed today, Hooray!
Today is the fourth day, so the reconstruction of the studio can soon begin. I am so excited for you! Now, away from the computer to the studio…
The roof was finished yesterday,early afternoon. There was a crew of five working on it until dark everyday. They did a wonderful job. Now I get to clean up, put the house back together, then on to the studio! Hooray!!!
hi laura- have been faithfully watching your summer happenings. love the artwork we swapped -your pieces are in my artroom and i enjoy them daily.is hotter and drier than blazes here,too- major drought. have been doing a series of smalls with rain themes- raindance,rain circles,rain prayers , and so on….saves the sanity- if there ever was any!much love to you- i so appreciate all i have learned from you- happy upheaval and rebirth of self—-sue kluber
I am hoping the studio work is underway and you can see an end in sight to all the fuss and bother. Let me know when you’re ready to inaugurate it with new work, and I”ll toast you from afar!
There is always leave town, but one has to go a ways to find cool.
I carry a used Diet Coke bottle with frozen water when shopping and refrigerated water (in old Diet Coke bottle) at home. Like the cold towel on back of neck idea.