PICTURES

This is my Upstairs master closet. It is 7 x 11. It will be our main storage area as well as our clothes closet.



This is one of two closets in my studio. This one will have shelves for fabric, supplies, and "stuff".



My other stuiod closet, this one runs under the stairs and has lots of room for storage of tubs and things as well as ironing boards, and other large things.





This is our upstairs game room. At the far end and to the right is a small alcove where we will mount our large flat screen tv. We plan to have circular game tables in front of both windows, and the wall to the right will hold various artworks we have acquired.



This is a closeup of the decorative tile in the master bath. I thoroughly intend to take a rubbing or two, especially with some inks on fabric.



This is our master shower. It is 5x5, and has a rain head in the center wall. Also not showing is the wall jet on the left that will hit our backs as we sit on the built in teak bench.



Mail box says its almost home!



And, drum roll, this is Bailey, our newest family member. She loves her new coat.

Almost There

Sorry, no pictures yet. But the house is nearly done. The painting touch ups are being done. The final inspections will be completed today, and we will have a certificate of occupancy. The closets are ready to be installed with their shelves and stuff. The baseboard trim is nearly complete. Carpets go in upstairs early next week. And as soon as the rest of the money comes in the chair lift for the stairs and the landscaping will be complete. There is much cleaning to be done. We expect/hope to move in about the 15th of April. Whee

We have a new family member. Bailey is a 7 year old dachshund rescue. She is what they call a "tweenie", not quite standard nor miniature. Her ideal weight is about 12 pounds, so she needs to lose about 3 pounds. She had to have extensive dental work done, including losing a lot of teeth. But she is much happier now for having those nasty abscessed teeth gone. Bailey is an absolute delight. Right now she is sleeping on Rex's sweatshirt, with her nose buried under the sleeve. She loves to burrow, which as I recall is a Dachsie trait. We adore her and wonder why we didn't have a dog until now. There will be more. Dachsies, I have discovered, are like cats. You can't just have one. Or is that potato chips. :D Pictures soon.

Let There Be Light - Even When Stuffed

There are some of the lights we have in the new home, and the view out the front window of our front room. It is much lighter, but for some reason my digital camera would not capture the light nor would the flash work. But it is all good since we are going to have two banks of full spectrum fluorescents running the length of the room.

This morning we went to the London Grill at the Benson Hotel for brunch. It rather reminded me of a cruise ship, where you board as passengers and disembark as freight. So much good food. I sampled a tiny bit of a lot of different things, and it was all very much fun. These people really mean brunch. There was everything from eggs benedict to pasta, prime rib to cheese blintzes, and a seafood bar I could happily have browsed all day.

The desert table was ... words fail me. Things there I have never seen before, and I thought I knew deserts.

So I am properly ushered into the beginning of my 67th year on this planet. I am 66; I've been here 66 years. All in all, taking stock, I think I've done okay. I believe I can honestly say that there are many places and many people who are better off for my having been here. I can think of no better euology. And if I live another 20 years, as I hope to do, I am sure I will be able to say the same at that point. It is the only way to live one's life, in my opinion. And it is a very selfish point of view; because everything I do reflects back upon me. When I send out my energy it "ties" me to the thing or the person in a multitude of invisible ways.

I'm spending the rest of the day working on a self protrait I started a while back. It is taking shape nicely.