To say I was sick of packing and looking at boxes would be an understatement. But when I see the completely empty spaces, I see real progress!
When they pick up all the shelving units from my studio storage area, they will have to pack up my drill press as well. It doesn’t fit in a box and I cannot lift it. The shelves and that old work table will go into the garage on the side I will use as a studio of sorts. Mostly for printmaking with the etching press and proof press out there. My fingers are itching to start carving again.
I never thought I’d see the back of the under stairs storage but it is all cleared out and I stood back there to get the picture.
And I thought of giving the large easel away but was talked out of it. So into the garage it goes for the time being.
And at the new house there are some new things happening. All flooring and baseboards are in. New granite counter tops in the kitchen and bathrooms.
And the shower is complete except for the glass door that goes here and in the guest bathroom shower.
I delivered all the light fixtures and fans on Friday. I might be a couple of lights short and will check on that tomorrow. Seems I need to get a ceiling fixture for the entrance to the front door and a second ceiling light for over the sink island. I did not want those hanging down pendants so opted for a recessed fixture that the builder and electrician think needs to have a mate. Easy.
I have started packing the pantry. Good grief! Why was there so much in the way of canned goods and pastas in there?! Did I think I was not going to the store before the year was up? This morning on my weekly trip to the dump quite a few out dated jars and cans went with me. But I did keep three jars from the back of the shelves….maple syrup our son harvested and cooked down in 1984 as a school project. When he comes for Christmas I think we need to open a jar and have some over pancakes. As I remember the syrup had a very smoky flavor due to the open fire he had to use to cook it down. And I remember that it is a bit thin for syrup because how many hours upon hours can any of us watch sap thicken. Harvesting from our own maple trees was so much fun. Just like making wine from the wild grapes along the road and dandelions from the yard. Does anybody even do those things nowadays?
A new drawing in the house book.
Maybe when I walk through the meadow to the new house tomorrow morning the builder will greet me with the house keys…..maybe not. For now I am enjoying a glass of red while I write this. Friday night friends picked me up to go to the winery to meet their friends. It was another chance to practice my social skills….woefully fading over the last few years. It was delightful. I think I am getting better at it. No where near ready for a whole room full of people, but a couple at a time seems doable.
Til later…..