Floor Boards

I have to admit, at first glance, it doesn't look like we got much done. You might be thinking "Whoopti-doo, they just put down some wood to make the floor. Well, there was more to it than that...


We had to put 12x12x2" paver bricks around the perimeter and up the middle of the floor platform to make it level and to keep it from sinking in the dirt and becoming un-level in the future. What a pain! And when I say "pain" I mean pure physical pain! We had to dig under the platform boards and position the bricks, then pound dirt under the bricks with a rubber mallot to raise or lower it depending on what the little level said. And, despite what everyone may think of me, I am NOT 1/2 a bubble off, I am .2 of a bubble off!

But it was a beautiful day, unlike the day before when we had to light up the fire pit to stay warm. We are hoping to be able to get the lumber to do the walls on Sunday and Monday.

Finally! We actually started construction today!

This is a view from the back porch. It was very cold today so you can see our little patio firepit is going to keep us warm.

Under my hubby's side of the building will cover our water well pump.

The total structure size is 12 feet wide by 24 feet long. We each get 12x12. Mine is going to be my glass studio and my hubby's will be his work/tool shop (since we don't have a garage yet). Tomorrow we will finish the end and sheet it with floor board.

Shibby gets Kitty Crack (aka Cat Nip) from Summersea

I hate to admit it, but my little kitty is a Nip-Ho! Now, my daughter's cat, Jasmine, is far too refined to behave like this. She will wait until no one is around, then she will start rolling in it! This fine blend of Cat Nip came from Tracy who has an ETSY site at http://www.summersea.etsy.com/ Thanks Tracy! Shibby (named after the appropriate movie Dude Where's My Car) and Jasmine thank you as well!

The Old Shed is All Gone!

Well, as of Monday (Labor Day) the Old Shed is all gone! It has been re-assembled on the back side of our property and all of our storage boxes have been moved in. This Saturday, we are going to buy the wood to make the floor platform for the new studio/shop. In the picture where the toolbox stands with the tarp over it is where our well and pump is. So the new structure has to go over it to protect and keep it warm in the winter. But it is coming along!

Having a bad day...

What get's me through my day? Well, depends on the day... But today it's Etsy and a 32oz Iced White Chocoloate Cherry 5 shot Cappo from my favorite Coffee Shack (Villagio Espresso in Sunriver Oregon).

Thunder and Lightening!

Believe it or not, this picture was taken at about 11:30pm! We had quite a lightening storm last night. I went out with my camera and just started clicking shots at the sky to try to catch the lightening and this is what I caught... It looks like daylight! As a contrast, look at yesterdays post with the picture of the blue sky and clouds which was shot earlier in the day from when I shot this. In Central Oregon, we always say "enjoy the weather now, because it can change in 5 minutes", now I photographic proof!

Here is a picture of the Goddess bead I made yesterday. She is very pretty and I am pleased with how she turned out.

This is a look at the glorious sky today! Isn't it wonderful??? I could watch these clouds all day. This shot was taken about 2:00pm, it is now 5:30pm and it is raining and thundering. The thunder is just rolling and rolling, it is spectacular. We haven't had much rain this summer, so I LOVE it when we get a shower and it is even better with thunder and lightening. The only bad part is that it is 91 degrees out there, so it's very humid.

I did manage to get quite a few beads made today. I made a Sunflower Goddess bead that (if she makes it out of the kiln ok) is stunning. Making Goddess beads is difficult because I like to use Bullseye glass, which is a harder and stiffer glass. This means I have to make even more effort to keep the bead a consistant heat to make sure it doesn't crack while I'm creating it. Each Goddess takes me 30-45 minutes depending on the detail of the bead.

And, for those interested in how my studio is coming along... Here is this weekend's progress:

The only thing left now is the back half of the shed. What we figured out while dismantling it is that the original shed was added on to at a later date. The picture of my hubby on the top shows the front half, the bottom picture shows the back half after we removed the front half. My dad came and hauled away the majority of the wood for fire wood in his garage, so that was nice to not have to haul to the dump!