Thursday, May 31, 2007
Updates
First we got that last external wall finished, although Tolver had to take some of the siding back down, when the sliding glass door arrived. The slider came with an unexpected fin, like for a window installation, so it had to be installed under the siding.
The sheetrock arrived with the sliding glass door, so we immediately rocked one wall.
Tolver removed, and re-hung the exterior door in its new position. We had been waiting to do this until after the sliding glass door was installed, so as to keep the house secure.
He also put up all of the trim and puttied the holes, while I sheetrocked the room.
The room was still full of rock dust when I took the pictures, so they came out blurry. In the last photo you can see that we have created a new little entrance way that opens up into the office. we will use the space around the corner from the door for a big wardrobe type thing.
And here's what I ended up doing with the Aristata from the previous post.
I've begun work on a new website (proteadirect.com) for auctioning the flowers. We're hoping that rare protea, like the Aristata which is practically unknown in flower biz, may bring a higher price for its novelty.
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
Days roll by...
Not much exciting going on since the birthday. We're still dealing with the draught, but the little moths seem just about gone. Our first Protea Aristata flower bloomed this week. The Aristata are very slow growing plants for us; almost five years from the time that it went in the ground to its first flower. The plant stands only about 28 inches tall, but the flowerhead is nearly 5 inches in diameter.
You can see a second bloom, not yet open, in the back ground of the second picture. We're thinking of just keeping it for ourselves, and leaving it on the plant, since we won't get more than about $1 for it wholesale. I guess we could auction it off on ebay...
Still working on the room. Tolver has gotten most of the electrical wiring done, and the sliding glass door arrives on Saturday.
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Getting more done
Well, Tolver's thumb injury is healing, and even though he's been to the dentist three times in the last two weeks, and had at least that many teeth pulled, he's been going crazy to get back to work. So we made another trip to Homo Despot, and we've made some more progress on the new room.
Add a coat of paint, and things start to really look like they are coming together.
Nice Tush!
Today though, we got sidetracked by BUGS! More precisely, a yet to be identified moth has been laying eggs all over the pincushion flower buds. It does not seem to be the Apple Moth that has restricted the export of plants from the island (another pest that we have to be on the look out for) but it will probably be another problem at the point of inspection (we allready have to watch out for ants.)
And, thanks to God of Biscuits (who has linked to us since the Blog was called "Tolver's Mind"), I (Reese) was directed to the "Which Tarot Card Are You" internet quiz...
You are The Hierophant
Divine Wisdom. Manifestation. Explanation. Teaching.
All things relating to education, patience, help from superiors.The Hierophant is often considered to be a Guardian Angel.
The Hierophant's purpose is to bring the spiritual down to Earth. Where the High Priestess between her two pillars deals with realms beyond this Earth, the Hierophant (or High Priest) deals with worldly problems. He is well suited to do this because he strives to create harmony and peace in the midst of a crisis. The Hierophant's only problem is that he can be stubborn and hidebound. At his best, he is wise and soothing, at his worst, he is an unbending traditionalist.
What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.
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Monday, April 09, 2007
Our Building Project part 2
We are making more progress on our new room. After a coat of paint
the wall that used to have a window, is now just a wall. Next, we got started framing in the east wall of the carport,
And before we knew it, it was a new wall!
Then we came around to the front side of the house, framed in the wall, and inserted the old window into its new location.
Pretty satisfying work. Tomorrow we drive to town to pick up more supplies. The trickiest work is yet to come, as we round the corner and create the inner wall dividing what used to be the carport in half. The next wall will include a regular door and a sliding glass door. Stay tuned!
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Our building project
This week we began the first phase of our construction project. We will be building a new room addition to the main farm house, but the first phase consists of removing a window (that will be used in the new room) and sealing up the wall that it comes from.
Tolver really learned a lot when he was working construction and remodelling back in Texas, and we had the whole first phase done in 7 hours, spread over two days.
I got butch with the nail puller!
Abracadabra: its a wall!
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