Saturday the festivities continued with a parade and many exhibits and open houses. This time I got to ride in the parade, and since the fire trucks were in the front, by the time we finished the route we were … Continue reading →
Today was the start of Ferndale’s two day Sesquicentennial celebration. From 6-9pm the merchants on Main Street hosted a hospitality night, serving refreshments in their shops. So even though we weren’t quite ready to open, we displayed some pictures, some … Continue reading →
Well you all know by now what’s been keeping me busy. So here is what’s been keeping Lori busy. She has been working on a dress for Paula to wear at an upcoming recital. Hopefully this will be the last … Continue reading →
Yesterday it was phones, today I got the cable installed for my high speed Internet access. This installation went much smoother, I was online within a few minutes of the truck driving away. And it didn’t require and subterrainian exploration … Continue reading →
Today the phones got installed. I was a bit naive on how commercial phone lines get installed. I figured they would place the terminal where I wanted it to come into the building and then I would wire from there. … Continue reading →
You can’t have a nice Victorian office without an antique cash register. We picked this up from some friends in the old house club (yep they have one up here too). The machine needs some restoration, and it is really … Continue reading →
Here’s a closeup of the graining effect. Not only does it look pretty realistic from normal viewing distance, but it also hides most of the surface defects that were present in the wainscoting, mostly from layers and layers of paint … Continue reading →
Today Larry Martin started woodgraining the wainscoting. We painted the base coats for the woodgraining and when people saw the colors they wondered what we were thinking. When they see the finished product, they’ll understand.
Continue reading →This evening I took pictures at a 45 year class reunion for Fortuna High School and to finish off the roll of film I went over to Loleta to film the beautiful sunset. The forest fire in Oregon has been … Continue reading →
Today while I was finishing the checkered side in the studio, they finally started working on refinishing the fir floor in the gallery side. They were supposed to start last Friday, but the space smelled so bad from the painting … Continue reading →
I haven’t shown the studio for awhile, because basically it was a big white box. But Lori and I did get the flooring in today, and as you can see from the picture, we couldn’t quite agree what type of … Continue reading →
Here’s what I spent last weekend and the first part of this evening doing. Painting the ceiling white. Because of the texture of the tin, it had to be painted by brush, and painting it gloss white over the white … Continue reading →
I’ve been busy painting the ceiling so I haven’t had time to take photos but Mike Thomas dropped off a couple of pictures that he took while I was at the wheel of the 1923 Firetruck. Lori thought I looked … Continue reading →
Since the contractors were painting the shop today, and I’m finished with stripping the wood, I actually had some extra time today. So we took some pictures, and I had time to post some updates here. You might want to … Continue reading →
