New Beginnings

An immense stately Italian pine graced the entrance to the only main street through the small village of Saratoga when I first moved there forty-eight years ago. It was over a hundred years old at the time. Saratoga marked the end of the urban world that was forming as the once small towns in the valley started uniting to become a sprawling metropolis. It marked my continuing migration toward the mountains and watched over me as I found my place in those mountains.

For almost a half a century I passed that tree almost every day. At last in 2015 it became that tree’s time to return to the earth as we all must do someday. Every day after that, passing by that spot, I was aware of the hole in the air that remained.

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Dyeing in the Sun

A few years back I grew some marigolds. As the blossoms drooped I harvested them and dried them, but then stuck then in a cupboard and forgot about them. In a fit of boredom during the rains this year, that kept me inside more than I am used to, I discovered them and decided it was time to use them. I boiled them for a couple of hours until the water turned a deep golden brown, strained off the liquid and sealed it in a gallon jar.


Then came spring and summer with days of soaring temperatures that once again kept me inside. I spent some time spinning a fleece that had waited for me for several years. I plied a small one-ounce skein to see how I liked it and hit on the brilliant idea of using my marigold liquor to see what would happen. It was too hot to turn on the stove for this experiment so I decided to go solar. In a small jar just large enough to hold the skein, I dissolved a scant half teaspoon of alum in water and added a pinch of tartaric acid. In went the skein, on went the lid, and out it went to a table in the yard to sit in the sun for a day.
The marigold liquid had developed a layer of mold on the top, but it peeled of easily in one piece. The mordanted skein now went into this dye bath for another couple of days in the sun. And it seems to have worked.
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Now on to the next step. I am not sure what that will be.

Wonderful Wood

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My Aching Back

For a couple of years I have been having a dull ache in my lower left back. It has gradually gotten worse. Over the past few months I have also started having phantom pains in my upper left leg. So I decided to go to the doctor. She sent me to a back class in the Physical Therapy Department. Continue reading

Bathroom Remodel – April Showers

Although I failed to take a “before” picture, I am sure anyone interested enough to view this page can clearly picture it.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Bathroom demolished with cat "inspecting"Tuesday was demolition day. A new double-paned skylight went in to keep things cozy when the cold winds blow, but we were down to the studs with a hole where the window used to be.

Today the plumbers were here. Mimi, the cat, inspects their work.

 

 

 

Thursday, March 27, 2008

New windowThe new window is in. It is smaller and higher so that you can’t fall into it or out of it while you are in the shower.

Friday, March 28, 2008

View of bathroom with blueboard installedThe blue board is in. (Actually it is purple.) You might think we would want to keep this color–but no.

You may wonder how we are managing while our only bathroom is in transition. We actually now have two (well, really three) options.

Old toilet out by the drivewayOption One – Lawn decor?

 

 

Porta potty in the drivewayOption Two – dubbed “the palace”

 

 

Option Three – a great viewView of the mountain top

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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

A hole cut in the half wall for the built-in magazine rackOne of the carpenters installed the half wall that includes a built in magazine rack and toilet paper holder. No joke.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Shower prepped for tileThe tilers came and put up the chicken wire base for the tile. This shows the work of the day.

 

 

 

 

What a difference a day makes

Tile covers the back wall of the showerBy the time I got home on Friday, the place was starting to take shape. Mimi and I inspected it. Guess I need to get the cabinets painted this weekend before they tile the counter top next week.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Bathroom with towel hanging on temporary shower curtain rod and with rug on the floorYesterday was D-day (Done! Well, not quite) The shower went in and was measured for doors, the toilet was hooked up—

The built in magazine rack next to the toilet with the cat inspecting the room.–and the built-in magazine rack was installed and inspected by you-know-who. You may see evidence that someone has taken a shower. The blue tape on the walls indicate the location of grab bars and the shower curtain will be replaced with a glass wall and door.

Today I fininshed painting the walls and the cabinet interior.

The palace, still here, has been abandoned. The lawn decor has vanished.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

A view of the finished bathroom complete with a small vase of flowersI finally finished painting the cabinet doors and–even bigger deal–got the new hinges adjusted so the doors close almost properly, a task I have managed to put off for a while. Here it is all dressed up to have its picture taken. There may eventually be an update if I ever get around to weaving the new rug I am planning for it and buying Gordon the new black washcloth he wants.