The Deck Progresses

Work on the deck has been slower than anticipated but Bob is pushing onward and it is looking good. The manufactured decking material is a bit fiddly. Plus, every few minutes a passer-by stops to comment, ask questions, or simply strike up a conversation. While it is nice to have such a friendly park, this is not exactly conducive to productivity. It’s a good thing we are retired!

As you can see, Auggie and I are already sitting on it!

The other project that is continuing is my work on my grandson’s baby blanket. I finished warping this week and have started weaving. I think it’s looking quite nice! The warp and weft is 8/4 cotton and the draft is from Tom Knisely’s book, Handwoven Blankets.

I have to say that I love this loom. I’m weaving on my Big Macomber loom as I go along I’m learning just how well it works. This is truly a workhorse of a loom and it is a joy to use. 

The park has had electrical power outages this week as workmen upgrade the electrical service. Because of the outages, Bob and I went antique shopping today to see if we could find a kitchen table  that we like better than the one we have been using. We haven’t found one yet but it was sure fun to look!

I’ll report back with more deck photos as the project progresses.

The Loom Room is Finished

Bob and I have been settling into our little park model home. There has been so much to do! We joined Costco for the first time and have been exploring what this store can do for us.  I got my flu shot there, and today got passport photos from Costco’s photo department. Apparently, this is the place with the best prices for things like that.

I checked with the Activities Department here about when the Fiber Arts group was starting up, and was told that there was no coordinator so the group was cancelled. “I’ll do it!” I immediately responded, so now I am the group coordinator. I really don’t think there’s much to do as coordinator of this group other than be the official contact person. I can handle that.

My big project so far has been the organization of my loom room. Bob and I went to Lowe’s yesterday and purchased 4 eight foot long wire shelves, plus the upright holder thingies and metal arms that hold the shelves. Bob had them up in no time, and then it was my turn. We had gone to the Container Store for bins, so all I had to do was place like things together. Here are photos of how it came out.

Bob’s plans for a deck were signed off on by the manager so that is our next big project. Hopefully it will all come together quickly so we can sit around on our deck all day. Ha! Ha! That’s not going to happen because after the deck will be the painting of the bedroom and remodeling the bathroom.