I haven't written in a while. I've gotten really wrapped up in finishing the Hookfin house - and now it's very close. In fact, it's so close I was expecting to be pulled off the house to start a new house next week, leaving the Hookfin house to be finished by a finishing crew in their spare time. We just need to paint a couple of doors (and hang one on a crooked wall. If anyone can help with that, I would appreciate any advice), put in a few baseboards, then touch up the paint and be on our way.
We would be at least two more weeks away from completion if it wasn't for Sister Jean, an angel from Syracuse who came and worked in the house this week. She is a nurse by trade and ministers with groups in New York and around the country.
She is also a crafty carpenter who knows a little plumbing, some electric work and I think just about anything else she sets her mind to. She solved several problematic carpentry issues for us in the house — and quite beautifully. She made arches around windows and trimmed them out, framed and trimmed out both our front and back doors and was generally a joy and inspiration to work with. She brought three Syracuse students from the Catholic center at the school, and they were wonderful, too. They didn't have her skill level, but they worked hard and got plenty done.
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I'm enjoying the potpourri of your blog (my first experience with blogdom, it's really a wonderful tool) so much - the history, the human interest, the music, Elvis (I was living in Montana when he died and was worried that my neighbor Donna was never going to get over the tragedy). Keep up the great postings!
I hope you guys are ready for Mardi Gras! I have a fun story about some Mardi Gras beads I had back in college, but that will have to wait for another day. We miss you guys!
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