At long last... we have internet!

The internet has been a bit dodgy recently, but seems to be working again.
The last week at the land has been very busy, including one overnight stay, one 12-hour work day, and a few days of extra help.




The studio:
-all walls, floors, trimming done
-canvases installed
-rainwater harvesting put in place
-all solar panel things bought and waiting for install
-drystack stone steps finished




The bath house:
-framed
-juniper posts cut and notched
-foundation holes dug
-roof assembled
-interior decoration / hardware purchased
-gallon of NO VOC "environmentally friendly" paint found and purchased for $20

The woodshed:
-hoisted into place and secured
-all lumber organized underneath




The land:
-cleaned and beautified by a team of highly skilled men with clippers
-brush piles consolidated and some burned
-a few new plants installed
-cut down a few choice trees




Relaxation:
-went to San Antonio after a particularly hard few days of work last weekend; spent time with Blake's extended family
-watched Shrek 3, Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Slumdog Millionaire
-camped out in the shelter after a bonfire and watching a storm pass by
-visited the Langfords for a short evening




It has rained consistently for the last week.. every night and morning. This keeps it a fair bit cooler throughout the day, temperature wise, but the humidity is SO much higher that the benefit is nullified.
I left my sketchbook out in the flash-flood rain yesterday, and spent the better part of an hour drying each page with a blowdryer. It swelled like a sponge and came out of its binding, but the pages are still legible.

There are finally new pictures up at my Picassa page.