|
Me Musing .
. . June
17, 2009 . . .
Yowie!
Almost 3 months since I have posted anything new . . . or more precisely
. . . anything of interest!
Days
have flown by and May began with both of our backs going out. It
seemed to take us until about a week ago to really begin to feel
in better shape again.
Two
days ago I decided to re-arrange my sewing studio (yet again!!!!)
to make it feel more open. I figured then maybe I would have the
incentive to get in there and create something! It seems as if when
I have a clear tabletop or counter, that somehow things just find
their way there . . . so the 'openness' lasted about 10 hours!
I
was looking through magazines to get some inspiration and saw an
ad for a 5-day workshop in a little town in Ohio (not far from where
I grew up) that would be held in an old timber barn. That got me
to reminiscing about last year and how we got the idea that we wouldn't
mind having a little place 'in town' where we could stay a few days
at a time and just be closer to everything (bank, grocery, post
office, coffee house, popping in on friends, etc.) and we looked
and looked, but the place we really
wanted (a big lot with a wonderful one hundred + year-old barn on
it) wasn't available to be sold separate from the house/lot next
to it. We got discouraged and gave up on the idea.
Well,
yesterday we were in having lunch and a friend stopped by and in
the course of casual conversation said: "I see the old red
barn is for sale."
I
practically leaped from the table with the question . . . "It
is ??????"
We
had just driven down that street the day before and saw the sign
on the house, but the barn/lot wasn't included. I ran to our real
estate friend's office and practically yelled, "I just heard
our
barn has a for sale sign on it!". He checked and sure enough
it had just gone on the market. I looked at Eb and he looked at
me and I said, "I'm making an offer!"
Talk
about 'what a difference
a day makes' and 'timing
is everything'!
south side and part
of yard
For
as long as I can remember we have both loved that barn . . . longer
for Eb as he has known the owner for decades.
It
was almost like Déjà vu when I
moved here in 1997 and bought a
"turn of the century" .
. . (20th that is!!!) cabin that had never had electricity or plumbing
and suffered from many years of
"UN-master-planned”
remodeling attempts.
Some
of the world's greatest residences are known by their addresses
alone . . . and mine was known as . . . "you
bought that place"???, as
they would shake their heads in disbelief having seen each year
take its toll on the cabin. However, when you 'surrender
to your dreams',
magical things seem to happen to and around
you!
To
make a long story short . . . my offer was accepted and the barn
will have a new owner as of July 15th!
yard
back side
I
came home and dug out my 'design notebook' that I began last year
when we were looking for a place and had to laugh as the first page
was a photo of a New Mexico house with rusted metal roof and the
article began: "Over
the past 5 years, rusted metal roofs, which grew fashionable in
Telluride, Colorado and surrounding areas have become very popular."
It went on to say that now they are selling 'new' roofing materials
made to look rusted and calling them 'rustic
chic' and 'unique'
roofing options!!!!!!!!!!
Well
. . . we're right in style!
Bricolage
artistry
here we go again!
Until
soon,
Che'usa
*
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Return
to Red Barn List of Dated Entries
Return
to Orange Wheelbarrow List of Dated Entries
Visit
my Studio Website
email
Che'usa
All original artwork on website
© Copyright 2006
|
