Mid September 2020

Eight days in September (through September 18) bring lots of change. Smoke engulfs Vancouver Island. Don’s arrival in Everett imminent. Covid cases spike. Ruth Bader Ginsburg passes.

Last Friday: A visit to Nathan’s workshop Part & Whole to see where our couch is to be made.

Weekend hunt for G25 and G30 LED dimmable bulbs to use in the light fixtures that David has made

Tuesday: David Scott comes to the house and so do lots of the specialists - Stan from Matrix comes to measure the honed marble counters & fireplace surround.

Taylor (Frontera), David (Scott & Scott) and Michael (Michael Ford Design) work out cabinet, window and wall alignments

Stan takes more measurements - Wendy forgot to take pictures when Andrew Namur (excavator) visited

Intrepid mascot in hot pursuit of heron - smoke and fog at low tide

Thursday: Viridian puts the solar panels on the roof on a day of no sun

On an alley walk a back door lock set catches my eye —— resolve to get one like it for refurbished cellar door. The source Price’s locksmith which has been in business for over a century. Charmaine is my locksmith. Quite a bit of inventory at Price’s!

Detail of the kitchen primed and ready to be painted

Doorbell Waterglass studios makes them - also visit Royal Oak Glass for mirror & Associated Sheet Metal for stainless steel panel

Ralph finished the shingling this past week free time to visit Ben at Bespoke the source for our Farrow & Ball paint entre autres

Drywall tool used by Brian and Ian of Devlin’s Wall systems who are at work on the interiors

Nicholas and Ilse of Nicholas Alexander Painting prime the kitchen walls

The living room coming into focus

Hand me down brackets will hold a mirrored shelf in bath

Looking from west to east upstairs

At work on the bedroom

Ralph’s giant dryer - for shingles

The Viridian team begins to work on laying the solar panels view to the east on a smoky day