17 March 2012The “clim” is installed and it is wonderful! It is grand to open the bedroom door and not get a cold blast of air from the ground level. As I predicted we had two days of really warm weather and the heat wasn’t needed; however, the weather turned cool and gray for the weekend and the heat was appreciated again.
Because of the clim work being done Jerry and I were not as busy as we could have been. Before the clim guys, Regis and Evan, came on Tuesday we cleaned out a space for them to work in the barn. The barn will become the terrace one of these days. We swept clean about 1/8th of the barn and we were not happy to see the condition of the floor was just as we suspected. Lots of boards have to be replaced if that small sampling is any indication of the condition of the floor. Jerry took out several of the boards in front of the small French door and now he is having a time getting the wall stable enough to put more boards up. Good thing he had opened up the other door in the salon….at least Regis and Evan had a door to enter the barn with the big outside units….and they didn’t have to jump over the big hole in the floor. Anyway, we have left that floor project for another time.
I have started painting the front door. Jerry took a sample of the color to a local paint store and they matched it perfectly. After the door is completed I will repaint the hardware black. If nothing else it will look clean. Jerry also brought in a color called Bordeaux for the bottom of the stairwell. I painted up to the first level and stopped. It just wasn’t the right color for there. We have lived with it for a week and it isn’t getting any better. So, after finishing the door I will begin painting the stairwell with the door paint. We will see how that looks. I have finished painting the wrought iron railing up to the turn on the 1st landing. Since we still have work to do on “Bert and Hannie” hall I will wait until the wall is painted before I continue up the railing. Jerry spent his down time making a wine rack. It just needs to be painted or stained then we will hang it. It looks pretty good! He also hung one of the bookcases we bought from Robert and Dorothy’s friend. I have cluttered it up with items found in the house. That may change but …well…we shall see.
We spent Friday at a vineyard tour at Abbye Silva Plana. The vineyard is a biodynamic operation. That means no chemicals, no machinery in the vineyard. The vineyard is plowed by horse pulled plows and we saw one working yesterday. The horses are worked for 3 hour stretches….the plowman the plowman brings three horses and he works a 9 hour day. After the vineyard tour we had lunch and a wine tasting. It was a very enjoyable day. Today is St Patrick’s Day. We have an event to attend tonight but before that I am finishing that front door!
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