Crackle ..... snap .... static ..... !!!!!!
HELLO ... YES ... YES ... EVERYTHING FINE HERE.
Gargantuan under Swett Lodge recovery effort, emotion full visit east complete; Oregon's sanity, nourishing Swett Lodge peace return. Effort, experience deplete; desire quiet, effortless, recuperative summer. Almost garden refrain,
blessedly renege, plant garden late June: solar activity; burgeoning, abundant late garden; seemingly endless - only two vaguely rainy days since solstice - summer; all things squash entrance.
Early Girl tomatoes, jalapeno peppers grace under house, final floor level detritus; interior gut lath laden front porch.
Carrot, cilantro, parsnip, volunteer pickle, red kale, Russian red kale, green bean, volunteer squash merrily front garden space, light, water compete;
while second crop turnips, beets, young kohlrabi fend off voracious squash garden rear.
Many pleasant hours sift by, back porch shade passing neighborhood review.
Swett Lodge renovation work continues, unexpectedly apace. July gut remaining west side
plaster/lath interior, deal cat stench death knell. Reluctantly man up, complete rot removal Swett
Lodge underpinnings. Final floor level requires east side wedge/shim bathroom to front east corner
zero to 1.5 inches, under front east window to corner zero to 1.5 inches. Result: much more snug, flat, stately Swett Lodge feel. Under house work complete; remove interior central wall, beam replace. Wire, insulate, sheetrock round to kitchen corner; rework three extra interior doors into armoire/broom closet, making ready for waste (main drain replaced last weekend)/supply plumbing, final kitchen wire, complete sheetrock round - including bath - house, install fixtures, etc.
Continue recuperative, more copacetic round Swett Lodge all the time, currently experience artist's 'appropriate reveal' sensitivity vis a vis Lodge interior - photos await winter solstice as does blog.
Peace. Be well. Enjoy.
