Grateful for a roof over my head!
Another pseudo red letter day…
My brother is starting to make some real headway towards recovery from his surgery! He’s been moved to a step-down unit. He “passed” his modified barium swallow and is able to start eating soft foods. Hopefully within a week, he’ll be ready for moving to a rehab center for a week or two, then he can get to go home. Then and only then can I really get back to steady work on the studio.
Between now and then, all I can do is try to capitalize on time off and get as much as I possibly can, when I’m here.
Speaking of capitalizing on time…
We fought the cold wind to get the last of the CDX on the roof! We’re not completely done, however. The felt paper and shingles still need to need to get put on.
Oddly, my neighbors across the street are having a new roof put on… me thinks it’s time to pay the neighbors a visit! Hopefully the contractor will give me a good price for the work and I can get a finished roof pretty quickly.
The area (wedge) between the roof and the top of the wall is closed in on the south side. It’s only got 1 layer of OSB, but at least when bad weather comes out of the southwest, the only thing that needs to be covered is the doorway… and hopefully that won’t be but for another day or so!
I’m going to try to get the 2nd layer of OSB on today and the housewrap up. If I can get that done, I might be able to get the north wall’s wedge closed in and then all I’ll have is the exterior finish and sofit/facia to put on!
Of course, I had already expected to be at this point several weeks ago, but as with life… you must be prepared to be hit with delays and unexpected things. All you can do is just try not to be disappointed and continue to seek ways to continue on without becoming bitter. This has been such an up-hill battle, that it would have been easy to give up at many different points.
This being something from my early dreams, this cannot be easy to erase from my being. It was music that brought me back from the brink of despair. Playing music got my mind back into the game of life. Listening to music has always inspired me onward. This dream cannot, nor will I let it fade while I am able to continue towards the end result.
Music is the very thread of social fabric. No matter which style, it must be preserved. The goal then is to create the best, most comfortable and creative environment I can, to facilitate the creative flow of music. Therefore, I must continue toward that goal.
(In other words… I better get back at it and get some work done!)
Progress pic’s later…
