October 2
technical
The second stucco layer is in process. Floating the stucco with sponges makes this layer much smoother than the first, but there is still a lot of texture in this material, so the third layer–the elastomeric material–will adhere and bond to it.
The great thing about this second layer is that it provides a hint of what the house will look like when it is finished–the shapes and contours of the room exteriors are much more evident now and the shadows from the various angles built into the house are lovely to see!
Don’t forget to click on the first picture to open up the BIG Gallery!
- The garage
- Textured but smooth
- The angles and the mass of the building structure are so much more evident now
- The garage again. You can see how the sponge floats the stucco to make it even and smooth.
- And the texture of this second layer will allow the third layer to adhere
- The shadows are amazing!
- This Pueblo Revival house is really taking shape!
- Salt cedar closet doors are up in my bedroom!
- Reminder of how cool they are…
- Bathroom door has been hung
- This 2-panel folding door will lead to my suite from the kitchen.
- The door frame is ready for it!
- Airlock room has its door now. That is the front door just beyond.
- West End Master Suite bathroom door is up…
- …as are the salt cedar closet doors!
- Magical electricity
- Magical lights
- Ta da! Kiva!
personal
Hiking our old roads is about to come to an end. From October until February, the hiking trails are closed due to hunting season. This was not really enforced much last year, but now there are more of us here and some of us are hunters. I’m not sure what we will do. Hiking the main roads is always an option, of course. And walking all the way down to the back entrance to Sierra La Rana where the mailboxes are every day would probably do all three of us a lot of good. So fear not. We will get our hikes in, one way or another!
- I was wrong! There are still wildflowers!
- These popped up unexpectedly.
- And these.
- Still lots of green, but the cooler weather is on its way…
- I will miss the spots of color.
- Bella will not miss the heat, though.
- She had an excellent dental check-up. What chompers! 😉
GOING AHEAD!
This will be so big. You’ll have to put a radar too to find you in it 😀
Just kidding.
It will be beatiful when finished.
❤
When the weather is really bad, we will just hike the house!