ADDRESS!!!!

Today we were given a 911 address for the property. I'd started this process several weeks ago so I could give the, now non-existent, building builders an address to deliver the building. The Rio Grande Council of Governments assigns the addresses. It took a while for them to determine exactly where our plot was so they could see if the road was named (which it was, so no Princess Drive for me!) and then to see where our plot is in relation to any other addresses. I then, by happenstance, ended up on the POATRI (property owners) website and found that we need that address when we're ready to have power and phone run to the property. So, it's good we have it already. I can't believe how happy it made me to have an address... we've had the property, but somehow giving it a designation brought it a step closer to home.

A hiccup has occurred in the grand plan for Plaid Dog World Headquarters in Terlingua, TX. It appears that the folks we were buying our steel building from have folded, taking our money with them. (As well as other people's money too.) Folks are not happy, to say the least, and some claim that the outfit was a scam, but I'm thinking that they really folded. They'd had an A- rating with the BBB, had been in business for 4 years and seem to have sent a check for a percentage of what was paid to one client. To me, that sounds like bankruptcy, but who knows. I've filed a complaint with their State Attorney General. There are a variety of phone numbers (various departments in the police dept.) floating around on the complaint site, but I haven't tried them all yet. I'm bummed. Of course about the money, but also, I wanted the building. Without it, moving there is less likely in the near future. We need to have a workshop and office space. Sigh.

TRANSFORMATIONS 2010

I started painting my transformer box today that is part of a public art project done by the City of Loveland. Boxes are painted as a graffiti deturent. Apparently, if you cover large single color objects with lots of other colors, folks are less likely to paint graffiti on them. I hope it works. The City of Fort Collins has been doing this for a number of years and my understanding is that it does help.

My design is a traditional quilt pattern, the Log Cabin quilt. I had a plan in mind - to use a series of stencils to paint each block, but in practice, that method will take way too long. Instead, I'm going to create a template like quilters use for their quilting designs. With that I can quickly (I hope) draw out each block. I'll then have to tape off the areas I'm not painting, but I'm thinking I'll be able to paint a number of partial blocks at a sitting. We'll see if it actually works.

I didn't get as far today as I'd hoped to; at least with the actual painting. But, I have a plan, and that counts for a lot.

When I arrived on-site, the first thing I did was measure the box. Wouldn't you know it, its measurements are not what I was told they would be. This creates a bit of a problem since I'm doing a quilt and tried to make a block that would fit properly. Oh well, I'll have to make an adjustment on the backside of the box.

For this project I splurged and bought an EZ-up tent. It was SOOOO worth it! Anyone doing a project like this should go ahead and get one. It wasn't particularly hot today and it still made a huge difference in my comfort level.

I'll go back tomorrow and if the gods are smiling, I'll make some decent progress.