What’s the Haps?
Over 10 years ago when we expanded the Maid’s Suite Back to double its size, Builder Bill constructed this set of ‘temporary’ constructions steps as our only means of getting to that elevation.
We are incredibly stinking blessed that the doctors and bigshots for whom my home was constructed deserved and received a private parking area even though at that time Jerome was essentially a pedestrian community.
Our friend and photographer Michele Jones once again graced us with a visit. Take a look at how she saw, explored, and captured the magic both inside and out of all that IS The Surgeon’s House.
In a former recent blog post we told you that the only architectural feature my home did NOT offer me was the most ideal, protected, and DRY location to sit and experience storms as they make their way up and down the valley and over our mountain.
Dale Carnegie should step back and genuflect in Ann Reis’ direction because that darned girl got us – we’re NOT the caterers – yet again when a glut of green peppers showed up at our food bank.
Some months ago, the extraordinarily magical mirror hanging outside the dining room experienced another collision with weather and age so we removed it until it was revealed how to REinvent and REcreate it.
It has been nearly five years since Joshua first created the bamboo palapa cover to enclose our ugly albeit important filters and other equipment that supports our two precious ponds.
As Adriel and I decompressed and ‘highed-down’ from our amazing hiving experience, my Monday morning quarterbacking told me that the long and steeply-inclined path towards the bird feeder was precarious and needed some safety upgrades.
All Hail! the arrival from the land of Saskatraz and presentation to the Coconut Island High Society Social Club of our newest Debs - Queens Sheba, Genevieve, and Cashmere.
We realized after refinishing the inside of the base of the large fountain that a lasting repair dictated actually REpouring the outer perimeter.
