Building Walls

Building walls is often a bad thing. Walls of fear. Walls of mistrust. Walls of anger. Dead end walls. Any of those kinds of walls are bad things.

Some walls are very good things. The wall of protection that parents try and provide for children. The wall of committment that a couple should have to protect their bond.

Then there are the "real" walls. Those that make a house and those that make up the building I work in. Those that make the church building and retail spaces. Real walls - required walls - necessary walls. For protections from the outside elements, for security, for sanctuary.

It just so happens, we tore out a few of the walls that made up our house. This house is old and had been built onto several times. Being the "packrat" that I am and knowing that we had buildings and barns on the property, I requested (made) the man keep most of the wood we tore out. Just look......


100 year old heart pine. We even saved the funeral parlor shelf (another post) and the mantles from the fireplace (both of those went back in too). We kept doors and windows too. We even kept an old closet thingy that was built in the corner of the dining room - it may reappear as well.

Anyway - with a female at your address who saves everything - and who is trying to USE WHAT SHE HAS - and who is trying to build a studio without borrowing money - what is the man at that address to do? Well - of course he gets to build a wall.

This is the back wall of MaggieGrace studios. This will all be painted basic white. I am thinking about the atmosphere that is MagnoliaPearl. I am not worried about the gaps - it is all insulated. We will cover as much of the walls as we can with this wood, then try and round up a little more from somewhere - or just add to it with new wood. I have to say I am tickled pink about how this looks.

Once I am released for lifting and real work, I will begin the paint process. Isn't it wonderful that KILZ now comes in a latex version. I really cannot wait - this is looking like it will be a reality and that is so very exciting.

I am back at work - at least 1/2 day today - the pile on the desk was not too bad. Parts of it were interesting. What they were unable to find - etc! Some of it was simply left undone - not necessarily a bad thing. Today I am simply trying to figure out where to restart. To the doctor this afternoon - then home.

Hope you all are having a great day. I am.