NOMAD DREAMING

Oops. What an 8 thousand dollar reroof was meant to fix. There’s still a leak. Sigh. June 13th. #6thAvenueshala #roof #rain #renovation

Finally! June 13th passed NM State inspection for electricity. #6thavenueshala is now code compliant as far as electrical wiring and...

Electrical residing started May 22. Aaaand the electrician doing the work to restore the shala to healthy power was a woman!...

Arrived this weekend to find holes opened up in floor of kitchen and another room, piles of debris, the old gas furnace and humongous hot water heater tank gone, (yay!) the lantana all excavated on west side.   The sewer lines need replacing before we satisfy code for plumbing. Apparently.   I await the quote.  The good news is that a shiny, new, on-demand water heater is now installed. Not connected, because no electricity. Yet.  Debris piles. Uh huh. I expected this when I

First reroofing project done. This new metal roof over the gabled sections has a guarantee on materials longer than my life expectancy....

On Saturday I replanted the mailbox in bright desert winter sunlight. The post is reinforced with recycled wood from the little adobe...

Slowly removing the eyepatches - the painted window glass. The southern bedroom now receives the beautiful view of Turtleback Mountain....

Watching YouTube videos on how to remove popcorn ceiling and learning a lot about domestic architecture in the USA. Popcorn...

First load of trash is on the curb. The first weekend’s haul: all the tattered old blinds from southern rooms and kitchen. Over the...

Sunday morning seva. Removed the ratty blind and cleaned white paint off the glass of a south eastern window. Letting the light in....

Took down a ratty old blind from the kitchen window. In the process, removed this many nails, screws and piercing devices. Voodoo doll...

Most of the front facing window panes had been covered in white paint. While waiting for contractors who are bidding on the reroof...

it is still Day 1 of 6th Avenue rehabilitation and after the nails, the screws. 54 of them plus plugs. Much wrist exercise. Took down 9...

Day 1 of 6th Avenue shala rehabilitation: taking nails out of interior walls. More than 33 in the front south bedroom, half that in the...