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House painters arrived early this morning and have sealed the windows of our house and my studio with opaque plastic wrap. Tape is everywhere. The guys said that it would take three hours to spray the house, and two more days to complete the trim. I guess I will be working inside this sealed box for three days. If the weather turns hot I think I might suffocate! (more…)
Once the perennial garden is complete we saw the need to create a path from the front walk to the side yard. We began building the path by outlining the edges in rock and laying weed barrier cloth as a base. For a nice stable, yet rustic surface we spread loads and loads of a combination of gravel and sand. The path is 5′ wide, big enough for the ATV (four wheeler) to traverse. (more…)
My landscaping plan is a design-as-you-build concept. As we began to implement my careful design, everything changed. It is interesting to see how we viewed the yard as we began to use it. (more…)
This artist journal blog is about daily life in Alaska with professional artist Gail Niebrugge and her business partner husband Bob, and will discuss shows and exhibits, research in the field, the creation of original paintings, and art prints. See Gail's fine art here.
