Sneak Preview

August - Just whoosh and it is gone - My list of things not completed is growing, but my list of things done is growing, too.

We set a goal of finishing the remodeling of our web site by August 31 - did not make it...Click on "Sneak Preview" at the top to see the progress we have made.

But Phil did get our workshop moved (at least most of it!) We reconfigured the space behind the gallery/showroom, and he built an addition - including slab, walls, roof, wiring... I helped with building the doors, and moving the tools and work tables... So, now all of our cutting, assembling and finish work is in the same building as the gluing, shipping and selling! (also, Lis silver, glass, and enamel studios)

We moved in just about a week and a half ago - just before the dreaded Katrina. It was really hot work, but now we do not have to drive 13 miles to do the work, and back again to ship and sell...

It is a good thing. We should be able to do more of what we do - not crippled by distance.

Gasoline started rising on August 31 - within an hour the stations had gone up 40 cents - We are in a fairly rural area, and the purveyors here don't expect more gasoline for at least two weeks.

So, we are glad we can save the gas and the time.

I have just gotten the band saw box site about ready to go live. It is actually there now, but just not linked.

I will finish populating the site over the next few weeks as we get more things done.

We are praying for the poor. I am not a religious person, but I know that it is right and just to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, care for the poor, and love our fellow man.

The horrors in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast have "lifted the skirts" of America and shown the underlying poverty and our true colors. I would hope and pray our leaders will work with generosity of spirit to ease the suffering. We desperately need compassionate leadership in our country. It is not right to sit back and point at desperation with blame. We are better than that..

So, I am working on our new band saw, hair stick and kitchen site, and will be listing more on Amazon and ebay... and doing what little I can to help my neighbors to the south, east, north, and west... We need to love our neighbors as ourselves, and act to the best of our ability...