Frank Lloyd Wright Would be Proud (or Horrified)

An explanation for the paucity of posts of late is in order.

The short story is, it's our fault.

The longer version is that we bit off much, much more than we could chew with this staining and varnishing.

We have hit the varnishing wall so many times that our foreheads are bruised. So the guys started another job while waiting for us to finish.

We have decided to plug along as best we can while looking for a professional stainer/varnisher type to complete the work.

I didn't think pictures of us banging our heads against the wall would be particularly interesting, nor would actual pictures of us varnishing.

But today some additional action occurred!

Meet Matt.

Matt is putting in the base cedar tree trunk and the platforms to hold the . . .

. . . OK, I don't know what to call it. I've been calling it the 'Twig Thing'. But as Brian reminds others, that only shows that I don't know what it is.

Matt called it a 'Thicket', which I sort of like too.

The idea is that a placement of tree limbs in various layouts will grace the top of the ground floor wall, providing guests with some privacy while also allowing for a connection to the outdoors.

Frank Lloyd Wright, the originator or 'Organic Architecture' in the early 20th Century, created a belief that attempted to bring the outdoors into his buildings. He was so fanatical about it that when a client complained of a leaky roof, he convinced them that that was a necessary by-product of his architectural style.

I think I draw the line at leaky roofs and openings to the outside, but can deal with a 'Twig Thing.'


Oh, my gosh! Everywhere we look there are boards to varnish.