The first crane lift for the Hazelnut Inn is now only two days away and the scramble is on to get as many pieces ready as possible. Peter and I shingled the power tower roof and cut the pieces for the cap. We glued the pieces together this evening and we will sculpt and paint the finished cap tomorrow. We also did the final design of the weathervane for the top and in a couple of hours we had the pieces welded together and ready to paint.
Juniper's First Sign
We had breakfast at our local pancake house this morning. You've been there before (or someplace like it) they always have an activity sheet and some crayons for the kids.
So, Juniper is happily drawing away while we wait for our pancakes. Then she looks right at Hailey and exclaims "I'm painting a sign!" Well, it's not every day a Sawatzky paints her first sign, so I made sure to snap a picture for posterity.
I think you will agree that her work shows great promise!
First look at the real thing
It is very exciting to get our first glimpse of the concrete walls of the Hazelnut Inn. For the last couple of weeks we've been looking at the concrete forms with a maze of bracing, imagining where the windows and doors were located, based on the model and plans. Now as the forms are removed everything is becoming real at last. The first room to be revealed is the storage and mechanical room which won't be accessible to our guests. The North Star suite will be above this area. The garden gate opening is now visible and the ship's hull will be mounted to the top of this wall in the coming week.
