Our crew was eager to get ready for the Sculpture Magic Workshop which begins tomorrow morning bright and early. The studio was first cleared of all active projects and materials, then swept and dusted from corner to corner. We dug into the storage areas to gather all of our workshop equipment and began setting up for our guests. It was a very busy day for the entire crew and more. A few of our guests poked in during the afternoon to say hello and were immediately pressed into service with last minute tasks. By quitting time our workspace had been transformed into a learning place. Tomorrow morning, bright and early the fun begins for real!
The backstory
The treehouse has been talked about and anticipated for quite some time by the younger members of our family. Phoebe was all smiles as she watched us prepare to lift the treehouse as she went to school. Unknown to me, Juniper was also watching excitedly from her upstairs window. The house flew by just outside and then was guided into place by grampa. The placing of the base and subsequent lift of the top building took a few hours. While we were busy Juniper was watching intently from the safety of the house. When all was safe she didn’t need a second invitation to try out the slide. The joyful laughter as she enjoyed the slide was abundant payment for all of our hard work!
An uplifting experience
The crane arrived bright and early this morning. We had a bunch of pieces to lift before the day was done. The first piece to be hooked up was the tree for the kids play area. It weighed in at a hefty 5,300 lbs which meant our crane guy could only stretch out 50 feet. That was about twenty feet short of it’s permanent home. We placed the tree on the sidewalk and then moved the crane next door. We would lift some other pieces for the Hazelnut Inn while we positioned the tree on it’s dolly wheels with the help of the forklift and the tractor and many sheets of 3/4 plywood to stop the machines from sinking into the soft grass. It took about an hour with quick work by the crew. The tree fort was lifted from the property next door as it was much lighter than the base and the distance was a little less than from our yard. Even so we had the crane stretched out as far as it could safely go with the load. With the tree fort now fully assembled and in place we can finish off the theme work soon. Juniper took notice of the new play structure immediately and after trying the slide many times gave her enthusiastic approval. Phoebe arrived home after school and smilingly nodded her approval pending the finishing of the inside of her private space up on top.
