movement

So much is going on that the days and weeks are just flying by. It is hard to believe that it is almost July! I am finishing up a small body of work before I focus on the house building. I am finally almost ready to fire, but it is hard to focus with so much else going on. Especially knowing that I may not be able to work in clay for a while after this. I am determined to see it through though.

The house is looking more and more like a house every day. Last week JW came and helped with foaming and cementing the foundation (a step I was not aware of). Tilt was super grateful for his work, the supplies and his know-how. We are very fortunate to have my Dad (who retired last December) on the job. This week, Tilt and Dad have been working daily to frame in the lowest level of the house. Looking out through the window openings that will be there for years to come is like looking out into the future. It is amazing for me to stop in and see the progression.

This week has had its ups and downs with the loss of Tilt's brother. It seems like working on the house has been a bit of a reprieve for Tilt and also for Ed who is at the job-site helping on a regular basis. In my short stop-by's I have observed the thoughtful movement of the job. There are periods of great focus when Tilt is measuring, checking, rechecking, thinking, rethinking, planning replanning followed by periods of construction. The inbetween times allow for reflection of the work or otherwise. Ed talks about the loss of his brother with a clarity of emotion that does not seem to need direct comforting. It is as if the words just need to be said, put out there across the landscape of green rolling hills.