I had the chance to visit a vintage railroad car which has been turned into a cabin at Bush Point. It has incredible wood work and stained glass windows, and most of the fixtures are intact and functioning. The two
sleeping compartments have been combined into one larger space -
Loren sits on one of the beds. The bathroom has the original claw-footed tub, a stainless steel sink, brass shelves and railings.

The dining area has the original velvet upholstery, lights, and built-in cabinets.

Outside is showing more signs of age, and the owners built a roof to cover the whole car.

A window sunset.

An urban sunset.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008
Another frosty morning - leaves late in turning color wear a white coat, until the rising sun warms . . .

and raises a mist.

A highly reflective day at high tide in Holmes Harbor.

Happy day in the shop - the woodstove is fired up!
We had our local SDA meeting today - it was the annual holiday potluck, held at Mary Burks' lovely house. She showed us her spacious studio, and demonstrated her dying technique on a silk scarf.

Starting with a blank silk scarf, Mary scrunched it up on a piece of plastic wrap. After squirting several colors of dye,

she wrapped the plastic around it and smooshed the dyes into the silk with her fists. It went into the microwave for a couple of minutes,
and after cooling, she unwrapped it, then will rinse and iron the piece.

David's shop is finally coming back together - he tore this area completely apart, and now has the sheetrock painted, and is installing the wood stove.

He'll be glad to have heat again - it's starting to cool down at night, although the past couple of days have been quite warm for December!

He built a steel bench along the wall which has a place for the bandsaw, and the computerized cutting table will go in the open space.