The Christie’s Decorative Sewing sign is now finished and ready to roll out of the shop. Kendra did a fabulous job with the paint the little beauty to life.
Walking the walk
The giant pumper truck and the concrete placing crew arrived at the Hazelnut Inn shortly before noon. By the time they had set up the concrete also arrived and the show began. The crew did a great job filling the forms and carefully troweled it all smooth with our splashing concrete all over our finished walls. Then our crew began tossing in rocks of various sizes along the edges and troweling it smooth once again. There was a method to our madness as Peter intended to expose the concrete as soon as it had set sufficiently. The winding walk instantly looked ancient, to perfectly tell the story of the North Star suite. In 30 days we’ll add some dye to warmly colour the walkway so it better resembles a well-worn dirt path. In ten days there will be another flurry of activity in the garden as we place the last of the prefabricated features and all of the soil for the plants. It is all rapidly coming together as it needs to for there are only seventy-nine days until the grand opening…
A symphony
Operations in our shop are much like an orchestra playing beautiful music. Each team member has an important role to play and needs to come in at exactly the right time. Our daily quest is to keep signs and features in all stages of construction and our talented crew working at the job they are best at. A look around our shop today aptly demonstrates that mission. Three major armatures were being fabricated by the welders. The sculpting crew worked on the concrete of two other pieces making them ready for paint next week. The painters were busy adding final paint to two signs and blend coats to two other features. Over at the Hazelnut Inn, the final preparations were being made for tomorrow’s concrete pour.
