February 10, 2010 – Cerakko Farm

Alyne Harris is an artist worth knowing about. I first fell in love with her work when, many years ago, I found a small painting of a church in winter that had these two red cardinals in it. It was at the old Modern Primitive gallery in Atlanta and Ms. Harris was virtually unknown. I snatched up that church painting, framed it, and gave it to my best friend Catherine for her wedding. Later on, my sister Dolly and I were back at Modern Primitive and Dolly bought this incredible church choir scene by–you got it–Alyne Harris. (Still wishing I had been quicker to whip out my checkbook that day.) But recently, I found this piece of hers called “Ocala Horse Farm.” This one is coming home with us. http://tiny.cc/5qmnU.

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Project of the Week: Install Driveway Gate

So we’re about to start the property fencing, and our friend Ron is going to help us with that, but Mike insisted he didn’t need any help installing a driveway gate that will connect with the new fence.

Project summary and lessons learned:

1. You need a flatbed truck to get a large, heavy, metal gate home. Hanging it out the back of a Sequoia while driving down the highway is not a good idea.

2. A concrete base for a fencepost is best put in when the weather forecast calls for sunshine, not rain.

3. A 4×6 fencepost from which to hang a big gate seems reasonable–but a 6×6 is better.

4. A 3/4″ drill bit is needed to bore holes for 2″ bolts. Off to Lowes to get a new drill bit.

5. Ready to drill the holes. Uh-oh, both drill batteries dead. Charge batteries and find something else to do.

6. Okay, holes drilled. Whoops, realize that special 2″ crescent wrenches are needed to get the 2″ bolts off the hinges to hang the gate. Back to Lowes.

7. Hang the !#*^@)*# gate. Pop open a beer. Proudly send wife pictures. Put shiny new tools away ’til next time.

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