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Outside-the-Box Christmas Wrapping

My wrapping this year started out with a few things for my grandsons.  Their idea of dressing for a special occasion is to clip a tie to their t-shirts. It works for them and doesn't curtail any of their normal behavior.  However, those ties take a beating. I thought new ones for Christmas would be a place to start my shopping. The t-shirts to clip these to are inside the boxes. I also picked up a puzzle as a gift they could share. I recycled this bag and I needed to cover a message written on the outside of the bag.  In the spirit of recycling I cut the front of a Christmas card into a puzzle shape and glued it to the bag. Not easy to see the interlocking cutouts because I cut all three into the snow and then placed it on a white bag.  Oops.) In place of a name tag, I cut a picture of each of them into puzzle shapes too.  The hope is they will be able to catch the clues and guess what is inside. By the time I got to this one, I realized I had a bit of a the

Restaurant Progress Report

Some walls have been shaved back since the last post.  The area at the bottom of the stairs needed to be opened up visually and to provide easy access between the two sides of the first floor.  The wall in the foreground on the right will also be moved back to the conduit you see running up the wall.  That means this alcove will not be as deep.  But this doorway is being changed to a fixed glass right behind the stone arch.  That will leave room on the inside for a hostess station. Even though this beautiful tile is in perfect condition, it will be covered to make the floor level with the floor at the bottom of the stairs,  Some battles you just can't win. This is taken from the front on the left side of the building.  There is a hallway to a back exit with two bathrooms off this hallway.  The plywood leaning against the studs is where the kitchen starts.  It extends across the back to the east wall of the building. This is just a close up of the bat