Some of the lighting is done - electric on the inside, flickering solar on the outside.
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The "Hobbit Hole"
The reconstruction of the root cellar (or Hobbit Hole as we like to call it) has begun. This is going to be a bittersweet endeavor since it will complete one of the projects Bob had hoped to finish. We had a vision, he and I. At first there were two but after while they began to mesh and finally our two ideas became one. His was practical; he needed a root cellar in which to store the apples from his orchard over the winter. As usual, practicality was not my priority at all. My vision was something more along the lines of what you might see illustrated in an old book of fairy tales. A vine-covered door, giving the appearance of an entrance to an enchanted forest. Now, a doorway to a pretend forest was a stretch for a guy who only wanted a place to keep his apples but, true to form, Bob set out to create a reasonable facsimile. Sadly, this was one of the many plans in his mind's eye that will never be shared.
But life is filled with unexpected gifts and they come to us in many surprising ways. Often through friends. Such is the case with the "Hobbit Hole" and a very creative friend. I am peacefully assured that Bob would appreciate how we are completing his project.
The doorway is taking shape:
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