Sammartino: The Veiled Christ

Another look at this amazing sculture. It's in Naples and it's now on my must see list.

Entrance to Cairo Museum

No photos allowed inside but here is the facade. JUST like it looks on Travel channel.

Hotel Room View 1

Hotel View 2

Cairo

Yep, arrived in Cairo. Things have gone well so far. Today work was a little slow, so we had a chance to visit the Egyptian Museum. It was overwhelming with antiquities, but very disappointing in terms of curation. I didn't know what I was looking at most the time b/c most things were not labeled. BUT they had so many sarcophagi that I it was AMAZING. No pix allowed in the museum, but I'll add a pic of the outside of the museum, and some of the view from my hotel room. We are going to the market Khan el Kalili tonight.

Knees and Cairo

KB arrived safely in Cairo. As I'm thinking about her, The Travel Channel has the top 10 sites to see in Egypt. Top 3 are all in Cairo; Sphinx-y, The great Pyramids of Giza and the Cairo Museum which has more antiquities than any other place on the planet.

Her hotel overlooks the Nile. And to think that she was at the source and the end of the Nile this year. cool!

me? I'm hobbling around with my twisted knee. torn MCL. possibly ACL as well, but won't know until the doctor calls me monday. I think the dogs are going stir crazy since I can't take them out and about. Around the house, I'm managing. But I've had a lot of help. thanks, all!!

Missed the tour de Fat and hopefully I'll find out that everyone had a blast today at it. I'd rather miss anyway since KB isn't here to join me. Asha for both of us.

Insulating the ceiling

Beware Attack Cat!

September 11.

Tomorrow I'm leaving work early and also taking wednesday off (per instructions from kb)

hmmm. wonder what she has planned.

should be fun though. I know it will be.

Laramie Bath Project Phase I

There was a roof at ceiling height that was simply encorporated as part of the bathroom addition. Looks like it was at one time an attached shed.

The plan? to reinforce the ceiling with 2x6's. This will give us needed depth for our can lights and will also allow us to go from a max R22 to possibly an R38. Badly needed in this bathroom

The tub will come out and we have a tile shower stall in mind for it's replacement. KB wants to keep the pipes exposed (copper paint?) which I think is a brilliant idea. We can make a box (giving us shelf space in the shower). This will keep all the plumbing exactly where it is and add a nice touch to the small stall. A small, low wall will go from left to right just past the toilet. A low lipped entry and a small wall detail on the right side to continue the wall line to the outside wall.

Tile design pending.

First things, first. Reframe. Prewire for lighting and Insulate. this buys us time thru the winter to continue at our leisure.

undiscovered country

This isn't far from home and I never noticed it. Geli and I did the walk this afternoon. Nice

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Starting our ride (18 mile round trip) to old towne for a little shopping.

Had to go

not really. just looks that way. (this is about half way to town -check out the Monet picturesque pond in the back

Izze going somewhere

shelob