The Basement

Oh so slowly, we are getting to the basement.

The stairway to the basement is in the funky 1950's style breeze-way.

Two full walls of uncurtained louvered windows means no more half-dressed dashes to the basement.

It does seem like an odd place to put a stairway, but, it's really about the only odd thing about this place.

I love the half-door. It has a very difficult to figure out lock on it. It's driving Jonge crazy, as he wants to know the secret for unlocking that door.

I love that the basement has an 'entry'.

THGGM has been working hard to arrange things in the basement.

I have no interest in 'decorating' it until after Christmas.

But, through that door, THAT DOOR you can see in the picture, I cannot WAIT to get into that space.

It's been so long since I've made something - anything - that I'm beginning to wonder where that part of me is hiding. Hopefully, I will be able to carve out three separate spaces in those rooms. One for stamping and drawing, one for simple sewing and one for shadow boxes/altered art.

Then, after THAT is complete we can begin loading the book shelves. I can wait until after Christmas for that. Only because I KNOW where all of my 'I need these' books are. The others, I want. I want them a lot. But, I don't NEED them.

Unless, of course, someone suggests that I get rid of them.