What is my new favorite four-letter word in the English language?

SOLD!

After having my Houston house on the market for more than six months, and flying back a lot to tweak some things and getting this deal done, I can now cross this task off my list. Those who visited my Houston pad I hope would agree it was a great home, and my eyes smarted when I got this special bottle from my realtor at my closing:

I will miss many, many things about this house and ‘hood, including this outdoor community chalkboard at the end of my street, which just illustrates how cool my neighborhood truly was:

And bike riding along the bayou with my little man; I will miss our rides…and him, always.

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But thankfully the flight from San Francisco to Houston is an easy and fast one, and I have some very good reasons to go back rather frequently, including visiting friends like Leslie Jenison in San Antonio. It just so happens I caught my last visit this past week when Victoria Findley Wolfe was there, and we had a lot of fun experimenting with Leslie’s outdoor kitchen and pizza oven!

Leslie, Victoria, and Victoria’s daughter, Beatrice

Now just back to Napa, things are progressing at a good clip in my world. Some progress pix:

Waving from where my future office will be.

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Construction crew nailing down the porch roof.

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Interior ceiling completed.

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Upstairs loft/office is framed.

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Upstairs office with windows drywall, and most of the paneled ceiling.

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Structure before painting, glass garage doors, and metal roofing.

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Current status today with metal roof and first application of paint.

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Future view from my home office.

I have received a lot of inquiries asking when my studio/ art barn will be completed. The answer is…I don’t know. There is still quite a bit to be done, and I am dependent upon schedules and when items (like garage doors) arrive and can be installed. 

In the meantime,  I have been collaborating with some venues in Napa to coordinate retreats in the greater Napa Valley, and I have some pretty exciting news to announce soon. When I can spill, this blog will be migrating over to the new site, and I will have a lot more information for those who want to come visit Napa and create! 

So here’s where I would love some feedback.

Want to opine on a logo? 

View from Hartwell Vineyards

Cheers,

Pokey