By the middle of December,
furniture and curtains in the front room, to be my secretary's office,
were coming together.
By the middle of December,
furniture and curtains in the front room, to be my secretary's office,
were coming together.
I always wanted to have
my Christmas tree in the bay window, and finally got my wish in 2000. I
took the curtains down so that it would show off better. The new tree came
from the Discount Variety Store in Carmi, which is a great source of silk
flowers and ribbon and decorating items.
Rick liked this photo
of the tree from outdoors. I had candle lights to attach to the lower part
of several windows, which added a nice lived-in look.
Rick worked late into
the night before the move. Here he arranging traditional looking floor
tiles in the new bathroom. The pattern has to be established before they
can be grouted and glued.
I really don't have any pictures of Rick moving boxes or boxes stacked up in the office, although my small office has lots of boxes. It was too cold to waste time, and I was too busy sorting boxes and files. You can't believe all the things we found! Rick did most of the moving, even down to unpacking boxes and returning them to my old office so I could refill them.
It didn't take long for
me to get pictures and books and stuff into my office.When the phones got
moved on January 3, Bonnie moved that day and I came the next.
Another photo of my office,
which is pretty plain. The brick paneling was installed by a previous owner,
and the white finish makes it look bright while giving me room to display
certificates and pictures.
I got the red lamp at
an auction--it matches my hall lamp exactly, and compliments the desk and
pictures.
Here's the front office
taking shape. The two oak chairs belonged by Judge Charles Jones of McLeansboro,
whom James clerked for when we first moved to Carmi.
The office is ready
for work. The love seat originally came from the old Webb-Hay house--it
had a 1900 mark on it, maybe for a day--and James had used it in his office
for several years. My friend Jeannie and I did some of the sanding, Eddie
refinished it, and Willadean Baird of Eldorado repaired the springs and
reupholstered the piece. It's now on the back wall of the office.
Hobo, who was 15, did
better in the new office than expected. She claimed this tiffany style
library light as her private heat lamp. Unfortunately, kidney disease claimed
Hobo in the summer of 2001.
Last updated 2/6/2001. Please send corrections and comments to cbconly@midwest.net All images of my house are owned by me and should not be used without my permission. Thanks for visiting.