Post date: Aug 1, 2015 12:31:37 AM
Last evening two of us went to a Lecture/Demonstration/Concert given by instructors of the Taos School of Music at the St. Bernard Hotel in Taos Ski Valley, which houses the musicians. Except we did not know where we were going. If you like to drive on steep winding roads, this is the place for you! Google Maps suggested it was 18 minutes from Taos. The winding starts in Arroyo Seco, a couple of kinks in the road up to Taos Ski Valley. The older areas of this valley were laid out for walkers, not drivers of big cars!
I had been up there once before. That time I drove to the last place on the road, The Bavarian, which I confused with St. Bernard last evening. The roads are not in good condition, and we drove a few minutes past the last habited place before we realized that there had not been traffic on that road for quite a while, and certainly no concert, beyond. So we turned around.
The St. Bernard is on the opposite side of the valley from the entry road, and the roads in the village are under construction and largely closed. We never did find a way to drive there, so parked in the lot and walked. Despite the 20 minute side trip we arrived just before the event started and got front row seats. We had a good time and learned about a Brahms piano quartet, in addition to learning some of the roads.
The plasterers have been preparing the metal lath for next Monday. It passed inspection today with the comment that it was the neatest job the inspector had seen. (Bless you Julie. It was her birthday.) They finished this afternoon as the rain started.
The sand and plaster were delivered today. I dug and lined the ‘lime pit’ to keep the wash water from polluting the ground. That was more of a job than I thought because the soil was clay with embedded rocks and very hard to dig.
Meanwhile Ulisses and Lalo finished some blocking for kitchen cabinets and Ray finished running the ERV return ducts. (You don't want to see this. The picture shows hot air ducts and sewer vent from the bathroom.) He still needs to run a water line for the ice maker — which I won’t use but future owners probably will. I ran yet another Cat 5 Ethernet cable between the two communications panels (something I forget to specify). My punchdown tool arrived, so I can connect things right this time.Jake finished the opening for the garage door, which consists of rough-sawn western red cedar liner and more structure (2x8) on the inside to support the garage door track. Seems the architect did not have the required details, which are not available on the Overhead Door Company web site. No wonder 75% of the jobs do not pass inspection. The architect wants windows in the garage door, which are not on the drawings. I will officially order the door on Monday, as Eli is on vacation.
My impact driver disappeared Wednesday after I left work. Probably went into the tool trailer (which is now at Eli’s house) or in his pickup. I miss that tool a lot. Jake will go by and look for it tomorrow. They both live in Arroyo Hondo.