Good Evening!
It is 11:00 PM, Monday. While I put in 2-3 good (effective) hours on the model on Saturday, because of attending General Priesthood Meeting and watching the Final Four Saturday night - arriving home at close to midnight - I determined to blog on Sunday instead, and make it a lengthy entry in summary of where we were (where I was) in the process of reaching my goals.
Well, Sunday came and went, and while I wrote extensively in my journal, it completely slipped my mind that I needed to blog. So, here I am, a day later. I will report that I discovered an error in the size of the side porch that I had all but finished on Friday. When I went to create the 'gingerbread.' I noticed that the porch was several feet deeper than what I had created. So, I performed "implant surgery," and made it right. In the process of doing so, I discovered numerous additional imperfections. Somehow many of the roof tiles that I had so carefully constructed had been deleted or truncated. So, I methodically fixed several dozen; in the end getting everything right, I believe.
Today I did some more surgery on the roof of the Inglenook, where it intersected the 2nd floor of the front porch. I then began constructing one of the four gables on the main roof. I didn't finish it, but will do so tomorrow - and possibly the other three as well. Two of those are identical, and the other is simply taller, so I can create it by simply adding a bit of height to the first one I complete. The first one looks great, and will be beautiful once completed. I may then turn my attention to the doors and windows, and their surrounds. That will be fun and very much bring the whole building to life. After that, the main thing that will remain to do is the roof tiles on the front porch roof, and that of the tower. Having created the roof tiles for both the Inglenook and the Side Porch, I now know how to do this.
I also made a correction that will insure that the foundation of the house is sound when it is "printed" in physical form. Forgetting that the virtual model was going to become a real, or physical model, I had simply extended the porch piers up so the tops were above the vertical floor fascia boards, without insuring that they touched the floor structure. So, I took care of that little item today as well.
So, the day after tomorrow I will start doing doors and windows. That will be very exciting. Meanwhile, I called Kevin Petersen today, and he asked me to call his partner, Lonnie McCleave. He has a home in Gilbert, but evidently lives in California, and was in town for the week. So I called him and we talked. It was a good conversation, and I felt a good rapport. He said he would call me so we could get together before he returned to CA. Kevin was on his way to Heber, Utah for his dad's funeral.
All I will say at this point is that talking with Lonnie was a positive experience, and I believe meeting him will move us that much closer to my ultimate goal of creating an historic architectural mecca at The Pecans.
On the way to the gym this morning I had the idea - for the second time in as many weeks - to contact Billy Johnson, the president of Amberwood Homes. Billy is the largest custom home builder in the Valley, and could be a key to my achieving my goals in The Pecans. I will elaborate further in future posts, but Billy has vast experience in selling and producing custom designs. There is a catch, however, and that is that the last half-dozen times I called him he wouldn't take or return my calls. I'm confident that he will this time, however . . . .
Good night, all!
FLLW
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