Monthly Archives: February 2019

Installing Joe Cooper’s immaculate cabinets in the Museum/Library

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Our Museum/Library is located in a 40 foot container. Bill Shepherd installed all the wiring we will ever need. Next was the turn of our genius cabinet maker, Joe Cooper, to bring the abfab cabinets and desk top that he has constructed and install it.

Joe Cooper, Lonnie Dickson and Jim Williams installing the book shelves base

Joe Cooper, Lonnie Dickson and Jim Williams installing the book shelves base

ANY housewife in Mendocino County would be over the moon at the quality and workmanship of Joe’s cabinetry. Just look at the two pics below.

The helpers - Chuck Whitlock (with his back to me), Jim Williams and Santa Cruz Frank Smith helping install my soon to be work desk

The helpers – Chuck Whitlock (with his back to me), Jim Williams and Santa Cruz Frank Smith helping install my soon to be work desk

Bill Shepherd and master cabinet maker Joe Cooper making minute adjustments

Bill Shepherd and master cabinet maker Joe Cooper making minute adjustments

The club can’t thank yo enough Joe.

 

Painting the hills in the NW Interior corner and installing the backdrop

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These photos span a period of months largely because we can only access the interior walls of the barn when the CWR is not running. Here you can see the back wall with just sky:

The starting point

The starting point

Painting of the hills in progress

Painting of the hills in progress

The hills all painted as far as the post

The hills all painted as far as the post

The backdrop awaiting installation

The backdrop awaiting installation

The backside of the backdrop that will only be seen from the outside of the Barn

The backside of the backdrop that will only be seen from the outside of the Barn

VP Lonnie Dickson specking out the location for the backdrop

VP Lonnie Dickson specking out the location for the backdrop

VP Lonnie as seen by his delightful wife

VP Lonnie as seen by his delightful wife

Lonnie carefully placing the backdrop in place

Lonnie carefully placing the backdrop in place

Progress but a ways to go – more painting and then installation of trees.

Building the Museum/Library

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We (me?) have been storing a lot of all rhubarb in our new 40 foot container. That fateful day came when we had to clear the rhubarb out to make way for the highly anticipated interior being built by our cabinet maker cum genius Joe Cooper. I thought if I posed Basil Casabona at the far end of the space soon to be occupied by gleaming white cabinetry readers  be able to see the total transformation.

basil casabona demonstrating the size of the new museum and library

Basil Casabona demonstrating the size of the new museum and library