November 20, 2013
Exciting Times in Mud and Block
Uh-oh. Day 19 of National Blog Posting Month kind of slipped away. Here’s a post-19 post.
We have been covering a lot of ground during this challenge month, but it’s time to take it back to the bank. Today, we are focused on progress.
I am happy to report that we are making some.
It’s easy to forget how far we have come. Since mid-2011, when we formed the nonprofit Touchstones and purchased the building, we have made steady progress. We started with an architectural assessment and cleared decades of accumulated “stuff” out of the building. Then we had the asbestos removed from the building, put a new roof on the front three-quarters, dismantled the back 20 feet of the building stone by stone, worked with our architect on a rebuilding plan, shored up the foundation of the building next door, dug a foundation for the back of the building — and, now, we are putting it back together again.
In addition, we have written grants, worked to persuade the City Council that we could save the building and restore it to a productive use. We have built a website, blogged and Tweeted away.
Inch by inch, donation by donation, we are cash-flowing this project — doing what we can, when we can.
We are glad you are along for the journey. It’s not exactly slow motion — but it is a journey on which we are learning a lot about history, tenacity and finishing what we start.
Can you help? Buy a T-shirt, dedicate a stone, make a contribution — every bit helps.
See you back here tomorrow — er, later today.
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