Worker Bees Assemble!

It's all happening! Photo by Luke Oliver

We had a working bee in early October! We hoped people would come, and were humbled and inspired by the amazing people that showed up to toil away washing and painting walls.

Second coat of cream going on.

The day before the bee, it was the most ridiculously hot day, and we were worried that it would just be too muggy to work comfortably. But hallejulah! Clouds and a cool breeze turned up and we worked a full day, with people coming in and out, lending a hand.

Go Anneleise! Thank goodness no one opened the door at this moment.

 Our expectations were that it would take a day to wash and clean the walls, and it was our hope that we could start painting at some point too. But our amazing early morning team zipped through and washed the walls in an hour! So we were able to get two coats of paint by the end of the day – YES! What a team effort! It definitely helped that we had smooth tunes care of the record player and Tim and Caitlin’s vinyl collection – Chicago, Beach Boys, The Who Ella Fitzgerald and Dixieland jazz all made an appearance!

Goodbye ugly mural...hello olive library wall!

By the end of the weekend, we were able to finally see the space start to take shape. A huge thank you to Andrew, Amelia, Anneleise, Mandy, Tim, David, Rob, Caitlin, Chris, Alex, Ramona & Terry, and for moral support: Luke, Mim, Emma & dog Millie. Next stop, furniture upcycling day!