Where Am I?

By the time you read this I won't be there anymore, but I've been working hard in the middle of nowhere. Up the chalk rock road, past the owls nests and through the trees that tinge the light of the sun green, loneliness set in. My satisfaction and release was through the work I accomplished while I was there. I occasionally weeded, mowed or dug out and moved rocks, but my principal work was all woodwork.



The first and biggest task was replacing a large section of attic floor that was rotting through from water leaking in. After that, with the same tongue and groove boards from the floor, I built 4 large shelves in a closet. And finally, throughout the project while waiting on supplies, I would cut and split firewood.

I wish I had recipes and food stories to tell you, but my host was on a very strict diet that left variety to be desired. I do have a new found appreciation for leeks however, so I'll be sure to do something on them soon.

Up in the Hay Loft

View from Parc Guell

Torre de Collserola

Once again, I'm sorry to put your download and browser through the struggle of a 6.6MB animated gif, but I just love making them.

I was thrilled to see that this monstrosity of a tower had an observation deck and was just a 30 minute march from where I'm staying here in the hills of Barcelona. What a sight!

La Pedrera

I have a love/hate relationship with Gaudi, but in this case it's all love, especially because it's a rooftop. La Pedrera, or "The Quarry" is an apartment complex representative of his style and control of the entire process of construction. Every surface has a smoothed, wind blown and eroded touch to it that I loved running my hands over.