Old Nook-New Look part 1

 

Christmas 2023

For those of you who have not known me long, the above photo is what I am talking about when I talk about The Nook. The label says 21 posts but there are a dozen more that have no label.

 the story of how it all started is on this post from 2009. this one is the Label

I noticed a few weeks ago the lights were getting dimmer and dimmer and that they no longer get brighter when I tell them to with the remote. They have been on, every day for 3 years, only turned off when we leave the house or go to bed.

I SEARCHED FAIRY LIGHTS on Amazon!

Days of looking and reading. I kept going back to 

photo from amazon.

Wishing Ball Curtain lights. I love Edison Light Bulbs, but they do not fit Florida Homes and these are kinda sorta like them.

It sat in The Cart for 5 days, I stared and pictured what it would look like, I measured 3 different times.

Bob said what are you doing, at least a dozen times.

The Amazon driver cometh, I opened the box and plugged them in

to make sure they worked before I removed them because I COULD TELL it would be a JOB.

Little did I know what kind of Job. Below is your clue.

In My Minds Eye I saw a simple solution lifting 10  loops off and adding 10 loops on the hooks Bob hung 3 years ago.

Look to the left there are 10 strands, 10 hooks and each is strand is 8 feet long. I coiled each one as far as I could reach (see phone doesn't touch coil) to make it easier to take them down

 I stand on step stool. It is still 3 inches away. I stand on tiptoes and can struggle to lift it down.

The Problem Is standing flat if one thing, tiptoes is another! 

If you are thinking let Bob do it, he is not what he was 3 years ago. Standing on step stool is a no for him. I said Bob come hold me while I hang these. He struggled off the sofa and made it to me and said what can I do. HOLD me when I stand on the stool and go up on tiptoes.

OMW! Ten Tiptoes Later! him latched on with arms around my hips, me thinking he will fall over and both of us will crash to the floor and neither of us can get to the phone to call for help.

TRUTH! I did think that. But Wait, there is more!

I had to stand on Tiptoes Ten More Times. Each bulb hangs on a strand, each strand was coiled to make it easy to hang on the hooks. Each coil had a tiny silver ONE INCH twist tie. I had to use Both Hands to untwist. by now he is huffing and puffing, short of breath. they were hung, we survived.

Look at the first photo, there are 4 shelves, each has 4 to 5 glass objects on them.

The entire nook is 6 ft by 5 feet of MIRROR. 

 I had to remove every thing from the nook, all glass and walk to the only safe place in the house 10 feet away. Back and forth, back and forth. I had to clean the mirror. and had to stand on Tiptoes 4 times to reach the top half of the mirror.

Exhausted, and hating my self for even thinking of this project, I sat down and said to Bob.

I will finish this tomorrow, I just can't do another thing.  I had walked the dog Before I started.   

To Be Continued