Llevant
Years ago, before Lysa and I were married, we spent a year together in Barcelona. Just before leaving, we bought a ceramic tile mosaic (four tiles) depicting the sun in the center of a compass rose with the names of the most common winds in Catalunya. We've kept these tiles for 20 years; currently, they adorn one of our kitchen walls. I took a picture for today's post. I have a more intimate relationship with wind as a bike commuter on the Palouse than I have ever had before, and I find…
Creating A Paver and Pebble Mosaic Patio
When I started this "little" project I never imagined it would take me two summers until it was finally finished. Technically it still needs one more coat of sealer, but for the most part it is finally complete. The reason it took so long was because I was only able to work on it in my spare time which over the last two summers was hit or miss. Here are photos as I made progress................ Going waaaayyyy back, this is what the area looked like 9 years ago, the first week we moved in…