While taking the dogs for a walk, Barry noticed something VERY different about the studio today!! The snow slid and took out the power pole! Yikes!!! We are patiently waiting for BCHydro so we can go assess the damage.

Stay tuned…

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update – the day after
Today BCHydro came and disconnected the power completely, took the meter and coiled the line up on the pole on the highway, the account has been cancelled. We were in town all day and got the call late that it was safe to go over there so we still haven’t gone to assess the damage. We can’t do anything until the snow melts so it sits as a big storage container… No water, no power but we do have a fireplace. We will pack it up and empty it out then torch it next winter when there is a lot of snow. We will rebuild with a one story building to take its place, gallery and studio under one roof. The plan has been for some time now to build a bath house by the shop, it would house the pump for the well, hot water tank, washer, dryer, a bathroom with big deep tub and some storage. It can be hooked into the power from the shop. We have a big generator we can take over there so we have some power, it is now our “off the grid” studio. These are the thoughts for today but we can’t do anything until the snow melts so we have a few months to sort it all out. We figure we can light the gallery with oil lamps if needed… Or add some more windows. We will figure it all out as we go along. Some fun, huh Bambi!

Stay tuned…