I went to Indianapolis to the Coffee Break Design warehouse sale this weekend. It is about 5 to 6 hours by car from here. John was not with me. He was in a Golf Channel tournament which he won! So, I was alone. It was an easy drive, but lonesome without him to chat.
The sale was wonderful with lots of goodies and very cheap prices. When Mike has a sale it is a S A L E. There were shoppers shoulder to shoulder. I loved seeing some old friends such as Gaye Medbury, Connie Newbanks, Marilyn Werst and Pat Pleacher (see her blog link on left). We laughed, we talked, we shopped.
One of my favorite purchases was this pointing hand.
Mike made it with his dandy laser machine. I got a left pointing hand and a right pointing hand. Cool.
While I was driving back home I passed miles of parked railroad cars on a sidetrack. Climbing up through the cars were vines and weeds.
Obviously they had not been used in a very long time. There were several types of railroad cars, empty and waiting for their next call to duty. I was thinking that with all the natural disasters of late, such as earthquakes, floods and hurricanes, that these cars could be used for temporary housing somehow. I have seen articles about turning them into offices and art studios. Why not housing? They are sturdy and easy to transport. They would need some modification, but....
Michael deMeng arrives in a few days for his workshops. John and I have been pulling together our supplies and looking forward to sitting and playing with the other students.
When my cousin got married last year, we stayed in an old caboose! The accommodation was made up from lots of train carriages, cabooses and the meals area was the Goods Shed. Everything was authentic, small and still on wheels. Our kids loved it! Your idea is a good one.
Posted by: Rachel Greig | Sunday, 06 June 2010 at 11:51 PM
I sure am glad you got the pointing hands. I looked at my pictures when I got home and was hoping they found a good home! I'm also glad you made it home okay and did not get blown away in a storm. It was great seeing you!
Posted by: Pat P | Monday, 07 June 2010 at 12:12 AM
I was JUST reading/looking at photos of box car homes online the other day. The ran the gamut from cute to fancy and everything in between. A whole new sort of modular housing though it looked like, from some of the photos we saw, that people in some countries just set up homes in them. Ingenuity, it thrives!!!
Love your pointing hand sign. That's majorly cool!!!
Posted by: Tace | Monday, 07 June 2010 at 12:47 AM
Tracy, do you still have the links?
I would love to see them.
Ginny
Ginny Carter Smallenburg
WEB http://www.smallstudioproductions.com
ETSY http://smallstudio.etsy.com
BLOG http://smallstudio.typepad.com
Posted by: ginny carter smallenburg | Monday, 07 June 2010 at 10:07 AM