Small Moves

 

When I purchased the Cross House in 2014, the south entry door had a broken yellow glass panel. Oh, the horror. But, in 2015…

 

….I repaired this. However, the transom window needed help. The poor dear. 

 

But…poor dear no longer.

 

While things are very scary right now, in a minute way, in a small town in Kansas, something is a tiny bit better.

Small moves.

Small moves.

 

 

12 Comments

  1. Colin Boss on March 21, 2020 at 2:25 am

    Hi Ross, it’s been ages since I commented. This looks so fine now it’s repaired. Like you say, things are scary right now, so I’m sending you all good wishes from Dubai. Things are moderately less scary here, but still ramping up! Hang in there and keep painting.
    Colin.

    • Ross on March 21, 2020 at 9:59 am

      Colin!!!!!!!!

    • aBell on March 21, 2020 at 4:33 pm

      Colin, my dear friend’s son is in Abu Dhabi. He has reported that as they enter the mall their temperature is taken by thermal scan. If they have a fever they are escorted out. Interesting! They feel as if they may be in safest place on the planet right now. They have been working from home for over a week.

  2. Mike on March 21, 2020 at 9:15 am

    Any small move in a positive direction is welcome news today.

    Forgive me for changing the subject, but is that a radiator along the wall on the right? Without researching old posts, I have never noticed it before, if that is what it is…

    • Ross on March 21, 2020 at 9:59 am

      Yes, Mike, that’s a long, very thin radiator. It’s my favorite in the house.

  3. Architectural Observer on March 21, 2020 at 9:22 am

    Gloriously luminous!

    • Ross on March 21, 2020 at 9:58 am

      Indeed!

  4. Mona in MN on March 21, 2020 at 9:40 am

    Thank you for your moments of positive. Every little bit helps! What you are doing matters to so many people.

  5. Beverly on March 21, 2020 at 10:35 am

    I love the small moves that are leading to the restoration of the Cross House, and restore my good mood whenever I read about them in this fabulous blog. I love that you didn’t just replace the glass, but also restored the finish around the frame so the faux bois shines. Godspeed, Ross.

  6. Barb Sanford on March 21, 2020 at 11:54 am

    They say the devil is in the details, but the beauty is in there, too. It looks beautiful.

  7. Sandra Lee on March 21, 2020 at 5:19 pm

    Tiny moves and restoring the integrity and beauty to things, as they once were… is so inspiring!

    I love seeing small and incremental moves as they contribute to the whole of Cross House.

    This is so edifying and uplifting in these scary times.

    Be well and be safe to you Ross, and all my fellow Restoring Ross supporters.

  8. Lisa Spencer on March 24, 2020 at 9:04 am

    I so would like to know whose dog, from what era, scratched on the door all day and hear the owner asking them to stop. I have imagined all the players respective voices.
    Love the Cross house and love all you do for the restoration. May one day times go back to normal and I can visit your masterpiece

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