pre-opening day

For all your love, support and presence (and ganapati, candle and orchids), a million thanks to david, johnny, bhavani & bay. xoxo

stairway to heaven

Built with love and attention by my man's hands!

24-Hour Countdown

sleep not coming, mind-stuff so fluctuating, body a-jittering:Are we really opening tomorrow? the guru poster is in place, the staircase is sturdy, the floor is radiant and toasty, the wc has tp. the gods might get hung, the dog has no balls, the shower is weak, but it works. friends are coming to practice, we have no cubbies or coathooks, no seating, no mat storage. some trim is not there, the thermometer is MIA, the thresholds not painted. I bought some tampons and toe tape.....my back is not bending.

inauguration practice with special guests....

witness

screened in

From the photos-only posts, it's fairly obvious how preoccupied we are with finishing the space. JW is on last-minute, can't-open-without-them details -- heating the floor, swapping sinks, building a staircase, hanging lights and redoing just about everything our "employees" so sadly already did. badly. Today was a big day -- we all walked on the newly stained floor in stocking'd feet and the opaque film went up on the windows. no more looky-loos.
ps. that's bubba sniffing the new storefront -- his last day as a man-dog.

slowly, slowly...

final inspections: PASSED!