Windows

Hubby is driving up today and will stay on for a few days. Monday we have two window specialists coming to look at the stained glass windows. One used to work for Sunrise Stained Glass for many years, and he can give us a better idea what to do to repair and preserve them. He might also be able to give us a deal on doing the work for us, which would save us a decade but likely cost thousands. Part of me wants to do the work myself, to leave a piece of me in this building. And part of me says get'er done. There are plenty of projects and other ways to leave my fingerprints on this building, and I want these windows to be done right so they don't have to be done again. They're important to the integrity and feel of the place.

The other fellow who is coming will give us some recommendations about the plain glass windows to go on the outside of the stained glass. My husband had some ideas about how to do it in a narrower way than a usual modern window, with a screened hole at the bottom to allow ventilation in summer that could be stopped up in winter (since there's not room for a slider). We'll see what this fellow thinks of the idea. It's only one of many designs Hubby has come up with, but I think it's the most clever.