The Fire Department...

See?  I am still working on the library!  I have the first set of shelves, around the fireplace, built. 

Not quite installed yet...

I probably shouldn't tell you this, but they were just a hair too long.  When I went to put them in place, they didn't quit fit...

What to do?  Start over?  No way.  Instead I took out the wall between the observatory and the library on that side.  Don't tell!

It sticks just a hair over the line into the observatory and from that side it looks fine...

Actually, it looks fine from this side too.  I am just a little picky.  So... I will probably take off the sides and shave the shelves just a tiny bit.

So far, I am liking it..  Now for the second set of shelves on the window side...

Another blogger has joined in the fun.  Gina, over at More Minis

http://moreminis.blogspot.com

  is doing one of these kits too. That's three of us, so far... Gina does a lot of kits and takes you through the process step by step. Good information.

OK.  I confess.  I did some drawing again yesterday... I transferred the sketch to the side of the building. 

This is the wall that I am going to cut out, so it makes no difference if I scribble all over it...

I should not have let Tessie in the room... She saw the sketches and immediately yelled, at the top of her lungs, "MINE!!!  I call dibs!!".  By the way, does anybody know what a dib is and why do we call it when we want something?  Just curious...

I told her no!  This one is mine.  One of these days, I am going to have to make a mini me.  Then I can live wherever I want to, just like she does.

Oh well... I can dream, can't I?  Back to trimming the  shelves...

See you tomorrow.