Everything in the Right Order...

I have decided to wait a bit to do the electrical and hook ups. If I do it now,  by the time I am done, the time machine will be somewhere else in the universe...

I started the landing platform this morning. 

I centered the tower in the middle and did a pencil mark around it.  Then drew lines from that to all four corners.

I put screen door molding around all four sides to strengthen it. 

Then I went and found a bamboo place mat that had a label on it from Michael's.  I don't remember buying it there, but I am glad that I did.

I wanted the platform to look like fancy decking... It worked quite well.  One side of the bamboo is slightly rounded and the other side is flat.  I used it rounded side up.

I only used a couple of rows of the round white rods in the place mats towards the center to add interest.  The ones right next to the building are just temporarily in place. I am not sure if I am going to use them or not.

Anyway.  after getting three sides done, I decided to take a break and type for a while.

I went back out to get a cup of coffee and I noticed that the lights were on and somebody was making themselves at home...

I was right not to hook anything up.  Tessie zapped the two kitchen stools from Daisy's house... Zar was doing a nice seating arrangement... Then he looked around and announced... "Not today.  There still isn't a way to turn this thing on.  Casey hid the apparatus that runs this machine...."

Tessie heaved a heavy sigh, shrugged her shoulders and replied.... "So I'll zap the stools back to the kitchen... Care for a cup of coffee or a bug beer?"

Unfortunately, Tessie is very good at biding her time... I am going to have to be very careful.  I should start making calls to Daisy and see when she can get here.  Then I have to time it so that I can send it off to her while the Terrible Two aren't looking... Wish me luck!  I'm going to need it.

See you tomorrow.