OPEN HOUSE and more

Wow what a tiring day!!! The open house was today and man there were a lot more people than I thought there would be. I had people showing up at the house an hour before it started and not leaving until an hour after. I was actually stationed at the warehouse with the Popomo and the Fencl. I feel like I was not prepared for the open house. There were so many questions about everything. I had ones on how

much the trailer could hold, what are the required heights, square footage, prices, styles, where was this where was that, how long it takes, what is required in the plans? Those were the most common questions. But I learned a lot and it was exciting to see so many people interested in tiny houses.
There were a few people that wanted to build a community. Steve, the business partner, says that people are interested in building a community out of small houses, but the reality of it actually happening is low. However that is Jay’s dream in the end and it a possibility.
We also sold Jay’s book at the open house and sold many of them. Next weekend is the workshop in Berkley. Both Cassie and I will be attending and I believe we will be helping organize and be present for most of the classes, so we are prepared to learn a lot.
YESTERDAY’S BLOG
We almost finished painting the Popomo for the photo shoot next Wednesday but ran into a small problem in the kitchen. Cassie and I believe the orange color we picked out will be too much color for such a small space. Jay is going to come to the house to see what he wants to do because he wants the house to represent him. There are a few things we still need to shop for like a framed picture or mirror for the living room. We were hoping to have everything done by yesterday because Cassie left for Denver today and will not be back until the night before the photo shoot.
The exterior of the Popomo has seemed to go backwards in the oxidation process after we did a second coat. The rust look is disappearing, so we decided to do no more coats and hope it will rust on its own. The interior still needs help because the cabinets and finishes don’t match Jay’s image or even the modern style of the exterior. We won’t have time to change everything so there will be a lot of photoshop editing after the pictures.
The Gifford is coming along nicely, but it will not be finished by tomorrow for the open house. I think it will be okay because people that come can see the progress and we might have the Popomo there for them to see as well. I will be in charge of the book sales and tours at Jay’s house.
This morning, I took Cassie to the airport and we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and it was beautiful. Even the land was amazing and the grass had a great gold color. I can’t wait to go there again. I hope San Francisco will be one of our first places to visit and see the discovery center and possibly the zoo. California is truly a beautiful place!