The word 'right' connotes all sorts of things...do you lean right or left politically? Are you right-brained or left-brained? Do you have strong opinions? How do you feel about rocks? Do you love 'em or leave 'em? Sometimes an innocuous assignment as finding the right rocks becomes a time consuming labor of staggering proportions. I won't bore you with the heaps of rocks that I have examined and rejected for a current project. This new delivery looked promising. Was it an auspicious signal that my toil today was inaugurated by a loud crack of lightening? The skies were threatening and monster storms and tornadoes were imminent. Adrenalin kicks in!
Rockin' n Rollin'
The things I do for my clients!!! I've been on the prowl for the 'right rocks' after proposing some rock pulls for an exciting project located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River. I needed 3 pairs for some closet doors. A prior vendor had proved disappointing, so custom (RCF) was the way to go. Little did I anticipate that these would become million dollar pulls for all the time I put into finding just the right rocks.
Fruits of my labor
Line-up for the final selection. Gotta be just the right color, size and shape! Sorry to discriminate, but everyone will get a turn, depending on future project requirements. Let's just say it's the school of hard rocks.
Bring on the barrow
I told the cashier: This is a big order. Priced by the pound, the grand total was some $3.58. In my opinion, priceless for something billions of years old! What stories could they tell? This is the stuff that I like to have around me!
Dramatic backdrop of a day in the life of an interior designer
I finished my rock transaction as the first drop of rain began to fall. Now I will send these rocks off to Skipping Stones Studio in Idaho to be drilled, finished, and epoxied to the mounting posts. Though commonplace and inexpensive, they are as integral to the design solution as the most valuable work of art. Definitely puts a smile on my face! Tell me, are you in love with rocks and like to live with them, too?
