Between Mid April and Mid June 2024 the floor of the sanctuary was remodeled. A rug from the 1950s was removed and the hemlock hardwood floor was stripped of the glue backing of the rug, sanded, stained and finish coated.

This big project took about two months. Part of the time was spent to think of how to get off the rug glue and then finally figuring it out after several failed attempts. The carpet had foam under it and then glue that was a type of rubber. Nothing removed the glue easily. Sanding it clogs sandpaper fast, solvents do nothing. Scraping was difficult, it was done twice. Finally combining a heat gun with a scraper worked. It took over 30 hours to scrape again but, finally it was ready to sand and finish it.

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Erick C

I am interested in the health benefits of fermentation both in beverage form and foods. Using food as a healing modality, fermented or otherwise, including herbs an spices is a topic that I am bringing to the table for Heart Centered Living. I have been created fermented beverages since the mid-1990′s and food since the mid-2000′s. I do a lot of cooking and part of it is fermented foods and beverages. They are good for health and I have posts that will share some recipes and things that I have learned along the way. I like to also combine the fermentation process with another area of interest, time lapse photography to bring fermentation to life by speeding it up visually allowing a different level of insight into the process.