General Discussion & Chat: Coffee...and for July 21, 2006, 1 by darius

darius wrote:
The second adjuster is the local adjuster's boss. They looked again at the storage unit, and then came to the house to look at the damaged prints. Both said they know nothing about art, probably typical in this largely rural farming area.

Fortunately, all of the damaged prints are by a well known California artist, David Lance Goines, and there is a web site of current values. The 6 damaged signed prints total over $5,000, plus maybe another $1,000 in damage to other unsigned prints. The books seem to be recovering in this heat so maybe they can be saved. Some are out of print.

What makes me so angry is that these prints have been carefully stored in acid-free paper in a portfolio box for 30 years with no damage, my total investment account LOL. A few framed prints have some minor damage to the edges of the matting but the expensive framed ones seem okay.

Gracie has not used the litter box I put out on the back deck for her (and where she stays most of the time), so I'm thinking she was never an inside cat? She's sure friendly, though. Loves to be petted. I'll get a photo when I can. Hard to do because she wraps herself around me when I go out there and I can't get a distance shot. Maybe when I feed her?

Some gladiolus have appeared in a huge neglected clump in the front yard. I weeded the rest of a long front bed last night and will move the glads there in the fall. The bed has hostas in it and I will move them to our shade garden area when Mike gets the rest of it cleaned out.

Unpacking my pantry is proving difficult. I have less space to use and a lot of wasted space using the plastic shop shelving from Lowe's. Guess I need to build some custom shelving to fit the space... in my spare time! I haven't yet unpacked any dishes, just pots and stuff to do some canning. My house is a wreck!

Good Luck, Casey. You both are in my T&P's.