Let there be light
Right up front I need to say this: I've been absolutely delighted with my house these last six months. I've visited the homes of a few of my colleagues, and even though I like their houses well enough, I'm very glad that I live in this one. It's the nicest of the parsonages I visited on my Grand Tour of North Dakota last January, and the folks here have done a wonderful job maintaining and improving it.
That said, the one real issue I had with the house (aside from the color, which was always inteded to be changed after I moved in) was the lack of light in my study. I only have one medium-sized window in my study, and it's on the west side (front) of the house. The room itself is cozy and pleasant, and I enjoy working in my study. But I get very little light through my window, except for a short period late in the day, when the sun is starting to set. Lighting is a big issue to me, and I'm much happier in any room if there's plenty of natural light.
So I had been thinking about the possibility of adding a window to the study. Since it's in the corner of the house, there wouldn't be any major issues with putting another window on the north side. Instead of a rather dark, oppressive feeling study during the daytime, it would become bright and airy, a wonderful place to work. I'd thought about how to pitch this to the council, probably as a project for next summer (since they did so much to make the house welcoming for me when I arrived). I'd also mentioned it to selected parishioners when they came to visit, just to float the idea and see how it went.
One of them seems to have taken the idea to heart. =) She's got some memorial funds left after purchasing her main gifts to the church, and has instructed that those be used to put a new window in my study... preferably sooner rather than later! Her word for the study as it is right now was "depressing." I don't usually put it quite that strongly, but it makes me grin just to imagine this room with corner windows and light pouring in. I think it will be absolutely wonderful.
So thank you to my patron! I can't say how much I'm looking forward to the change. =)
That said, the one real issue I had with the house (aside from the color, which was always inteded to be changed after I moved in) was the lack of light in my study. I only have one medium-sized window in my study, and it's on the west side (front) of the house. The room itself is cozy and pleasant, and I enjoy working in my study. But I get very little light through my window, except for a short period late in the day, when the sun is starting to set. Lighting is a big issue to me, and I'm much happier in any room if there's plenty of natural light.
So I had been thinking about the possibility of adding a window to the study. Since it's in the corner of the house, there wouldn't be any major issues with putting another window on the north side. Instead of a rather dark, oppressive feeling study during the daytime, it would become bright and airy, a wonderful place to work. I'd thought about how to pitch this to the council, probably as a project for next summer (since they did so much to make the house welcoming for me when I arrived). I'd also mentioned it to selected parishioners when they came to visit, just to float the idea and see how it went.
One of them seems to have taken the idea to heart. =) She's got some memorial funds left after purchasing her main gifts to the church, and has instructed that those be used to put a new window in my study... preferably sooner rather than later! Her word for the study as it is right now was "depressing." I don't usually put it quite that strongly, but it makes me grin just to imagine this room with corner windows and light pouring in. I think it will be absolutely wonderful.
So thank you to my patron! I can't say how much I'm looking forward to the change. =)
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