Options, options, options

So, on Friday, we met up with Bruce and Ian at Salt Tasting Room (which is a great little wine/artisinal cheese place in Gastown). Over some beer, cheese, cured meats and relishes we chatted about options 4 and 5 (which was similar to a blend of Option 1 - galley kitchen, and Option 4). 

A shot of Salt - designed by Busby, Perkins + Will

 After Ian took off on a date and Bruce headed out to see his wife, Kris and I headed home and mulled over things. In fact we mulled the whole weekend. Conclusion: we're going to hybridize a bunch of ideas and generally do the following:

- Go for the layout of Option 1 + Option 4 (see older posts) with 10' ceilings on the ground floor
- Put on a 6-8 foot addition on the back (ground level only - which will leave the option of an upper level deck for later)
- Maintain most of the upstairs as is (with a few little shifts - including adding a 'laundry closet' and a walk-in closet)

I'll post the layout and images of it all once we've got the updated versions from BCA. In the meantime, I'll post a bit more on the hazmat report - which I've got back and had some initial quotes on (more this coming week). I'll also try to post a few things this week on design inspirations. 

My first blog post

Well - after years of thinking "why do people blog" - I've decided to formally enter the blogosphere with this post. We'll see how this thing turns out, but as it stands, I'd like it to be a bit of a resource to others. It's a way of giving back to those whose blogs have been super useful to me over the years - from finding great coffee shops to reading about folding bikes, I'm indebted to others in this world for helping me learn about the good things in life.

The plan? To put up postings as I manage it about my world. In no particular order, that's likely to be a combination of the following:
- sustainability issues,
- local food (including everything from restaurants to my own Brew-Op),
- biking (bike touring and folding bikes),
- travels (from the Pacific Northwest to the rest of the planet),
- hikes (summer and winter snowshoe adventures),
- kayaking (touring and possibly re-entering the whitewater realm),
- photography
- and other neat things in Vancouver.

Having lived here for two and half years, I'm still getting to know the city and its gems.

So - here we go.