Solarium

Tonight. Begins. The Solarium Garden.

This new development is nearly impossible to explain if you have not been to the Raphael House, but I will explain nonetheless...

The Raphael House itself - not the mission, the structure - is an old hospital building, impenetrable concrete building frame mazed through with long hallways and rooms, and was only converted to a livable shelter in the last thirty years or so, bedrooms replacing most of the patients' areas. On the roof of this House, the Brotherhood, (The Holy Order of Mans) constructed a huge children play area (with large barriers to the side of the building to make it safe) and a smaller "garden" area that is available only to staff. It is to this smaller, largely neglected area that Bob the Maintenance Guy and I are turning our attention. Officially it's name is The Solarium Garden, but soon, because of plans carefully crafted over the last few months, it will carry the essence of a Japanese Zen Garden.

We will build it.

Tonight, Tim, Marian, Chelsea, and I rearranged plants, talked about water devices (originally suggested by Ms. Kellie Parkinson), and designed, designed, designed. We RH live-in volunteers labored and laughed until we were too cold to continue, and decided to reconvene at approximately midnight to.... Doughnut Run.

So, the D-run forthcoming, I must be brief:

The comment on the previous blog involving the phrase "Zak-in-theatre" will be discussed in the near future.

And just a general note of thanks to ye old commenters: Y'all are great. Thanks fer hollerin' back.

God keep us this night. Amen.