In preparation for the rapidly approaching spring honey harvest, E. G. Flewellen (that means Earl) has been converting a storefront on the first floor of the Burlington Hotel into a honey extraction facility.
Located in Port Costa, California (2010 pop. 190), the Burlington originated as a brothel. The rooms are still named for the working girls. The space for the Honey Haus is the downstairs storefront.
Luckily, it's directly across the street from the Warehouse, which is my favorite watering hole ever.
Earl has given the walls and the floor a fresh coat of paint. I wish that I had some "before" pictures so that you could see how much improved it is. Now it's a warm buttery yellow with cream trim and a hunter green floor. The overall look will be that of an old-fashioned mercantile.
Here's Earl getting the ceiling and wiring ready to install some old-fashioned ceiling fans.
Installed with beautiful amber glass lamp shades!
This antique scale works, and we'll be using it to weigh the honey.
Taking a breather...
... then back to work on the cabinets!
...with drawers made from old wine boxes...
There's also a vintage refrigerator and Wedgewood stove!
Sam and I are going to be making burlap curtains and blackout screens for the extraction. You have to black out the windows (not completely--just make them darker than the other windows) and leave one window uncovered. The bees that have followed you will exit the one window that has been left uncovered because that is the brightest.
And now, for a complete non-sequitor, find the doggie.
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