It’s been four and a half months since we left beautiful
Colorado for sunny Florida. Another
great opportunity was afforded me with my company and so we’ve relocated for
the third time in just the last five years.
Life is certainly full of adventures…be sure you’re taking them!
While settling into my new role we’ve been researching schools
and house hunting for a place to settle the wandering Harbins. We’ve finally landed on a home in the
school district we were targeting…a townhouse in Jupiter, FL. Aside from a short stint in an apartment when
we were first married, we’ve always owned a single family home.
The biggest change, and challenge, I foresee will be in
dealing with climate control. While
Minnesota could see higher humidity levels at certain times of the year, it’s
not even close to what I’ve already felt here during the Florida summer. The new shop will exist in a detached two car
garage. It does have its own small electrical
panel, so while I won’t be able to link off the home’s AC I should be able to
install a small, stand-alone system to control both temperature and humidity.
We should close on the house in late October, so my tools
will just have to wait in their moving pod for just a bit longer. To any fellow Floridian woodworkers out there…I
sure would appreciate any tips you have on wood movement and tool protection
that you’ve picked up along your own journey.
It’s been too long and I can’t wait to get back at it! And I’m sure you can’t wait to see another
series of blog entries of me setting up a shop again. This is starting to become my “thing!”
Pete
