Carolyn is getting more energy everyday even through the turmoil of having the house torn up for a week with sheet rock dust, noise, etc. We were lucky to get a very good contractor who did a good job for us. There are a few things remaining like cladding the beam and posts in white oak from the local forests. The oak is raw so will need to dry for awhile before using it. I wonder if I can convince Carolyn I need a kiln to dry the wood?
We have scheduled our 11 month "punch list" for the house, hard to believe we're coming up on a year here already.
Spring has finally fought its way to Georgia though this morning we woke up to 39 degrees after hitting 80 yesterday! The trees and flowers are blooming and pollen is outrageous. We have some small travel plans in the works, first, in May we're heading to Oak Island, NC where a friend of ours for years is getting married (again) on the beach. Plus it'll be Cinco de Mayo, so another reason for a fun trip! September, Ashley has arranged a vacation to Florida and we'll be staying in Marcia's building. One way to insure a good vacation is to build in babysitters (grandma and gramps) :).
The rest of the summer is play it by ear. Lots of wood working projects, paddling and who knows!
Some pics....
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| Old photo of kitchen with walls to be removed. |
Dining Room table for Ashley and Josh. Made of spalted Maple, will be doing some "fine tuning" on it today!
This is a combination of Cedar, White Oak, Maple, and Cherry (for the counter/bar tops)
Destruction! walls are down and dust everywhere!
The Cherry lumber is now countertops. It was "interesting" to work on the "live edge" and rustic look, imperfections are ok! I like that :)
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