Wall Story

Hi there Friends.  I have a story for you.  It happened last week.  The story goes like this;  Ron built the walls, the excavator knocked them down . . . . accidentally.  lol. Ron rebuilt them.  It looks great.  

That foreman is looking bigger then life . . . . which is good because usually life looks a lot bigger.

Surveying everything.

Another story.  Ron put up house walls, and they stayed up.  More going up soon.  Come visit often.  And, have a great week.  

The Walls That Ron Built

Hi Friends.  Do I have a blog post for you this morning.  I visited the cottage site, and here's what I found!  

Is that Foreman buff or what?!  I think this picture is going up on my wall.  

A few guys showed up to help set up the walls.  

I've noticed the ax gets used quite a lot in construction.  Who knew.  

It's looking great!  I love the walls!

I think someone is going fishing after the work is done.  

A shot from the back patio.  

And, now, for your viewing pleasure I have added a video with a tour.  Enjoy!  Have a great day.  Love ya all.  

The Energizer Builder Just Keeps Building and Building

Hi Friends.  I'm not normally this red but I usually don't use a cell phone camera, so there you go.  Anyway, it is so good to have you here to see the progress.  I'm getting so crazy excited about the walls being built.  We're hoping to put some up soon.  So, stand by.  

You are looking from the corner of the guest room, towards the far back corner of the house.  

It's that energizer builder again.  He's on the  move.  Oh, and I think he's standing in the middle of the kitchen window which will be above the sink.  

Looking across the front of the house.

A shot across the back of the house.  

And, just to throw in another view, I shot this pic across the back of the neighbor's lawn.  That's what we'll be looking out across since there are no houses behind us (just a shed, but it's cute).  

All in all I'm so happy with how things are going.  I'm also surprised that Ron is moving along on the house so quickly.  What an amazing guy.  Can't wait to see those walls come up.  

Have a great day ya'll!  

The Walls Are Being Built!

Hi Friends!  I went over to the cottage site and found Ron building walls already.  I'm over the top excited about this!  

You can kind of see how they'll look.  This wall (in the foreground) has two windows.  One window is in the laundry room, and the other in the mechanical room.  Yes, Mr. Ron has a mechanical room.  It's a guy thing.  

You can see the two windows really well in this shot.  Look how cute they are!  Hmmmm, I need to look at fabric for window treatments.  

That's a lot of lumber to saw.  You go Ron!

You can see that the laundry room and mechanical room stick out in front of the house.  The indent piece is the front door.  I can just see southern cottage coming together.  Can you?

Thanks for visiting.  Love having you anytime.  Have a super day.  

Quick Update

Hi Friends!  After a weekend trip to Michigan, Ron is back to work laying more stone and finishing up the sub floor.  It looks amazing!

Still a bit muddy, and raining again today, but that doesn't stop this guy.  

The view our street.

The view from the street looking at the driveway.

And leaving the project.

Thanks for coming by.  Have a great day.  Love ya!

Cutting The Driveway And Other Exciting Events

Hi Friends.  This was my surprise when I arrived on the work site this morning.  Not the rugged looking handsome foreman, silly. A Driveway!  

Is this driveway not gorgeous!  

Ron made sure there was plenty of room to get in and out of the garage.

More flooring going down too.

Some of this work is precise, which is precisely why I don't get to help.  lol.

Work continues around the culvert.  You probably noticed our plan is to cover it up.  

And you would be right.  Nice job with the stones, Ronald.  

And here by the patio too.

The patio from the ravine.  

Stay tuned, Friends, because next week the walls will start going up.  So exciting. Have a great day Everyone!  

Sticks and Stones; The Work Goes On

Hi Friends.  We were out of town for a few days, and it's been raining, but even still you won't believe what got done today.  

108 heavy stones were carried one by one to the ravine.  That's 4,180 ish, or so pounds.  Ron is curled in a ball on the sofa right now, wrapped in a quilt, exhausted.

Some of the subflooring is also down.

More sticks and stones, and mud.  

Another view.

And yet another view.  It's a lot of work, but it's going to be beautiful.  It's amazing how much is done already.  

Well, thanks for coming by.  Have a great night.