Mellow fall day.

Today was another gorgeous fall day. As I stood on the tiny porch of the old house this afternoon I could see the fall colors starting to show on the mountain. This is the view we will enjoy from the dining room and back patio of the new house. This southern view is why we oriented the house to the rear of the property rather than the front as is normal.

The building in the picture is our workshop, about 300 feet back from the house. In between will be rolling lawn and to the left, the paddocks for our miniature horses. Beyond are farmer's fields and the ever changing mountain view.

This is a commute which I will enjoy every single day.

-grampa dan

All up hill from here.

Summer came late this year, just as we started in on the inside framing of the house. Since then we've had some of the driest weaher I've seen and it has continued right through the month of September. The weatherman keeps promising rain, but after a short sprinkle or two the sunsine returns again and again. Today was another of those days. I had plenty of shop work lined up but the day was so nice I couldn't stand to work inside.

With the ground still very dry it was the perfect time to do the backfilling at the rear of the house. To do the task I had to cut a road through the massive pile of soil, filling in beside the retaining wall as I worked my way to the top by the house. As the road rose it got wider, flattening out at the top. 

Once I had the road built I used the tractor to haul the masonry sand which we'll need for finishing  to the rear of the house, packing down the fresh soil I had just moved in the process. While little got done in the shop today plenty of soil and sand got moved. It was a fun day!

-grampa dan

One more layer of trim

With the Innotech windows and doors now in place it is time to start in on sculpting the concrete trim. Today the big front window and the door frame got the treatment. Matt did all the preparation and mixed the concrete while I applied it and did the sculpting.

The spaces between the windows still needs the trim that will be carved into Precison Board. It will have panel inserts with more hearts of course. Things are coming together nicely!

-grampa dan