Spring mountain view

In the last couple of weeks the trees have been greening up once more. Vedder Mountain which is to the south of our property is wonderful to watch as the trees gain their leaves. With an elevation difference of almost 3000 feet the last of the snow is still on top and at the bottom the leaves are on the trees. The wave of bright green slowly rises each day.

This picture looking south towards our shop was taken from the porch of our old house and will be the view from the kitchen/dining room of the new one. The view is currently blocked by the old house which is only four feet behind the new one - but not for long. As soon as the old house is gone we will re-shape the yard, realign the fencing and begin the landscaping process. I can hardly wait!

-grampa dan

Getting empty

Since the beginning of the construction project the living and dining room has been a staging point for an endless assortment of construction tools and materials. Yesterday the Boughens packed up their tools to go to another project for a couple of weeks. Most of the aerials were used up. It was time to do a major cleanup in preparation for the two workshops to be held in the next two weeks. We'll be taking our meals in the new house.

Suddenly the room looked large. Well fix that with furniture soon.

Upstairs the railing on the bridge is now ready for paint. Phoebe performed an inspection today and declared it perfect.

The bridge is now safe. One more thing off the list.

-grampa dan

More pieces in place.

Today was another busy day all through the house as everyone did their part to finish things off in time for the workshops. Upstairs Phoenix and Annie were welding in the last of the spindles on the railing. The electricians from C and S Electric were putting in electrical plugs and cover plates. It sure cleaned things up in a hurry! The Boughen boys were trimming windows and other details. One of the areas finished was the dining room window. With all of the butterfly trim in place it looks spectacular!

Here's a view of the dining room from up on the bridge. The old house is visible out the south facing window. When it is finally gone the mountain view from the dining room will be totally awesome!

From the dining room the window detail looks just as great.

Up close the detail looks very cool. Once it is all painted it will be even better.

In the next few days everything will get a spit and polish for our workshop guests will enjouy the first meals in the dining room next week. It is going to be fun to share the space with our visitors from around the world!

-grampa dan