Monday, January 31, 2011

Progress...


After a long Saturday of watering and weed-whacking, I took some wide-angle shots of the sunny south side of the house:
































Russell's photos from the past week:

master BR doorway to the deck
Drew installing a window



master BR windows facing east

view from master BR to the southeast corner of the deck

south porch looking east






















north wall with guest bath casement window

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Powering Up


The plumbing is almost done, and the wiring has begun!  The electrician started on Monday and put in most of the can lights and switch boxes on the first day.  All of the scary old cords and fixtures are gone, except the old chandelier, which now hangs in the garage.  Speaking of the garage, here is a garage door photo that my mother requested...  The door is a sandy color that matches the window trim-- a warmer color than this photo indicates.

the electrician also drilled holes for wiring
silver housings for can lights in the ceiling

blue plastic boxes for light switches

wiring on spools


On a different note, the lawn is still thriving after the rainy holidays and the summery weather of the past week.  The cherimoya fruits (above) are getting bigger and bigger, so now I have to figure out when they are going to be truly ripe.  Out of the two packets of flower seeds that I planted in November, only one sunflower grew-- and it was the one directly under Jesus in the Birdhouse.  Hmmmm...

the successful sunflower on Jan. 17
the same sunflower on Jan. 28

Friday, January 14, 2011

...and Onward

We are looking forward to welcoming Drew to town for some extra help on the house.  Between rounds of golf, Drew and Russell will finish the framing and get started on the deck.

deck frame on SE corner of house


view into master bath (top) and laundry room

old kitchen door (right) and new laundry door (left) and the rock that won't budge

laundry door and north side of addition
master BR looking toward master bath door

duct between back of study closet (left) and front of master BR closet

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Upward and Onward

Russell made lots of progress on the addition this week.  The structure has taken shape enough for us to visualize the layout and how the fixtures and furniture will fit into it.

looking southeast from under the large oak tree
Jazz checking out her new home
the master bedroom seen from the living room

the master bedroom french door opening seen from the future deck area
the north side of the house

ABOVE: the house last May                BELOW: the house today!