May 24- What a way to kick off summer

What an amazing week we had, followed by a perfect weekend! Much of the landscaping has been done, but we were waiting on the granite to be cut for the steps. Ryan from Livingstone Landscaping along with his crew have done a wonderful job placing rock and cleaning up the space. A couple of the rock were quite large, but the guys worked in tandem and placed them perfectly. I love big machines!!!
We spent some time replanting some trees, clearing brush and rebuilding the crib, so not much got done indoors.
Fred also worked hard in the heat to get the railing ready for any quests that might have popped by over the long weekend.
The landline phone, tv and internet have been hooked up. Since we are spending more nights there, it is nice to be able to keep in touch more easily.
A "home day" for me to catch up on paperwork and I don't envy the guys out there in the heat and dust moving rocks!
We took a bit of time to play yesterday and are really enjoying our neighbors.
Eaves-trough and steps going in today!

Just some pics

After reviewing past posts, I notice there are a lot of pictures missing. I hope this helps give a sense of what has transpired.

100 year old wainscotting

Mac came up for a couple of days to help out sanding the wainscotting that we had salvaged from the original Winoka. Dusty, dirty work but Fred installed a few boards and it looks like we imagined. It was a great day to be outside working and we were thankful for the breeze to carry the old dust away! After lunch today, Mac and I needed a break from sanding so we worked on the property, clearing brush and transplanting trees. The blackflies are just starting to come out.

Last week Fred and I started installing the basement flooring. We are about half done, but enough that Sean could install most of the doors. It is starting to look finished.

Sean also helped Fred with the ceiling in the screen porch. The rafters were a mess, so it took a lot to figure out how it should be done. They are both such craftsmen and it looks great.

The granite came last week and the plumber installed the taps. The propane will be hooked up next week which will give us hot water. It is such a treat to have a functioning kitchen.