The pace has been slow but busy for the past few weeks. Trying to fit our square new construction into the off-square structure that exists, updating and improving sketchy work from the past, and adding French doors where a window was planned have pushed things like drywall and painting back. But, we successfully installed our new back door and in the next few days we'll patch a few holes in the roof and put in our new windows — then it's a week off for Anna's wedding.
We've been working on the yard as well ... because the kitchen remodel just didn't give us enough to occupy our time. We cut down some birch trees from the front yard and replaced them with an English oak. They had been topped and mishandled by people who'd cared for them in the past and were not salvageable. We also built a new staircase between the upper and lower levels of the back yard in preparation for next year's landscaping project.
And we finally fixed the pool filter so we can clean the pool in preparation for all the pool parties people have been telling us we will be having this summer.Jason
