Sunday Visitors

Paul & Pam with Ed















Matthew from Orcas Island

Furnishing the Barn

Brad is assembling the trundle bed for the barn's bedroom.

Visitors

Molly & George




















Byron

Beautiful Stones

A small retaining wall is needed to the south and west of the barn. These rocks came from Blue Star Rockery, a business needing to move, so Wayne was delighted to deliver them to us for an amazingly low price. Both Brad and I are too busy to build our dry stack wall right now but we're both jumping with excitement to begin.

Love those Italians...

This unit, of Italian design, is both a washer and dryer. The Europeans and Japanese know how to live small and have developed appliances accordingly. When I was in Japan six years ago, I was impressed with a washer and dryer I used, similar to this one. We found this item on Craig's List and now it's hooked up and ready for use. The counter went in today too.

And the punch list goes on and on...

Mark, from Bellingham, helps out for a couple of days with welding, carpentry, and a million other finishing-up tasks.
















Brad showing his displeasure at mudding the ceiling. He has stated more than once, "No more drywall!"

The Final Details are Coming Together.

Our chicken-shit wood is looking quite respectable with a fresh coat of paint. It makes for rough paneling, but is exactly the look we want in this barn bedroom. The natural siding visible in the photo is in the laundry and is unpainted with much texture and charm.
















Neighbor Judy keeps us supplied with bouquets all summer. Here's one of the season's last.