Super trooper
Chip bolting together the beams on the front porch deck.
Chef’s tasting
Grandma Old and Aunty Fran feeding the crew some egg sandwiches.
Kubota time
Boys don’t get older, their toys just get bigger.
Recorded for Posteriority’s Sake
This is what it looks like when your jeans are too restrictive for the up-and-down of flooring installation, but it’s also cold in the house late one winter’s night.
A walk in the park
The long walk home from the neighbours up the old driveway, with a storm brewing overhead.
Heavenly Instincts
My Mom called us while we were in Africa, telling us that her and Dad had gone up to the house on a whim to see how things were progressing. When they opened the door the house was full of smoke, and orange embers were glowing in the kitchen ceiling. The insulation crew had knocked […]
Where’d my screws go
Sorting through this bucket of screws was fun. As was trying to avoid the dirt that flew out of the drill the first few times it was used after this.
Safety first
Milly with the chainsaw face shield.
Mind the gap(s)
Our first official dinner guests, the Hosegoods, come out for a wiener roast.
Long way home
Dana and Amy made a Menard’s run (3 hrs each way) to pick up the exterior trim for the house. Long story short: the load shifted, they lost some stuff, and had to re-stack everything. The trip took about 14 hrs.