So, You Thought We Were Done?

The second floor is together now.

Master Bedroom

Landing Looking into the Guest Bedroom

A mysterious visitor enjoys the stairway.

Guest Room

We had a little tiny problem with the HVAC.  The equipment in the third floor leaked into the second floor bathroom.  Oh dear, we need a repair to the ceiling....  Ted doesn't like me to talk about it.

So calm reigns, not. We are now launched on the outside of the house.  Last week Ted decided to build a deck--in 4 days.

And, he did.  That's the stairs on the ground.  The deck will  have an English trellis surrounding it. The trellis will provide us with privacy while outdoors but also when we eat at the dining room table.  Fitzgerald Fences, which made the border fence (see next pictures) will build and install the trellis (soon, I hope.)

But, you can't just have a deck and trellis and fence.  You need greenery.

Kyle and his rototiller

The Stewartia and Serviceberry ready to be planted

Rhodies and Hydrangeas

Planted

And, in case that wasn't enough, Kyle dug up the front walk.

 

And, Ted framed the front porch.  He says he will finish building it this week.  Seth will finish painting ( don't hold your breath) the house,  and we will have mulched beds and maybe a few flowers (that's me by the way.)

On May 30th, Ted will head off to Nantucket for about 3 weeks.  He has another house there, you know.  He has to get it ready for rental season.  When we comes back, the garage uplift starts.  Oh, a little peace and quiet--such a pleasant thought.

While he is gone, I will need to figure out how we manage our dirt pile of a lawn for the summer. Ideally, I'd like to wait until September and then grow grass.  It may not be possible to wait given the dust bowl out there.   A little sod, maybe?