Progress

Garage from the 'front'...looking straight north

Garage:  The footings and foundation wall for the garage is all up, the floor will be poured on Friday.

Garage from the side, looking straight west. (The house will be to the left and skewed a bit to the west, the same site the house was always in, across the driveway.)

House:  The house footings are all in and the forms for the foundation were almost all up when I left today.  The foundation walls (basement) will also be poured on Friday. 

The house from the north/east corner looking west. Charles would be pleased that the house will have a bulkhead (way to enter the basement from the outside) for the first time (the rectangle of concrete jutting out in the photo).

Wood shed:  The wood shed is up and the Ash from the property is being split and piled in the wood shed. 

Wood shed along the top (eastern side) of the circular drivewayThe Ash logs have been made into boards at the sawmill and will be kiln dried for the kitchen cupboards.  They came out beautifully Joe (the builder) says. 

The Ash logs have been made into boards at the sawmill and will be kiln dried for the kitchen cupboards.  They came out beautifully Joe (the builder) says. 

Grounds:  My sister Sharon went up to the site and with her full equipment (chaps, helmet, face visor, gloves, full body coverage) and a major weed whacker.  She trimmed a huge area around the barn (of chervil and other tall weeds and grass), along the side of the driveway, around the lilacs and spruce tree, and the little road going up to the back of the barn.  A huge job and it looks so much better (and easier to get around and into the barn).  Thank you, Sharon!

My sister's work <3

Barn:  Today my sister Sharon met me at the barn and we spent a few hours sorting items:  trash, junk, metal, recycling, items to save, and chemicals to be disposed of properly.  I feel very encouraged that after I take a few trips to the dump the barn will be almost empty and ready for work to begin there. 

Sorted piles of junk ready to carry away

A stall that was full of junk, now chemicals and a few tires