April 19
The previous day Bella and I took Niles to visit the vet. The hole in his shoulder was becoming infected and I could not keep him from licking it. Yuck. So, Niles got shaved a bit and cleaned up and now he wears a collar to keep him from attacking himself. He is on oral and topical antibiotics. Except for walking into the occasional wall, he is doing fine, but no hiking. The wound has to stay open to drain so he can’t be jumping into bushes chasing whatever it is he chases on our hikes! Bella is very upset about this but she is handling it–she has a big bump from the rattlesnake vaccine booster too, but she is very fastidious. She would never bite a hole in her shoulder. It is affecting her a bit, so today we roam about the house, checking out the new vigas and posts, and then I take them home to recuperate.
The big posts on the porch are a revelation! Drawings never prepare you for the reality, I don’t care how strong your imagination is! 🙂
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- The front porch posts are in place along with the big corbels!
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- Monumental! And also elegant…
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- I think you will know where the entrance to the house is now…
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- The posts and the corbels together evoke an ancient feeling, no?
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- Greece. Ilium. Sicily…and West Texas!
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- This is actually quite traditional…
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- Posts on their brick supports
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- West End Master Suite. We are coming around the house now, laying adobe blocks between the vigas.
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- A precarious activity!
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- Elizabethan Niles says hello. He is feeling better now…
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- Getting the job done.
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- West End Den is all set.
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- View of Alpine from West End Den.
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- Hallway. There will be a salt cedar door at the end of the hallway here…
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- A taste of things to come: posts in the Living Room (these are baby placeholders for measuring).
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- Well, not babies, but half-sized. Like an Imp. 😉
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- Spyder at rest
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- These remaining posts will be placed in the Living Room (2) and on the West End Porch (6).
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- Still waiting for the garage bond beam to set.
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- The Astronomy Pad next door, where the new wood shipment is being stored.
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- Bella is standing on a “pad” with electrical for setting up telescopes. This IS dark sky country!
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- Wood for the ceiling. Steve calls it “decking.”
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- Picnic tables at the Astronomy Pad.
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- All this wood goes into the house!!
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- View of Fort Krevit from the Astronomy Pad
It looks like you could have lots of company if the Astronomy Pad next door gets visited often. Maybe the astronomers will invite you to share their picnics!!
Looks very exciting and coming together quite nicely – I am anxious to see the roof. Building a house is quite the experience and I am loving seeing it come together. I’m so excited for you watching your dream come true………….a really big dream and a super reality right in front of your eyes………….and you are so kind in sharing it with us.
Thank you so much!!!! Kris (USA)
Kris!! Long time no see. Thanks for dropping by for a visit! Yes, things are progressing. And the roof will be coming soon. Then we move on to picking out tile and sinks and bath tubs and all the cool stuff for the interior. Move in is expected for Thanksgiving, so some months to go yet but you are right–it is a really big dream and it is coming true! You must come for a visit once I’ve got beds in the guest rooms! 🙂 Lovely to hear from you. Hope you are well and thriving!