a progress update (since my mumsie has worn out the last post!)

I want to thank all of you for your enthusiastic comments on the last post.

It's such fun to share this long dreamed of project with you!

Another detail from the day of the house raising--

Steve guides an existing power cord up through a carefully pre-drilled hole in the new sill,

just before the wall is actually set into place.

The purple cord was used by someone on the ground to guide the wall into place, 

as it was floating from the crane. 

(It looked oddly as if the guy was walking a giant dog!)

Here is the wall on the second floor, facing the road, being set into place.

(bathroom on left, upstairs hallway in center, guest room on right).

Taken from the driveway, this photo shows the 

corner where our kitchen sink will sit. 

Windows on both the south and east sides, 

so I can watch the sun rise as I make breakfast.

And that very hazy view to the south west?

The Green Mountains.

 This is how it all happened so quickly.

The magic crane.

The crew came back on an amazingly gorgeous Saturday

and worked all day to get us closed in before Saturday night's rain.

I LOVE the way the old and new lines are coming together.

It's beginning to look like a Vermont farmhouse!

(The photo above was taken from the side yard, 

where the wedding tent sat just a month and a half ago).

The old woodshed to the left stays the same.

The three season porch will get a bit of shoring up, 

new windows and some new siding.

(Photo above, taken from the view side of the house).

I have not been up to the new second story yet,

but folks say the view from up there is amazing.

(This photo was taken from the driveway).

Can't wait until the stairs go in next week.

The "man lift" and windows arrive tomorrow.

The electrician and plumber work next week.

The spray foam is scheduled for October 5th.

Peter and I continue to clean up the project site every day.

The "freecycle" pile up by the road has been a great way to 

get rid of things that are still useful, and a fun way to meet new friends.

There has been much discussion about what color to paint the house.

The window frames will be black.

To save money, we will be painting 

the siding and the trim the same color.

Do you have any suggestions?

(It cannot be white, because it sits so close to a dirt road,

which kicks up a lot of dust).

We are close to choosing a color

and let me tell you...

it is way out of my comfort zone.

:-) 

Please give us some ideas for further consideration!

Thanks, friends!