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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Tapin' & muddin'

Here are some pictures of the completed drywall in the "great room"! Which means we are getting ready to paint, install floors, order cabinets and appliances. Of course it sounds so simple, but there is a ton of work to do before we can have you over for the "room" warming party. Erik has hours of taping and mudding the joints between the pieces of drywall. The electrical still needs to be finished up, we've got to get the lights in and working and receptacles receiving. We need to get the sleepers down and the tubing for the radiant flooring. We need to take delivery on the flooring and wait 3 weeks for the wood to acclimate to the heat (hopefully we can get the heat running) in the space.
Looking towards the garage- mudroom space. Barty stretchin it out.
Looking at the fireplace.

Towards the existing part of the house- where we are living. And out to the pond. Almost ready for some pond hockey.
The rest of that view towards pond.



Taping the joints and mudding begins. Every night, for a few weeks this may go on. Bartlett is exhausted already.
Let it dry and repeat the next evening.

Again.

And again.

Quack Quack

528 has turned into a hot hunting spot, not just for chipmunks and mice but the flying feathered animals, as well. Erik has commandeered a duck blind in the marsh and goes out several times a week before work as well as anytime he hears some quacking. One day he had me shoo the ducks from the pond, so that they would fly across the street into the marsh. I don't feel so bad when it ends up on my fork that evening. At least I know we won't starve!
Tom Jordan with his first foul. Mallard I mean. Apologies to your family Tom, since now you are addicted to hunting duck on top of the deer problem. I guess they'll see you in January?
Nate Hicks, he's a goose man himself. He can carry nearly 7 geese at one time. Erik thinks the barrel on his gun is bent, that's why he is carrying these geese instead of posing with a fatty duck.
Erik with his fatty duck. This one was a black duck and was very large. My mom was over when he brought it in, and sang her old girl scout tune to him. I am still not sure if she was horrified or happy?