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Theresa and her crew have been hard at work on our landscaping. Plants and small trees have popped up all over the property, and a few split rail fences have appeared as well to help frame in some of the plantings. Our stone walkway from the driveway is now complete, and like most of these … Continue reading »

The project is finally in its last stages, and we’re waiting for a CO (Certificate of Occupancy) from the town and a final inspection from the fire department. After that, we’re home free! Now we’re working on the landscaping (yes, we finally have grass again) which will touch almost every part of the property. Hopefully … Continue reading »

 Landscaping has started around the house, a sign that the project is in it’s last phases. Loam has been laid down around the house and has been seeded. The lawn will take about a year to fully come in, but will be usable during this summer. It will be great to see plants returning as … Continue reading »

The whole family collected the rocks from the beach outside the house over a few weekends, given us more than enough to create two shower floors, one for downstairs and one new one in the existing ground floor guest bath.  

Due to work on the house’s electrical system, the BeachCams are experiencing a lot of outages. As work progresses, they may be down for a few hours each day during the month of November. Thanks for your patience during this unavoidable electrical work.

As long as there is power, I’ll be tracking hurricane Irene, and adding updates to this post when possible… Sat at 12:30: it’s sunny with fog and no rain yet. I think we have 24hrs until we’re in the thick of it. Sat 2:30pm: Light rain is starting/stopping. And so it begins… Sat 5:00pm: Last … Continue reading »

 As of today, we have a fully functioning pourch again which is ready for Grayson’s party tomorrow.

Suspended high above the ground, at least from a kid’s point of view, a Magic Tree House is being built. This one may not travel in time, but is sure to provide the kids with years of adventures.  

Digging out under the porch has started, and the forms for the cement foundation have been laid. Now all we need is some cement, five days for it to cure, and we might have our porch back to normal.

Catching up with old friends is one of the best parts about this house as it presents and excuse to visit. Old times remind us of good times, and present times make more old times. What a wonderful cycle… Collier & Vicki Collier and Hailey in the Willys Happiness is ice cream on a hot … Continue reading »