Our addition is going well, in fact drawing to a close. I never thought I'd see the day and there were some days I never thought I'd survive! Needless to say, any kind of textile creativity has lain by the wayside over the past six months. Altho there's been a bit of other kinds.....design decisions, paint colors, and deck designs!
My retirement started out with three weeks in my chair with my foot broken. Then I flew to Edmonton because my Dad broke his hip. I was there six weeks. Then my Mum had a heart attack. I was there another two weeks. These incidents resulted in them asking to move to my house so I've been working on making my house bigger since about March. The paperwork is overwhelming, the permits and inspections seem a bit like make-work projects, but the contractor has been fabulous and my experience with construction has been a great one. I'd recommend Denise Mitchell Interiors in Campbell River, BC to anyone, and 2 Hills Renovations as a contractor extraordinaire!
It was a sad day when they took their tools and left, with the only things left to complete being done by other trades. The foreman, Dave, was here a lot and we got to know him really well. A wonderful thoughtful and talented man. Very attune to the people who will be living in the addition and made several improvements for their benefit. He will be coming back for one more day, finishing up the front door and handrails on the deck. As he was packing his tools I said "This feels something like ending an affair!" He grinned and said "True, but I'll be back for a quickie!" Needless to say he's just as fast with the sarcasm as I!!
Above is a picture of he and Bob preparing to install a new picture window in our very dark living room. A project I came up with in the midst of everything else! A woman's prerogative right?
Now, on to more appreciating retirement....and raking rocks! I'm preparing the area where a new septic field was installed to be hydro-seeded at the end of this week. I'm hoping it's grass before the winter rains hit so that we don't have two little dogs in the mud all the time! Here's what I'm fixing up. It's all covered in and back-bladed, but I'm raking it to level it as much as possible and get rid of the surface rock. The idea is that if we can turn it into grass quickly, we can fill potholes and patch next spring when it's all settled a bit. Wish me luck!
