BIG sigh. The "well" is deep. There's been a lot going on since my last posting (Jan 2015). So get ready to scroll backwards in time to catch up. In the meantime, Our journey continues.
Starting today; construction goes on and On and ON. I'm doing lots of what Ben calls the "dainty decorating"; The Finishes. Late May, we have lived here for 10 years and were almost 2 months into our major renovation of the main living areas of the main house. Not at all our character, but we did hire a contractor to get it done much faster than us doing it ourselves. We definitely kept our hands and heads in it since we couldn't find an architect / designer to do drawings; here in Central Texas, the building trades are stretched thin. So much, we feel we were lucky to have found a contractor, for our what they call, a small job. At that time things were very uncertain, now overall, things look great. What was expected to be 2-3 month project, hit 4 months last week. Although, not 100% complete, we hope to be moving back in next weekend.
Furniture shopping is quite a challenge for me. Worst than facing the used car salesmen. I've seen what I want I various photos, but now forced to find it. There's really no name or one word to describe my style choice; so in a nutshell, when I'm done, the contest will begin for that descriptive.
Ben continues to spruce up the outside living areas by closing in the patio / carport ceilings. Hard labor when it's 100 degrees in August; but well worth the sweat. Puts a very finished look to your typical carport.
Summer garden is almost spent, Joe & Joy (who you will still need to meet), continue to get skunked, and the 5 cats continue to amuse us. Crosby, Ben's parents cat, aka Midnight, after 3 years, has finally turned the corner from wild to part of the family. Farm/at exemption has been converted to wildlife exemption; while seeing all the birds and deer are nice, I truly miss my goats. We still have the chickens.
Guess that's all for this morning. I'll work diligently to fill in the history with stories and pictures. Hugs to all.
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