Moving day!

No, we're not moving back into the house! That will be 4 months from now. Today Jeff and I went up to Camano to move the appliances and random other things from our neighbor's garage so that he can put his boat away for the winter. We put them in a storage unit down on Good Rd. until the garage is done, and then will  move them back.

Jim, Jeff, and Dave made light work of it!

The house is still drying out; all our wet and muggy weather hasn't helped. Jim is going to bring in a huge heater to dry things out- or wait on Mother Nature for two more weeks.

Meanwhile the heating and hot water system is being installed; all the controls are  in the garage.




The cedar shakes will get dipped, now that we've settled on a color...



...driftwood gray- we hope.

Turkey



Lunch at Scandia,  best Mediterranean Chop Salad I've ever had. Donna was doing a great full- service  job, using her electrified yellow tennis racket to zap any yellow jackets that dared to come near our plates.  :)



Met an adorable cairn terrier named Turkey in the Scandia parking lot. 

 Home to Seattle; it's 77 degrees, and humid!

from the car......





Farewell Summer!

What a beautiful day at the beach!  At this point we have been in construction for 6 months with a scheduled completion date at the end of January. That's  just four months away! We're in the home stretch!

Today we met with Jim to discuss the project, schedule, budget, and the 'details'.

the giant dehumidifier

The house is starting to dry out after the gypcrete pour. Jim has a big fan and a huge dehumidifier, extracting about 5 gallons of water each day!

Jim at the door

It was so wonderful to see all our doors in place, although they are swaddled in their wraps, they really pull the frame together!

I spent a little time on the last day of summer with our neighbor and friend, Gigi Bryant, and her mom who is visiting from Arizona. The temperature was delightful as we sat on the bulkhead enjoying the day and catching up.










Our little SeaNymph has been out in the bay all summer, fairly neglected.  As we pulled it to shore to put it in drydock, we noticed a gull happily camped out on the seat. Could it be Cedric? As the boat got closer, the gull arose leaving a throne of  $*x#^! - and a dead flounder!  And  my prophesy at the end of the Sept 8th post, http://camanohouse.blogspot.com/2010/09/one-giant-leap-for-lemkin-kind.html  was exactly what we saw today.

The Sea Glass Counter is a Winner!



(click on all images to enlarge)

 I just got the sample of the counter  we're having made for our guest bathroom, using many of the nuggets that Amy and her trusty comrades have collected over the years. It is beautiful!

It's hard to see the details but  the background is a pale gray green and there are little flecks of shells sprinkled throughout!

The surface is highly polished , so that you can actually look through the glass nuggets and see the wear on the back side.

Because the shells are so light, they don't really come up to the surface, since the piece is made upside-down.

 So how do I find a way for  everyone to see these beauties- under the vanity?








You've got to see it  in person!

Hats off to Aaron Cohen at Novustone!  http://www.novustonellc.com/