Remember the mountain laurel...

that was getting ready for it's first bloom? Here it is in all its glory.



A couple of other grounds shots to share the flowers...

the green dragons




the roses climbing up the trellis along the side of the house

A little more from the inside

Here is a picture of the new hallway where it opens into the new great room/kitchen area. The picture is standing as if walking into the old kitchen from the laundry room and is facing the door to the sewing room.



The new fireplace is in now. Next stage is to put up the brickwork and the mantel....

Siding and start of the deck

Views of siding and the beginnings of the deck. We were really pleased with the siding job . They did a great job, and the man that did all the finish work around the windows and corners was Aden Miller. The boss was Jeriah Troyer- a really nice guy. The siding guys spotted a 4 ft. black snake crawling out from the locust bark.... I really do hope that was the last!

Drywalling

Drywalling...the actual process and the finished job. Bet they had stiff necks at the end of the day.