November 2nd: cabinets and steps

The progress on the house seems to have slowed some in the last two weeks - this may be in part because the work that is being completed (interior trim) is detailed and in part because Scott's father slipped a disk, which cut their work crew from three to two. The good news, however, is how pleased we are with the care and perfectionism with which everything is being done. There really is not any practical reason for us to rush the process.

So .... The cabinet maker has installed the bathroom vanities, the cabinets in the laundry room and many of the kitchen cabinets. The ones in the kitchen photographed the best. The doors open into the walk-in pantry.

The biggest change outside is the addition of the brick front steps. The look of the front of the house will change dramaticallly when the porch and stair railings are added. We are also waiting to approve the exterior paint color, which is to be a cypress-y green.

Here's another view of the use of the rocks (removed when the basement was dug) as retaining walls. There is actually some grass coming up near this corner of the house. As we get closer to move-in day and look at all this dirt (potentially mud) and consider the dogs, we are very anxious for grass - even if we end up ripping it out later to put in other plantings.



We were happy to see this very colorful tree in our yard - this is looking towards our neighbor's house across the street.