SLAB TO SHINGLE....

....in less than two weeks. After two years of restoration work on the old part of WSSP and site work on the half acre parcel, Al Blanchard and I put up the addition in no time at all. And, to be honest, Al set the pace and did most of the framing and sheathing. AND don't forget the roof. Al has been so happy not to be picking away on the old structure, he even agreed to put on the roof. There aren't too many roofs Al will agree to do these days. He's a master at it but, anyone who has put on a roof will tell you, it's a particularly hot part of Hell. So now, the house looks like Samm's computer rendering.

   Then there's the weather. A southern jetstream is wrecking havoc. It's wet. Yet, the LGM was smiling when Al put the last shingle on the ridge, and the sky's opened up. To help with the overflowing springs, we've transplanted high swamp ferns, a blueberry bush and a bunch of water sucking flora onto the wettest parts. The property is taking shape. Then there's the neighbors....