The kitchen has seen some real progress - the plaster coat on the range hood is on, and I think I like it in it's natural state (apparently you're supposed to paint it, but I kinda like it this way). And - TA-DA! - the barnwood is on the island! I hope this makes it rustic enough that Grandma will feel comfortable frying an egg of a morning (she found the chandeliers to be a little grand for the humble frying of an egg, but barn board? Barn board pretty much requires fried eggs, right? Right?)


The steam oven - my foray into experimental cooking - has been placed in it's rightful home (the first appliance to have that honor - I'm still not certain on the whereabouts of the refrigerators....they're MIA apparently). You can also sorta kinda see a bunch of slabs of marble sitting on the counter above the steam oven. Choosing a counter-top material has proven to be something of an, erm, adventure. Stay tuned for the final word.....



The front porch has been beautifully clad in Pennsylvania bluestone, and we even have a step up to the porch now, so one doesn't have to heave oneself up while muttering about the age of one's knees and wondering how the worker dudes have been doing this for over a year now....yeah, the bottom "step" is still an old hunk of plywood, but at least we're headed in the right direction!!!!