| Summer is rapidly coming to a close at the ranch. By
mid-September we're already seeing cold nights with heavy frost. We saw
17° in the second week of September and are routinely seeing overnight
lows in the mid-20s. |
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Most of our time has been spent on walkways around the
house. Here's a long walk from the front door to the dining room door,
another from the dining room to the bedroom, plus walks to the shower and
the future patio behind the glass wall. Each stone is 6"x6" and
weighs around 6 pounds. You're looking at about 4 tons of pavers! The
steel beams that form the perimeter of the roof have been painted a dark
charcoal color. That's the last of the steel to need painting. |
| The front door now has a paved area, with a small patio to
sit out in the afternoon sun. The walk to the guest suite is paved as is a
walk to the driveway. Note that the front door is now painted green
- a real improvement over primer gray. |
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The inside continues to improve. Elaine found these
beautiful brackets for glass shelves on the 'net. They are handcast in
England. We had to wait for the artist to figure out how to accept US
currency. He threw in the shipping for free since he hadn't yet figured
out international shipping. |
| The entry to the bedroom now has it's pebble finish - the
last of the entries to get the treatment. Elaine laid the stones freehand,
creating a swirling pattern from the different colors. The picture
was taken before all the concrete haze was removed - the colors are
brighter now. |
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