I was kindly reminded yesterday by our contractor friend, who has cheerfully stuck with this project for 1.5 years, "This current stage is always the lowest trench of the project. - it seems like nothing is moving forward...but it is!"
So to prove to myself and readers that steps are being made,
Allow me to unveil a rich work of art and design that we're putting up in the center of the house. Original design, home-hewn, lovingly crafted, hand-adjusted...
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| The Spiral Staircase...in progress |
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| M's parents worked together to plane, piece and join these stair treds from oaks grown on their land |
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| Sittin' on the stair |
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| When you get these two engineers together... |
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| ...things like this still happen. This is a pot and steaming bag for forming the railings. |
Hooray for progress!
