view from Paradise Lane

Dale and Les at work shingling the west end gable.
Sheet of plywood on the roof where the chimney will go.
Topsoil from the excavation still piled up.

signature of the master

Dale suggested that we do something creative with the shingles on the gable ends - something other than evenly-spaced, horizontal rows ... maybe some kind of pattern. We agreed and gave him complete artistic license to "make it interesting". Wait 'til you see the other (west end) gable (still in progress)!

sunny morning ... looking across the covered patio, thru the dining room, living room and out the window and across the covered deck ... plywood is on the patio to protect the recently-applied sealer 

Dale's installation "Cut Ends of Oiled Cedar Siding" 

view from the garden

east gable ready for shingles

the east end gable is ready for shingles (currently stacked on the patio next to "Wingnut", our neighbor's golden retriever who likes to hang out with us when her master is away)

the grape vine leaves are still hanging in there

cedar siding going up

oiled cedar board & batten siding going up ... gable ends will have cedar shingles (just delivered today) ... the west end gable (shown) will also have a window added

walls sheathed

plywood sheathing is on the walls ... hay is spread on the ground, since it has been raining and the ground is very muddy (thanks to our great high-clay soil!) ... grape vine leaves are still hanging in there