Monthly Archives: August 2011

Do you think our neighbors love us yet?

This weekend, we had the realization that the builders will likely need to break through the basement wall early this week. In order to pour the concrete floor in the basement, they want to have the opening created, so it … Continue reading

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Kitchen counter shopping

Thursday night of this week, we met with John Nagg of Acclaimed Kitchens to discuss the final details of the kitchen design.  He is going to build our island top, but for the counters for the rest of the kitchen, … Continue reading

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Foundation

Our guys from Best Builders have had a busy week! Amazingly, despite some serious rainfall, they have been able to work around it keeping things dry, and lay the block foundation as well as the brick for what will show … Continue reading

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Progress!

I’ve had a very busy couple of weeks…we are just back from a vacation in New England, and the week before that, I was out of town for a week on business. But in light of the progress made, I’m … Continue reading

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Foster Cottage “before”

While I try to figure out what I’m doing, I thought that I could post some photos of the house as it is today. One day soon, I’ll find the true “before” photos, of the house when we moved in, … Continue reading

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A blog? Me????

This morning, I found myself sending a long and detailed email to my beloved 2nd mom, (Hi, Bets!) updating her on where things stand with our long-awaited addition construction project. When her response indicated that she “relished every single detail,” … Continue reading

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