finishing touches ...

John "bob vila" Gates graciously spent his saturday showing me how to do some custom woodworking. He has a fantastic shop and planned and fabricated the cherry trim for two doors and the pass through window. I learned about plinth blocks and why you shouldn't drink too much coffee and play with saws. We still have to apply the clearcoat and fill the nailholes, but everything is starting to come together. Thank you, John G.

the front room ....

we cranked out the front room this weekend (and today). Pulled up the carpet and pad, managed not to puncture ourselves too many times with the tack strips, sanded the old finish, patched some holes, and put down four coats of varathane. Hopefully the dog claws won't be too tough on it, but I'm not so sure. It looks very nice now, though.

The Maine Reason

Seems like everyone I know now lives in Maine. Brian & Carrie still haven't met John and Kathy. They are all just swell people. Maybe the Byrnes just need one more reason ... meet the parents of this lovely cheeseball ....

a match made in .... wyoming?