I hate to say that things are ahead of schedule, because it seems like that is a sure way to "jinx" things. But they are ahead of schedule .. surprisingly so.
Chancey Sessions completed the installation of the new roof on the "Book Building", permitting us to move items in for our upcoming Community Yard Sale without worrying about leaks. We are still unsure long term what we are going to do with this building but Tim Scharff had some interesting ideas today that I am giving some serious thought to.
The residential part of the house is essentially ready to go, with the bathtub repaired and new kitchen sink installed -- meaning we can now begin moving the remaining residential items into that area to clear the large rooms we are going to rent out for commercial purposes. It will be weird moving family pictures and other things that have been in the same place for 36 years back to where they were when I was 2 years old (before the addition was built).
Even the tree situation is getting resolved ...finally. Idaho Tree Preservation is coming out to cut down the last of the trees (in front of the book building) and thanks to some great insights from a local mill owner (Greg Green), site planner Tim Sessions and an outstanding friend, realtor and amazing gardener - Jen Beutler, (we have made some final decisions on how to best process this wood. Most of the large logs will remain on the property, creating decorative borders for our heirloom garden and picnic area. Some of it will be used to build a pergola. The remainder will be stripped of bark and used for firewood. All the wood will be moved into its processing / staging locations on Monday and the lawns will finally, thankfully be clear of debris. We'll hold off on building our grape trellises until next year, and then we will use the stand of smaller black locust trees for those, allowing us to simply shave the logs down into single posts instead of milling.
I've ordered some drip irrigation equipment from Rainbird and have a plan for our vegetable garden (thanks again to Jen Beutler); The rental rooms will be "Deep cleaned" in a week or so to prepare for commercial use; the back lawn and bordering area will be cleared out by Ayad Al-Mansuri of AhA Lawncare and a brick paver patio will be installed. The parking circle and pergola will be completed as well. With everything staying on track, we will hopefully open in early March instead of April. There is still a lot to do, but the light at the end of the tunnel is starting to look like a doorway.
Life is good .....
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