April Update

Cripes, where did the time go?
I'll tell you where it went . . . most of it was spent brooding.  And then, early in the month, the weather turned warm, and Ev had a mad burst of energy and started on the trim.  Then wonder of wonders, Mike joined in, and started to build up the chimney . . . until 6 feet of it fell on him, so he had to start halfway up.  But that is okay, because now the chimny is secure.

 I, meanwhile, busied myself with ripping off the two layers of old siding--some nice cedar shakes that covered the cabin here and there (Barney took gifts and I think that his plan was to cover all the asphalt siding but he didn't have enough).  You can see the nice oak planks that literally were the only thing holding up the cabin when the roof was going on.

But shingles happened, and so did a skylight.

Some of the crocuses I planted in front came up like gangbusters, as did tuplips and daffs (no moles here yet!)
Hopefully Ev will finish the soffets, and this weekend a new cast of characters is coming to insulate the floor (which means ripping up the floorboards, but then they can fix the door sill and replace the rotten floor board where the back door is.
Here is the big window that will face the pond.

Am I still on budget?
Hell no!!!
Still no plumbing or electricity. But 1 year later, I have a new roof!!!