May brought great things . . .

. . . incuding Don, back from Florida, to help save the day, and Bert, standing by with electrical hook-up knowledge.  So first, in early May came the electrical panel, the meter, and one glorius GFI outlet, and then zzzzzap! the power was on (can you say "power tools?")

Then came Don's mad flurry to get the front sided before Memorial Day

Then the chimney side got tackled, as well as the front "lawn."

 

 

So even if there is no septic system or interior to speak of, it is looking cuter.  The chimney guys are coming next week to install the liner and hook up the woodstove. (I am afraid my former chimney guy  bailed on me.)So theoretically I could stay there, keep warm, and work on my computer by lamplight--then go wash in the stream. 

The other exterior things to be done this summer are a stone curtain drain in front so the water won't splash up on those beautiful white cedar shakes, plus hopefully I will be able to get a burning permit and burn some brush in the "septic field" area and weedwack all the re-grown brush again.And maybe an exterior light by the door--wouldn't THAT be amazing??

For the interior: if my budget holds out I'll have the loft joists re-done, a bead-board ceiling put in below the loft (with a ceiling light) and put the saved pine boards back on some of the walls, after insulating them. I had wanted to sheetrock the inside, but renovations being what they were, the studs are not even enough to nail sheetrock to.  One lives and learns.