The Beginning of Battens

Thank you Dad Blight, Pete, Jeremy, and John for their help. Dad stained the battens in his 'spare' time, and then came and helped put them up with the others.
Note the truck in the garage - the first time we've had a truck-inhabited garage! Great in the rain!

First Two Months in the New House

The week we moved in.



Spray painting the walls and ceiling.


Tom helping with the carpet.


Two months after we moved in.



Carpet in the girls' bedroom.

Cladding

Patchwork house


Putting in batts.

Tuesday's Working Bee

On Tuesday Gavin gave us a whole day and worked on the electrical with Sam. Then several heroic beings came in after a day at work and helped us into the evening - in fact, I'm at home blogging, and they are still at it, and it is 9.30pm! Thanks, guys - especially Gavin, but also Tim, David, Isaac, John, and Dad.
I hold a greater respect for a light switch than I used to after today!


The kitchen crew - Cindy and Carien. Thanks ever so much!


The man in the blue overalls is the man with the power - the electrician.
Thanks, Gavin!

The team and families eating dinner.

I don't know where she got the black moustache...

Ira stuffing himself while no one's looking...

Saturday's Working Bee

On Saturday we had a working bee. The guys got in the rest of the windows and lots of other stuff done. It was an amazing day.


Windows and doors!


By His Grace

Light discussion

It was a bitterly cold day, and many, many thanks to all the folks that came and helped out!