Shingles, siding and slides

What a cool contraption for drying wet shingles! The rack is the "lath" from "lath and plaster" that forms walls in old houses like ours. It'll take weeks for shingles to dry in this humid weather, so they may go on the house now and get stained in the spring.

Somehow this siding shot of the shed is blessed with Carey working and Jacob stripping off his shirt!

Max had to pee so badly at lunch today that he jumped off these hanging stairs. Landing in the rocks below, he was bleeding from the hind leg and took an extended refuge behind the hedge.
"What have you done to my world?" Max asked Jacob.

Without access at the back, these ramps are the new entry, making way for concrete forms for the stairs.

With such a steep view and recovering from today's leap into the rocks,  Max wouldn't risk this steep slope. Neighbour dog, Sky, taught Ruby to crouch low and go slow, but Max would have no part of it.

Triangulation

These are entrance steps to the suite, on the east and front side of the house.

What you can not see are the detail pieces in the forms that add a creative reveal to the risers.

Nice work, de Goede!

Our foundations have an angled edge too - signature details of Hans and the crew.

 This is a top-down perspective of the back steps, heading into our storage area in the northwest quarter of the basement.

This is a distance view of those back steps. We look forward to the filling of the mud pit!

 Looking north from the basement door, you can see the triangles that result in the connection of stairs. The wood stairs need to meet their deck. They require the proverbial 'lift'. A boost of cement under the cedar makes the bricks freed up for other projects.

Snug as a bug in a rug

For the first time in our time at 1846 Kings Road, there are no cracks with air and light coming through the basement walls. This is the real seal.

 Saanich requested this duvet-style quilt to lay over the tar paper. It is called a rain seal.

 tucked in and strapped secure:

 hospital corners:

 Forever, it seems, we have dreamed of the studs fared out, insulation fitted and vapour barrier secured. This is truly amazing!

This vanilla / caramel idea warms up the suite's ceiling.

Exterior walls are wrapped in thick plastic - polyethylene.

Insulation is maybe not quite carpet, but it's feeling close!

The paw on the pulse

Ruby's paw is on the pulse here at Kings Road.

 The birds enjoyed their seeds, and soon the rats enjoyed the seed droppings - all too close to our backyard kitchen.

The shed is as cute as can be!

 The lawn is gone.

 Windows are in.

Under the deck, road base is tamped down in preparation for concrete and bricks.

 Mr. Willie Tobler is the mason who will finish the chimney and cut bricks for pathways. He built most of the nicest heritage chimneys in Victoria and lives one block east of us, on Kings Road.

This is his cool 1969 Chevy. I just love this truck.

These modern, earthy tools look like artifacts we study in Grade 7 Humanities!

Okay - take a guess at this contraption.
No one can guess why Willie's brick lift has wheels.
The wheels serve no purpose on the lift, but they roll when the cart is grounded.

The whole brick chimney came down with the lift, 

and our new fireplace has a tin pipe that reaches up past the roofline.

Willie can brick this plywood chase to look like the original chimney. 

To minimize its weight, each brick will be quartered into thin slabs.

There are lights at the end of the tunnel ;)

November 13th

Outdoor living is different in November than in September!
Fallen pear leaves are the shag carpet.

Cheri's birthday is coming up. Mom brightened the day with a bouquet and a bottle. 

Max stars in the latest Kings Road indi film, "Who Goes Down Yonder?"

This is the dug out, and they all ran home.

Something bright and shiny on this dark and stormy night,

is bringing stringy color through electric panel (right).

another loop dee doop into the box

More fresh colour...
We used to buy ice every two days. Now one block lasts almost a week.
Cheese lives in the cupboard because it's cold enough.

Are we straight???

Actually, we are bent on a stud!

Plumbers International had their "Annual Pipe-off" here today.

No, please don't STOP!!!

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Curly, wiry ones

This honkin' wire is for the stove/ 'range'.

This set-up is for the laundry - washer and drier.

The night-time overhead is slick and colourful!

Ta-dah!