A Christmas miracle

OSCAR!

Our second cat now lives down the road with Barb and Bette, whose bird-filled backyard and cozy outdoor shelters are more inviting than our house with a feisty feline foe, Felix.

He showed up at the back door for a Christmas visit. We were so happy!

Have a sniff, Max.

Ruby checks on her young charge. She helped to raise Oscar when he landed, ferrel, in our basement 

at 2 weeks of age.

Fire

Back yard fire works as this year's shredder. 

The old fireplace tiles are waiting for some attention...

 Cheri restores them with her grinder in plenty of height under the back deck. Nice!

Dry walls

A white Christmas!

(living room, entering from front door)

Kitchen beyond the peninsula bar, on the right entering front door; 

hallway (left) leads to laundry, linen closet, bathroom and two bedrooms.

Drywallers are ready to move out.

 Did you ever watch Marcel the Shell on YouTube? 

The little scene (below) reminds me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF9-sEbqDvU

Wet wood

Jacob (left) and Jeth (right) swim through the rain and secure beautiful, straight lines of shingles.

 Jake and his dad both take to the front porch - south facing and exposed to the wind and rain.

 Even Ruby got her feet muddy today.

 Shingle remnants are cast aside and one hydraulic jack sits beneath a deck post:

 This slab of fir flooring came from our new basement stairs hole.

 Early into winter break, and the rain hits hard on door delivery day.

Take cover!

Mud and mudding

Yes, a sloppy mess it is...

but the shingles look great, Jeth and Jacob!

And waterfront to boot!

The grand room

 and long corridor...

sealed up with the powdery, white, interior mud

Wait - Tiny Tim, were you here?

always a merry timmy ho ho

The last of the innards

Fireplace and ducting...

 sewer pipe reaching upstairs...

 conduit holding wires...

 heat ducts in the suite...

 and proper kitchen sink vents...

are all to be boarded soon with drywall!

Stained cedar

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