3 July 2014

Ian & Perry made further progress with the ceiling joists.  Rumor has it that  Sean was here to help for part of the day…  Chree and I left after breakfast to meet Dennis Senesac at his Ryan Plumbing and Heating office in Vergennes, then journey with him up to The Granite Works in Burlington to window shop for plumbing fixtures.  Amazingly (and those who know us well will realize just how amazing this is), Chree and I immediately agreed on the Kohler line of fixtures to put in the house and didn’t blow the budget to smithereens in making that choice.  After lunch with Alverta at her apartment, we went to the Chimney Sweep emporium, distributor of Hearthstone woodstoves. After looking at our options, we left a deposit for their Castleton model. Got back to Fern Lake at 3:45 to find the construction crew gone.  Immediately thereafter spent a delightful hour in the lake with the dogs.  In the evening, Chree and I went over to the Salisbury Church for the annual concert given by the Camp Point CounterPoint faculty.  Incredible virtuosity, as always!  Midway through the fourth movement of the Mozart piece, Ricky Nicklaw (Leicester Fire Warden) called to give permission for us to burn brush and stumps this weekend.