22 June 2015

Sonny got here just before 7 and started work putting the 5/4 x 4 KOMA^® exterior trim around the windows and doors.  I went into Middlebury to follow up on getting shot last month, getting back to Fern Lake at 9:45 to find four windows done already.  I then took the job of putting the plugs in the Cortex^® screw holes and caulking between the trim and window casing.  Now I don’t mind caulking, but the only lubricant that keeps silicone caulk from sticking to your fingers is saliva.  Would it be asking too much for the manufacturer to put a little wintergreen flavoring in the caulk?  Sean came by for a couple of hours to talk about construction details and scheduling… and have lunch.  As always, he had some excellent ideas about seemingly minor design elements that make the difference between an okay house and a stunner.  Sonny and I finished all the trim (caveat: except for a coat of paint) on the north, east, and south sides of the house before he had to rush off to be late meeting his wife in Vergennes and I had to rush down to a date with the lake.  The water temperature is up to a VERY pleasant 75° and, after all the recent rain, the water level now is 10″ below the top of the dock.  Down t’ Marty & Merry’s for dinner prepared on their brand new Weber Spirit gas grill. Delicious food and delightful conversation, as always!  Just at dark the mosquito control truck pulled down Kate’s driveway, started spraying, took the “cut-through” to our driveway, and continued spraying out to Route 53.  So, in other words, they did half of Kate’s driveway and half of ours.  I suppose two halves do make a whole, but…