17 July 2015
Sonny and Ian went on
a raid of other Goose Creek building sites and stopping en route at Goodro’s
for drip cap and other materials. They arrived at Fern Lake with a truck full
of staging and, most importantly, staging work platforms to span the entire
length of the house west wall (60 feet).
While they were getting that organized, Chree and I drove (the 1½ miles)
down to Vermont Specialty Slate where we perused their offerings and took away
samples. Amazingly, we quickly came to agreement on the slate colors for the
porch, foyer, grandfather clock nook, cedar closet, and wine cellar nook
(Vermont gray), mud entry and half bath (mottled green and purple – looks
better than it sounds), and woodstove chase hearth (Vermont black). Returned to Fern Lake, we helped the
shingling effort by custom cutting, staining, and sorting shingles as needed…
plus hitting our head against the aluminum plank across the shop doorway and
retrieving Sonny’s wallet from the ground, where it wandered more than
once. The mantra for the day was “Use
the fours, Luke!” Marty, Merry, and Kate
came up for barbecued pork tenderloins, vino fino, and lively conversation.
Sonny and Ian went on
a raid of other Goose Creek building sites and stopping en route at Goodro’s
for drip cap and other materials. They arrived at Fern Lake with a truck full
of staging and, most importantly, staging work platforms to span the entire
length of the house west wall (60 feet).
While they were getting that organized, Chree and I drove (the 1½ miles)
down to Vermont Specialty Slate where we perused their offerings and took away
samples. Amazingly, we quickly came to agreement on the slate colors for the
porch, foyer, grandfather clock nook, cedar closet, and wine cellar nook
(Vermont gray), mud entry and half bath (mottled green and purple – looks
better than it sounds), and woodstove chase hearth (Vermont black). Returned to Fern Lake, we helped the
shingling effort by custom cutting, staining, and sorting shingles as needed…
plus hitting our head against the aluminum plank across the shop doorway and
retrieving Sonny’s wallet from the ground, where it wandered more than
once. The mantra for the day was “Use
the fours, Luke!” Marty, Merry, and Kate
came up for barbecued pork tenderloins, vino fino, and lively conversation.
