SHACK RENO 2013

This is the first of stories about the renovation of the shack

It is on the land of Graham and Lyndsay's vineyard

We will only be here for a season or two as at some point in time the shack will be bulldozed along  with the yellow farm house 

Tightrope Winery will be on this spot

BUT

For awhile it will be our little home

Cute eh!!!!!!!!!!

Back view

Have to move the wood though

Have to talk to Graham as to where he wants it piled

Guess they use the wood for campfires when they have their annual Cork Soaker

First job

Joe reinforced the wall where the fuse box sits

Out comes the front window

'New' window in

Taken from the yellow house

Out comes the bathroom window

VOILA

From one bathroom to another bathroom 

Lots of cleaning up 

Pulled the old vines down

Lyndsay had painted the shack last summer up to where the 'healthy' vines had been

Found the paint!!!

I went to Value Village and purchased pj bottoms which will become my painting clothes

Ha Ha Ha

I was sitting on the porch

Saw my shadow

Whoa..........It is the 'Garen' nose!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Grandpa Garen that is

Old basement windows boarded up

Trimming the frame to make the window fit

A cute little window went in as well

Adds charm I think

The old bed is out

Joe will make the double frame into a single frame and that will be our sofa

Brought out cushions from the cottage that will lean up against the wall

Jennifer was here for the weekend

She brought her 'paints' with her

The boys are painting squares of wood that will cover Flicker holes that the birds made when building their nests into the walls of the shack

A little paint on the fingers there Ethan

Ah..............the basement

It will be transformed into our bedroom

Ceiling and walls will be painted white

Joe will build a wall to hide the sewer pipes

Two windows in the basement sure brighten the room

The main house is way up there on the hill

Finished product

Can you guess which one I painted????

Clue

My saying..............

Ethan and I went down this evening to check out the hole in the floor

The beginning of a stairway to the bedroom

Hey there.....................

Hey Granny.................

Up go the painted boards to patch the holes

This evening