ALMOST GOODBYE TO BOULDER DRIVE

The hot-steamy weather has continued for the last couple of weeks. Even then, the mornings and evenings have been precious of the lake. We are spending some of our last few days in our little cabin with the ducks, squirrels, minks, and foxes. Yes, I think we are feeling a bit sentimental. This has been our home through all the seasons a couple of times. We certainly have enjoyed the summers.

And gosh, one can not forget the beautiful, breathtaking winter scenes.


Fall of the year is always beautiful. It is like living under a canopy of color.



Last, but definitely not least is the springtime. It is my favorite season. All things are new again. There is always opportunities to plant new things and anxiously await the perennials to emerge.


John, Jessica, Sebastian and Liza, as well as Ashley and Chris were here and we had a yummy lunch of my Fried Chicken, fresh garden corn, green beans, tomatoes and potatoes. We also had fresh onions and sliced cucumbers.
Here are some pictures of our wonderful summer day.

SAUNA-LIKE WEATHER

We have had a couple weeks of hot, steamy weather. Temperatures in the low 90's paired with KY's high humidity, IT'S A STEAM BATH. Nevertheless, progress has continued at the house. Speaking of hot, check out the colors in the basement. This is the familyroom/play room.

 

Not to be outdone, check out the Guest master bedroom suite.
Not for the faint hearted, I know. This is just one coat so it might calm down when the final coat goes on.


 

But hey, we like it. Love those south-west colors.

Our ceiling has been a work in progress. Our builder was at least a week getting it up. It seemed so slow going up even with 4 workers. This is the final result, and we are not disappointed.

 

Here is a preview of the rock. I hope it blends well enough with the rest of the house.



Comments welcome and needed.
By the way, we closed on our little lake cabin today, so we are going to be homeless in 2 weeks.

We hope the new owners have as much pleasure and healing as we have had for the past 2 and 1/2 years.

This is a special place that one can only know by living here. God bless the new owners.

MEMORIAL DAY 2010

We have had a good holiday weekend. On Friday we got our front door installed on the new house. That was exciting. We don't have the door handle in yet but this is a picture of the doors with a temporary door knob.


On Saturday, Phil worked all day weed-eating and clearing at the lakes edge. It looks really nice. I fishing while he worked. Levi, Lucy and I also cruised up and down the lake most of the day. We rescued him about three and made him quit working. We then took him for a boat ride while he napped and enjoyed himself.

On Sunday, we woke up, made coffee and was on the lake by 5:30 a.m. We cruised to the farthest and biggest part of the lake, drank our coffee and watched the sun come up.
By 7-7:30, the sun slowly shown above the tree tops.Phil captured this picture just as the sun began to pop and just as I woke up!!. Yes, he let me nod off, all snuggled under my blanket. How magnificent it truly was. We watched the fog lift right beside the boat as the sun continued to rise. The water began to glisten and looked like hundreds of sparkling diamonds as the sun caught the ripples. Sorry we didn't take pictures of this, but to tell the truth, it was so breathtaking and special that we forgot.
Phil did manage to take these of me sleeping. He woke me up just as the sun came over the tree tops.
OOH Well, today is June 6th and I am just publishing this post. I thought I did a week ago, but oops, I hit save.

LEVI AND THE LAKE

 
Levi absolutely loves the water. We can't keep him out of it.
 










If you thought this was a foo-foo puppy. Think again.
 






He has no shame. Play is the game. No matter that he was just groomed....










PLAY IS THE NAME OF THE GAME.



Fun is trying to swat minnows.



A tired, wet puppy .....


Had to take a nap on the boat ride home.


Here we are after a nice bath and dinner; Ready for bed.

PAINT AND PRIMER

 
We have primer over the drywall in the garage.

 
The top deck is finished. The paint colors are the countrylane red and khaki. Khaki is on the ceiling, and of course, I put a shiny sheen to it.
 
We can't wait to have coffee at daybreak right here!
 

This is a picture of the main living area as of today.
By the way, my Alaskan bear goes in that large space above!!

2 MONTHS TO GO

We have been promised that we will be in our new home by mid-July. I sure hope so. I wanted to plant some flowers this year so for Mothers Day Phil took me to Laurel Gardens and I got several hostas and we planted them at our new place.

This picture shows the Hardy Plank siding painted as well as the railing on the deck.
The concrete that is showing will have rock on it.

 
Phil an Levi driving the pontoon boat.
 








Levi says,I wish he would slow down.The wind blows my hair and I can't see a thing.

DRILLING FOR OIL???

That is a drill truck alright, not an easy feat to get one on a hillside. We aren't drilling for oil though. This is all part of our Geothermal heat and air system. The truck gets in position and anchors itself then the drill goes up.(notice the wheels off the ground)

They have drilled 5 holes. 3 of the holes are 200 feet deep, and the other 2 are 150 feet deep. Then they run a inch hard plastic pipe down and back up. That would be 400 feet in a 200 foot hole. This is a closed system of liquid.


All of this is happening right at the front door. Then the 1-inch pipes are somehow ran into the furnaces. I'm really not sure how this works, but it does and was very interesting to watch.


After all is said and done, they back fill with gravel and concrete. This is all you are left with.