July 13th

It's HOT and DRY in the upstate!

Mornings are pleasant, but it heats up soon enough.  No rain predicted.

I've been here since Sunday evening and this time I brought a load of furniture for the house.  It seemed like a good idea to start bringing things each time I make the trip so Doug and Katie graciously came over to help load up miscellaneous pieces of furniture.  We were concerned that I might run into some rain, but the trip up was a breeze and now everything is safely stowed in a friend's garage.

The framers were supposed to start this week, but I have not seen them. When they do get started, they will be rebuilding the front porch and adding the back porch.  Of course, I want to see the new porches before I have to leave so I hope they start soon.

I've been keeping busy picking out "stuff" for the house.  Yesterday I met with the flooring folks, plumbing supply folks, spent hours at Lowe's and finally came back to the lake when I started worrying about the differences between "polished nickel" and "satin finish nickel".  (Is there a difference?) I knew it was time to quit for the day!  

I was back at it today and am working on a list of various fixtures for the contractor.

Tomorrow a friend and I are going "thrifting" to look for some treasures to upcycle.  I'll be sure to post if we find anything!