a busy Saturday in March

This particular Saturday, we had a lot going on in the remodeling department.

Hubby and Tommy bashed out another wall:

: and installed a door and a window in its place.


Jon replaced the window which will be over the baking center. It is lovely.

One day, the view out of it will be lovely, too.
But not today.

Ben made lots of noise. He drilled holes through walls and floors.

He also worked for hours in the stone cellar working on electric. By the way, he is such a goofball.

Tommy cleaned up the yard:

This was really necessary.
He did about 1,001 other things, too. He also had three helpings of pulled pork Mexican casserole for dinner, but I won't begrudge him his sustenance.

I swept up piles of rubble. These piles of rubble were making their way into every room of the house, including my bedroom. I don't know how that happens.

Ana baked cookies and helped with dinner. (That's after she cleaned someone else's house all morning!)

But back to the kitchen.
The guys have decided to break off the old plaster and wire brush the original stone:

You are looking at the future home of our 5-burner gas stove-top.

To accommodate the extra space behind the counter-top and stove, we will build a shelf which will extend the length of the wall. This will be a great space for stuff that would normally clutter up the counter-top: spices, cooking supplies, salt & pepper, utensils, and whatnot. Nice!

I abhor kitchen clutter, but if necessary things are up on a shelf and off of my work space, I think I can deal.

Also, we have decided to keep the peak open to expose the stone here, also. A wide piece of crown molding will separate it from the rest of the wall.

The original stone will look AMAZING . We are pretty excited about keeping it exposed.

From the stone house at the foot of the bridge, over & out.