Still here.....

 and still working hard, well mostly.  Thought we had better provide an update on progress.  Ceilings are all done, finished, completed etc. and look fantastic, we are both so happy.

Then we took a few days off to enjoy the summer, back to work and there was lots of procrastinating and cleaning (windows all got cleaned type procrastinating) before moving on to the next job.  Before the summer ends there are outside jobs that need doing, like the gutters.  We have had them sat round the back of the house for a while.

We went with galvanize, they are quite industrial looking, but we really wanted half round gutters and couldn't afford cooper.

They have brackets that hold them in place, not just one or two, but lots...

The lengths are soldered together, and the downspouts riveted in, it's riveting....

Looks fabulous...

Best thing is the downspouts have no straps holding them to the posts, they have these funky brackets which rivet to the back of the pipe and then attach to their mate that is knocked into the post.  makes them look like they are floating....

He's working on the ones at the front now.  Then he wants to put in a french drain at the back and then he will be down into the crawl space insulating the floor! 

Garden has finally come into it's own and is giving back plenty...

Summer has been glorious, absolutely nothing to complain about down here...

We aren't the only ones enjoying it...

Laters Taters. We'll try not to leave it so long next time.