And on we go.....

...with shingles.  Mr. M completed the two back dormers, sealed all around the windows, and they are done...

Whilst the weather holds the goal is to get all the singles on.  Efforts are now being made to finish the front wall, when the sun shines he is outside... 

(Grass seed is coming up Dad, bit patchy but hoping the sheep I am going to get will help with that ;) )

And on those rainy days he is under cover of the front porch....

He is cracking along.  At the end of this week he is off on vacay (YES again, in my next life I want to marry me) so the goal is to get the front finished up.

Quick garden update mostly because I am impressed that I am still harvesting in November.  Today's haul was peas, carrots and a parsnip...

I am still managing to have fresh flowers on the table each week....

Next years garlic is planted...

Plenty of parsnips still to come....

And my cauliflowers are coming on well....

Carrots, beetroot and arugula....

So even though the clocks have changed we are still trying to hang onto summer for as long as possible.

This week even I'm impressed....

Another week, another shingle, but this week something a little different.  Mr. M cracked on with the little dormers, the sides were done already...

So onto the fronts.  Hexagonals, honeycomb, whatever you fancy calling them they look amazing, and yes, I am impressed...

I am so enamored with them I have requested them elsewhere, but that was met with a firm "no", they do take a while.  So he just has the front and back walls to complete, then we will be fully buttoned up!

He is back on the ground and in his happy place...

That's all folks!

Some work was done this week.....

Main job to get completed before the wet weather arrives (when will that be?) is to get the dormers all covered up, then all the high up, outside work, will be done.

We decided to do something different on the sides of the dormers, not shingles, we thought it would give a nice contrast.  The bonus is that tongue and groove goes up much quicker, and is much easier for Mr. M when he is hanging off of the roof.

First the big dormer, one side at a time.....

The big dormer is now all finished up, ready for the wind and rain!

And then onto the little dormers, corner posts and sides - tick!

The week got off to a slow start due to a couple days fishing, it was worth it though as the freezer got topped up and Mr. M caught a corker, 24lb green ling, he was pretty chuffed with his days work.....

Annnnd so....

we are back, we had lots of fun with our guests, near perfect weather, lots of walking, talking and eating, what's not to love!

 It wasn't all play, we had quite a few days of work in amongst the vacation, so Mr M was able to crack on and get some stuff finished.  First off he finished off the shingles on the other end wall...

Added the diamond to the top....

And then he added an additional touch of fancy! a gable pediment.  The curve was cut out of 2 x 12 cedar....

Fitted in place with mortise and tenon joints

And then treated with timber oil.....

And voila, something fancy to for the eye to peruse....

He also built and painted the window frame for the big dormer window...

Fitted it in place, guests were useful helpers....

Made and added the corner posts...

And started shingling....

And finished shingling the front face.....

Mr M has been busy! this week he also went over to the valley to collect a big pile of cedar and pine tongue and groove .  This is going to be used for the vaulted ceiling and the back porch, but also the sides of the dormers, a bit of contrast to the shingles.

So with cost savings in mind, off he went to bulk buy...

And staining has begun ready for dormer placement shortly, ahem..... fishing trips and dentist dependent...

Not just Mr. M who has been busy, the garden continues to give back.  We had a great season of beans, I am still picking zucchinis, tomatoes, carrots, beets....

 

 

I've tipped my last potato bins, plenty of spuds and some of them are huge...

My "fall" garden is looking good, we have enjoyed 1, yes 1, day of proper rain and the peas are full of flowers and pods, just waiting for them to fatten up

And my cauliflowers might eventually fulfill their purpose in life, along with their weedy friends...

And finally a shout out to my little chicken Barb, she provided many a double yoker for my Dad's breakfast! cluck, cluck, cluck....