Cupola Floor

Tell the world that the cupola floor is up! Something fantastic has transpired. The welder brought over the frame for the floor in two pieces. He and I lugged it up and got it laid in place. Very sturdy. This last week has been a bout of supply gathering. Two maple beds on Monday; field stone on Tuesday; limestone and wood trim on Wednesday; cut cedar shingles on Thursday; field stone, limestone, and wood trim on Friday. With brief periods of laying stone and shingles, interspersed with numerous water breaks. A fine week for supplies but not one I would readily want repeated for weather. Hot and humid. Sam

I am hot. I am tired. I've been bitten everywhere by mosquitoes. It is hard to maintain enthusiasm for a project this daunting in the mid-summer heat and humidity. We are still a little behind schedule on the stonework but the cupola floor is in! It is going to work out well and should be the showplace of the house when completed. We also managed to get all of the concrete bases set for the victorian porch that will grace the front three sides. Sam at twenty-five handles the hot and humid weather a LOT better than someone my age! Where is that Canadian cool front?? Jim