our maine home – zone 5b
It’s mud season and the camp road threatens to swallow up the car in many places. Nevertheless work continues. Cam is working on trimming out the windows and Sam is working on the shower stall and finishing up the painting.
The interior paint job is close to complete. The color is a faint greenish tint known as Silken Pine (Benjamin Moore). Sometimes it looks grey, sometimes tan. Subtle and foresty.
There has been some major progress at camp. The stairs are in, which makes accessing the loft much easier. And the walls are sheetrocked, which really helps define the space. Sam is working on compounding, as well as continuing the work on the electrical and plumbing systems.
Camp work is plodding along at a slower pace. But keeping up the momentum. The staircase is almost complete. And there are knee walls built in the loft, with places for doors. Sheet rocking is coming next.
Update 2/15: Sam got the plumbing inspected and approved by Millard!
Having close proximity to the ceiling at camp is special. The scaffolding and the extra boards will be going away and it won’t be easy to get up there. Not that it’s easy now. My fear of heights kicks in and I refuse to get on the scaffolding. I don’t even like seeing other people up there. Except in photos, now that everyone is down safely.
Update Jan 27: Sam installed the ceiling fan using a pre-owned piece of iron pipe.
The camp ceiling is in progress. It’s knotty pine tongue-in-groove boards. It already looks dramatic, although the scaffolding is in the way.
Deb and I took a walk from camp to Duck Pond. We were entertained by this curious beaver, who headed towards us from the faraway heath and then swam back and forth in front of us over and over.
