Autumn 2015
Pics from Southern Wedding magazine in which Ty and Caitlin featured. Lovely!
Caitlin looking beautiful
Caitlin and Ty pretending to get married
Tommy admires the framing job - 2 Nov 2015
The retaining wall is in place but needs backfilling around some trees - 2 Nov
Checking out the retaining wall
More retaining wall
Our shed starts to be framed out - 7 Nov 2015
We clear out all the undergrowth
It no longer looks like a jungle
more after pictures
and our pile of brush grows taller. Nick does a bunch of strimming.
The poles mark out the septic field where we don't want any heavy vehicles
I start working on the bunting for the wedding welcome dinner. Only a couple hundred more to go. - 14 Nov 2015
Our new table and chairs for our balcony
Jess and Adam go for a walk during a flood - 18 Nov 2015
Before picture 1 - note all the ivy in the trees - 25 Nov 2015
Before Picture 2
After Picture 1 - can you hear the trees breathing a sigh of relief???
After Picture 2. Making progress!
survey marker we find on our lot.
We put in some sakcrete around the edges of the retaining wall
And on the other side as well. Now just need the tide.
Before picture 3 - What a mess!
Lovely view after a day of hard work!
View up calibogue creek - 27 Nov 2015
Trying to fix the throttle on the little boat
Heading out to the lot in Tommy's boat - 20 Dec 2015
Beautiful but cold day
Heading out
Before Picture 4
Taking a break and admiring the view
After Picture 4
In work Picture 3 - still a lot to do
Backfilling behind the retaining wall
Looks great with the new wall
After Picture 3 - Now THAT was a job!!
Filling in around the oak
We've had Ron put in a concrete floor and the walls start to go up.
Another view of the walls. The door is at the top of the ramp.
Plants we are considering for a hedge on the lot.
We have walls! - 24 Dec 2015
Our camellia that Tommy is growing for us from volunteers in his garden