Chris and I got into a few of our patented working grooves this weekend. Chris on the ladder, me on the saw and the cuts. He calls out the cuts, I make them and hand them back up to him, he nails them up. You wouldn't think it would be that time consuming but almost every shingle needed to be cut...and cut precisely too.
There's still some snow in VT so I got to take out the snowmobile for the first time which was pretty sweet. We also bumped into a real estate agent checking out the property across the street. Chris and I have sort of been eying it for a while. It has a huge house that's about 75% done, but totally abandoned and rotted. What we like is the land though (complete with brook frontage), not the house. We put a bug in the agents ear, so who knows, maybe we'll hear from him some day with a deal we can't refuse.
Another highlight of the weekend was our dinner Saturday night-wow! We went to a place we've been to before, just a little tavern, but the food there is insane! And the owner even remembered us--Vermont! Duck "fingers", mac n' cheese, gnocchi with short rib? Yes, please. Oh, and the obligatory few Switchback's. And also the best NFL game of the season ending in the outcome we wanted. All in all, just about a perfect night.
We talked a long time about goals for this summer and even longer beyond. Our aspirations are high, and it's very exciting. Just a little teaser of the future---more clearing, electricity, more culverts, more material, a longer driveway (+ a wraparound??), timber framing???, a garage, a truck and plow, and the real deal cabin. Maybe summer 2014??? Maybe, just maybe.
