We arrived Friday night and did our customary walk around the property in the dark. It's mud season in Vt so it's, well, muddy. We definitely went ankle deep a few times this weekend. Saturday was a fun day with a little of everything: coffee at Lisa's, a trip to WW, Dot's, a cruise around town and then some work at home, prepping the wood stove area for the stone fireplace. We were totally successful and even had time to get out on the ATV's for the first time in a few months. Fun. Then, dinner at an old fave, The New England House. You gotta love those chicken fingers!!
Sunday, we woke to rain, which kind of stunk since we wanted to build a picnic table. We decided to nix the picnic table because of the rain and instead, we went to Dot's for breakfast, WW (again), Bennington Furniture, and Lisa's. Basically, we poked around. But we did get stuff done too. The hanging light over the door was finally finished and the track lighting was installed, and it looks great. Chris was able to borrow a sander from work that not only reduced dust but made the job go way faster. We're so close to painting now. Paint samples are even of the walls.
Another off road ATV trip resulted in a few mishaps and using the winch to pull us out of the snow, etc. Then, we left the cabin in great shape, including a loft ladder I made at home that looks great and way better than the metal ladder we were using before.
Next up: stone work for the fireplace, painting, and flooring. After that, we turn our attention to pouring cement sonotubes to reinforce the foundation. This summer will bring a well to the property, more trail work, more toys, and more driveway work/ maintenance (this winter really kicked our property's ass).
The days are longer, we're making progress, and oh, we just scored a free wood-fired hot tub from Chris's neighbor. Options.
