long time, no post

where did the month of october go? let's see... robby is now, Robby Blyth, LEED AP (go robby! LEED certified), i attended 4 weddings (3 to photograph, 1 to drink all the champagne), and well, then there was that election. it was a crazy month. 

but we're back, and we're busy. we've made several small improvements since the last post. photos below to tell you what...

here is the front of the house last saturday... robby had done some repair work to the front where some of the old wood siding was rotten. the painters came that day and put their first coat of peel bond on... it is tinted the color the paint will be so we can get an idea of if we'll like the color or not...

and here it is with the peel bond. it rained here yesterday morning so they couldn't come prime it all. but it already looks better. the foundation will be a dark charcoal gray. white trim. i can't wait to get it finished!

the metal fabricator came on friday and installed the gutters on the back of the house... the rain collection box is bigger than i thought it would be, but necessary for the amount of rain coming off the house at that point. 

close up of the gutters...

here you can also see the big old aqua-hut is gone.... the plumbers installed the new Renai tankless water heater this week... it is much more energy efficient so it should save us some money. and it looks A LOT better!

inside we're making progress, too. robby is finishing up the windows in the kitchen, instead of standard trim detail we decided to go back and let the sheetrock die into the glass giving a cleaner look. robby is so handy... he can do it all. 

a close up of the work on the windows... just the first coat. still needs sanding and more mud...

i love the close proximity of the work in the kitchen to the morning coffee... just a little sheetrock in the coffee. 

we also got the can lights over the bar installed. i LOVE them. 

and robby installed the pendant over the kitchen sink. we like it a lot, too... and once we get a 40W bulb for it, it will be even better. 

and this weekend was landscape palooza... we bought some new plants at the farmer's market and are making new beds here and there to make the backyard look a little better. 

gutters on the other side of the house and a new bed up against the house for hydrangeas... my favorite. 

4 white camellias that will one day get big and provide a little barrier between us and the neighbors. 

here's how close we are to the neighbor...

and robby made and installed doors on the shed... very handy and now a secure place to store the tools. 

and one last little fun shot... looking out over our neighbor's yard it's hard to tell what year this is.... sort of a timeless little neighborhood we're in. we're loving our first fall in our house.