Back Porch

Tonight, I got to the Great House (B.Roosevelt's name for the Roosevelt Street house) in the early evening, and headed straight for the back porch.

The new back porch stretches from the back of the addition nearly to the fish pond. It is officially my favorite part of the house.

So I headed straight back to enjoy the end of the day. When I went out, it was like the watering hole at sunset -- all the wildlife was out.

I saw a female cardinal, a chipmunk, two rabbits, and several goldfish (OK, they are always there).

So all of a sudden it hit me that rather than landscape the back area, we should leave it wild. Keep it a habitat for all of the neighborhood creatures pushed out of other lots crowded with McMansions.

Our architect says the verdant back yard looks like West Virginia. I think that'll do just fine.

More House Pix

Porch!

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a back porch!

More House Pix

Here's T.Roosevelt's room in the attic. Imagine walls, high speed computers, wall-to-wall guitars, and a lock on the door.

Here's J.Roosevelt's room with all the plaster pulled out to make way for insulation and smooth dry wall:

House Update -March 3, 2007

You can see the back porch and the addition and the two giant windows in the master bed and bath:





...and here's the view from our new bedroom:





...and our new dining room window and the giant holly tree:

Cool boards from the attic, where D. Roosevelt found drawrings and notes from the mid 30s. We are trying to save the boards for reuse here or elsewhere.

New Family Room

Here's the framing for the new family room. This is the view from the new kitchen.