Recycled Brick

I used some of the bricks from our fireplace to make a better wall around Rob's tree. I sure hope this little guy survives all the construction...

Bye-Bye Fireplace!

They started work on the foundation last week while I was away. The fireplace in the dining room, which didn't work anyway, had to be taken out.

Rob decided to have them save the bricks to use for???

What A Nice Surprise

The previous owner had a nasty habit of punching holes in the walls.

When we got back from our holiday travels, we discovered our contractor had patched the holes when he patched the walls where he had cut through the plaster to pull the electrical wires.

This was a double surprise because all the bids we had gotten from electricians specified that they did not redo plaster. Todd never said one way or the other so to come home to nice smooth walls was awesome!