I'm still working on photos taken from various trips in the summer & early fall; got our first real taste of winter this week!

Going to have to make the trip up to the mountain house, dreading what we will find. Water pipes have been a continual problem.

And of course, the whole front porch here had to be totally replaced; all the wood was termite damaged...

Dreaming of the day when we can laze our weekends away in beautifully renovated victorian & our wonderful mountain retreat.

Haha

The pleasures of seeing something new accomplished is a thrill that never gets old however, something old brought back to life, old treasures rediscovered as new.

We can actually sit in our parlour and not freeze now, the front of the house has been raised, leveled, and insulated, we will actually be cozy at Christmas time this year!

Next year this time, hopefully, we will have all the floors refinished on the first floor, and will be able to see a roaring fire as we eat our holiday meals. (there is a nasty half wall between the dining room & the family room)

The first pic is of my lovely girls on Thanksgiving, my son hates to have his photo snapped. Its rare to have them all in one place nowadays. The two on the left are mine, my stepdaughter is on the right. And they all get along beautifully!! I'm so proud of all of them...