The greatroom fireplace awaits its stonework.

The pergola above the kitchen triple windows is now in place. Logs still await being stained.

A nice shot of the front door, barred from within so it is not used during construction.

November 23, 2007

The ground at the back of the house has been somewhat leveled, with more brush removed or perhaps gone for the winter. The logs have been set across the back.

A great view of the back of the house.

Straight on view of the rear of the house. Logs are on but have yet to be stained.

A view from slightly down the hillside; the shot is "over" a ridge of dirt that will be somewhat leveled when the final landscaping is done.

The log siding has not been attached to the back of the house, though the
stacked stone foundation is finished.

A shot of the rear of the house from a bit further back in the yard.

Another view of the back of the house with the stone foundation finished.

Another shot of the back of the house.

The view of the lake from the unfinished screened porch.

The view of our backyard from the left side of the mini-deck off the screened porch.

Pieces of the logs lay on the deck as the carpenters work on the back of the house.

The trees are midway through thinning and the view of the lake is clearer.

The slope to the left side of the back yard (our future neighbor's backyard, actually); the slope down to the lake can be clearly seen.

The view of the lake in early November as the trees lose their leaves.

Inside the great room, the central fireplace is beginning to take shape.

Dennis, standing on the deck, surveys the progress of the log siding that is slowly wrapping around the house. Ahead of him are the windows of the kitchen, and to the right are the doors into the dining room.

From the deck, a view of the kitchen windows with the bedroom windows directly above.

Also from the deck, a view of the great room windows and a portion of the lake beyond.

Early November at the lakehouse site. Concrete foundation for front porch has just been poured and is covered with tarp.

Garage floor has also been poured. (There are tiny racoon pawprints in dirt across it!)

Closer view of what will be the front porch. Beam extending out is the center brace for the extended top of the covered porch.