Friday, September 2, 2011

The house is progressing, but the garden is toast

This summer has been absolutely brutal. We set records for the number of consecutive days over 100F as well as for the total number of days over 100F. In addition to that, we're also experiencing a severe drought.  I started losing most of the annual garden plants in July and now even some of the long-term plants have died off, including my beloved raspberries.  We're most likely going to lose some trees, too.  I really hope we break this drought soon.

But, despite all that, the house has come along nicely.  The outside is finished, aside from painting the doors and pouring the driveway, and we're currently getting ready to paint the interior.  The things we are currently lacking are the counter tops, the plumbing and electrical fixtures, the propane tank and the septic system.  But other than those minor issues, it's a house!  ;-) 



6 comments:

Leigh said...

I'd say you are making fantastic progress on your house! It's going to be beautiful. Exciting, isn't it?

The drought in some areas has been dreadful. I feel badly for complaining about our dry days and high temps (only twice did we get to 100), when I consider how much worse it is elsewhere. Disappointing about those raspberries and trees!

Kari said...

Thank you, Leigh! Yes, we're very excited. We're hoping to host Thanksgiving in our new home. It will be our first time to ever host a big family get together. :)

Spork In the Eye said...

hey, I broke my back moving that pile of bricks over a month ago. That picture is old!

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Farmgirl Susan said...

Your new house is gorgeous! Congratulations! And don't feel bad at all - four years is nothing. ;)

Kari said...

Thanks! We're very excited about it. We were hoping to be in by Thanksgiving, but it's looking more and more like Christmas. As long as we're in with enough time to use the wood stove, I'll be happy. :)