Now that school has been in session for about a week, things have begun to calm down. As the house settles into a routine, work has continued at a steady, though less frantic, pace on the south addition. Some projects are yet to be complete in the existing house, but the disruption is less and less each day as that work winds down.
There have been some surprises this week, like the discovery that the infrared sensor in the new smoke detector outside the second floor bathroom can misread steam as smoke and set the entire system into alarm mode if enough hot showers are running at once. !!!!! But these are the things that keep a house mom on her toes... and test her creativity. Example: toss a pen and paper out the front door at the evacuated girls and, boom, there's your record of a fire drill to hand to the Fire Marshal when she arrives for her scheduled visit an hour later. If you have to evacuate the building, may as well make it count.
It was a gorgeous day out yesterday, so I spent some time taking pictures of the exterior. I've also posted a few from inside.
The house looking unusually serene.
The rock & anchor welcome you.
The foyer, which is about to undergo a bit of a renovation over Labor Day weekend. I'm looking forward to the removal of old wallpaper and some new paint.
New brick on the east side of the south addition. We are awaiting the limestone pieces that go under the windows (to match the original structure) before the rest can be bricked.
New pantry - so spacious, so bright, so functional!
Dining room addition. The railings are up on the sundeck, with only a little painting to be completed.
View of the west side of the house facing south. Existing house (left) and dining addition (center).
Renovated house mother's apartment - the original hardwoods under the old carpet were stripped and refinished. Thanks, House Corp! Lookin' classy.
New washer/dryer and kitchenette in the house mother's apartment. I don't want to brag, but I'm pretty sure I have the best House Director apartment on campus. Score!
i've said it before, but thank you so much for posting all of this!! it is so great to see all of this! congrats on your new housemother apartment...a much needed upgrade! i do hope that you will post pictures of the new entry way once it is completed!
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