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Dan and Johnny Cooper worked on closing up the gables, soffits and fascias on the garden side of the house.  Weather went cold, wet and dreary and we stopped work early.  Beef noodle soup and peach crumble for dessert.  Feeling a bit tired and achey so I took it easy all evening and drank lots of tea and lemon to flush my system.  Tv and reading and early to bed.  Will try to close up the soffits and fascia on the back of the main block tomorrow, which will close up the last of the big holes in the house.  With luck, we can concentrate on insulation and panel work next week and finish the siding on the stair bay.  I need to get Steve to give me a solid estimate on the drywall job. 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2007

Cold, wet, dreary morning outside, but warm and toasty in the house.  The stove staid banked all night, radiating heat and a few twigs and a log had it going when I got up.  Just after breakfast, young Steve and Jeff turned up and they helped Dan do the soffits on the back side of the main house.  That should block up the last big hole in the house and make us relatively weather tight.  Jeff approved our staircase and made one suggestion to strengthen it a bit and prevent any bounce in the future.  After the soffits were done, they came in and did the kitchen ceiling.  It got a bit lively with 5 men, 3 dogs and a hot stove, but they got it all up and it looks great.  The white ceiling makes the room much brighter even in late afternoon,  But I’m short one panel.

We went to Lebanon to try and match it, but as it was all bought 5 years ago on clearance, no luck finding a match.  Lowe's had a similar pattern, but the color and spacing are off and it’s a thinner panel.  It might work, but I will see if I can piece the last bit with the off cuts of the original panels and some extra molding.  I can always paint it all to match.  And I need to get a small piece of old pressed tin ceiling to do the square over the stove.  Did the grocery shopping and called home.  No news, mom about the same. Quick supper in town and home to a quiet night of music and reading.  Lots of good auctions this weekend, but money is tight until the first.  Clear sky and a brilliant full hunter’s moon, and so to bed.