Ben and I were back at it again with the stucco. Except for the trim around the windows/door, we got the front of the house stuccoed today. The gray speckles on the east wall are the texture that Ben applied this afternoon. The texture hides a multitude of sins and will eventually be painted a uniform color... probably gray to go with the blue roof, light gray siding on the gable ends and the red door:
This is a front view of the house where Alexis will plant her climbing roses:
This picture is of a tree that my DEAR (and helpful!) friend Jerry Hawkins felled this afternoon (Jerry and I went to St. Andrew's together back in 1961... Jerry was from South Pittsburgh, Tennessee which is down the mountain towards Chattanooga... we nicknamed him "Tennessee Hawkins"). The root system of this tree had been comprised during the original bulldozing of our land and the tree was leaning towards the house and more SPECIFICALLY towards MY side of the bed. In a word... if the tree had fallen during the night, I would have been DEAD. Anyway, Jerry has every tool known to man including 5 chainsaws, nylon wedges, industrial come-a-longs, cables and mega-chains. Last week - to ease my sissy mind - he secured the tree with his chains/cable and come-a-long to keep it from falling until the wind died down (today) and he could fell the tree. He was like a brain surgeon making the tree fall EXACTLY where he intended (it was 3 feet in diameter and at least 75' tall)... watching him work was a beautiful thing... THANK YOU, JERRY!
This is a front view of the house where Alexis will plant her climbing roses:
This picture is of a tree that my DEAR (and helpful!) friend Jerry Hawkins felled this afternoon (Jerry and I went to St. Andrew's together back in 1961... Jerry was from South Pittsburgh, Tennessee which is down the mountain towards Chattanooga... we nicknamed him "Tennessee Hawkins"). The root system of this tree had been comprised during the original bulldozing of our land and the tree was leaning towards the house and more SPECIFICALLY towards MY side of the bed. In a word... if the tree had fallen during the night, I would have been DEAD. Anyway, Jerry has every tool known to man including 5 chainsaws, nylon wedges, industrial come-a-longs, cables and mega-chains. Last week - to ease my sissy mind - he secured the tree with his chains/cable and come-a-long to keep it from falling until the wind died down (today) and he could fell the tree. He was like a brain surgeon making the tree fall EXACTLY where he intended (it was 3 feet in diameter and at least 75' tall)... watching him work was a beautiful thing... THANK YOU, JERRY!
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Looking very nice! I can't wait to see the climbing rose when it is mature. You have made something to be very proud of in this home!
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