The Little Bird Farmhouse, from the road

The view Ichiban has requested -

And the view from the east drive.

The garden, at rest.

Things are moving slowly...but they ARE moving!

For example, the roofers are putting the corrugated steel roofing material on this week.

And our floor artisans are sanding and sealing the Douglas Fir floor.

What a vast change the sealant makes!

Giving thanks for.....

...the beauty of the earth, beloved family and friends, having enough to get by and also give away, five senses, precious memories, HOPE for a beautiful future.... YOU!

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

The floor is.....coming along!

Should be done next week, long about, oh.....Wednesday, or....Friday? Sure is looking pretty!

Abby helped GrubePop assemble the ceiling fan.

Abby loves to organize things! She lines them up according to type and size. A perfect helper for this job! Thank you, Abby!

Saturday, we enjoyed some fun with cousins and the grandparents!

Go Gavi, GO!

Happy Birthday, Commander!

Buckets of LOVE (and paint!) from Little Bird! LBF would not be the same without you. Thank you for all your hard work and TLC!

What a difference some sheet rock makes!

Three days of dry wallers and we have....an actual room! And so much sheet rock dust, we can hardly find each other in here! (It is absolutely everywhere!) Our new kitchen is really taking shape! Today, our electrician extraordinaire is installing our ceiling fan and more lights. It's great to have a scaffold for a few more days!

Next: painting, varnishing, and then next week - the wood floor! And this weekend....Abby and her Mom & Dad are visiting!

All weekend, we looked UP!

It took 5 of us two solid days to install our wood ceiling, and it was time so very well spent. The result makes us very happy and will for years and years to come. First, the four men nailed up some backing.

At the lunch break, Commander spent some time sanding the big beam.

Elisiel - the brains of the operation - a perfectionist! How nice for us!

Late Sunday afternoon, after the cleanup crew wrapped up. (Yes, that would be US!)

Inspiration from nature!

As the sun edged over the mountain to the east this morning, this magnificent old cottonwood tree out the new kitchen window took center stage! Isn't it SOMETHING!!?

And NOW..........

...........we have HEAT AND HOT water! Never has a bath felt as lovely as mine did last night before I fell into bed. For the first time in nine weeks, Commander did not have to scurry across the road to our kind neighbors' house at 5:25am for his morning shower. We are happy campers. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. :)

We have GAS!

Here we are on the first day of our ninth week....and we just got GAS! The very kind NM Gas Co fellow came first thing this morning and installed our new gas meter. Sadly, our plumber and heating man were not able to come today (Grrrrrrrr!). So, we will (should) have both hot water and heat tomorrow. Can you imagine? I can!