Someone Else's Kitchen

Ten points to the person who first recognizes this kitchen

nb the fine view from the back, lush suburban greenery

Shower installed

So this images are a little bit 'steamy' not because the shower was running, but because I left my camera in the car over night and there was condensation on the optics (i know I know I'm a terrible person for doing that to a camera.)

Mmmmm showerlicious

The long awaited dryer vent

Its mate

The missing piece of drywall, and your monies worth on drywall screws.

Packing

Making slow headway on the packing front, certainly filling up my packing niches.

There is a cat in there... somewhere...

Look Maa, it's Clean

Enjoying the house in what may be a rare clean state:

Floors and Fixtures

Lots and lots has changed just in one day, starting on the outside they did some work over the garage, so hopefully that means the rest of the exterior is coming soon (it just stalled a few weeks ago and I would like to see it done.)  Inside they installed the hardwood... all of it... one day... POW!  They also have wired all the fixtures (okay I didn't check the valiance lighting under the cabs, but the rest, done, one day POW!  They also did all the plumbing fixtures except the kitchen, one day, POW.  So interesting notes, compact florescent in all the fixtures, the bathroom lighting fixtures are all  much nicer then the light bars we currently have, and there is saw dust every where :)

Above the garage

Living Room

Upstairs Hall

Dinning Room

Greatroom

Bryan's Bathroom with fixtures

Light in Bryan's Bathroom (note CF Bulbs in all fixtures.)

Our bathroom with Fixtures

His/Her Lights

Soaker tub fixtures

Water heater added

Backlog

Sorry folks tried to get this out last night, but I wasn't allowed.

Behold their mightiness, observe their lack of nobs and and plumbing and counter

Bryan's bathroom

Our Bathroom

Just love those stairs...

Hmmm I've seen carpet like that before... like in my current house...   Also you can't read it, but where the trim is missing it says "no support."

Starting to show the lighter tones and the varnish, picture is a bit washed out, looks awesome in person.

More Painted Rails and Cabinets

Meant to post this as well, it is our bathroom counter.

Just dumping some photos and running to bed

Stairs from the garage door up

Starting to install the kitchen cabinets

This is the water proofing that goes down under the deck

Counter top in B's bathroom

Can almost see the colour of our bathroom cabinets

Moon's on Fire?

Okay, so my birthday/christmas give from Colin arrived yesterday, and as colin was well aware I have been highly covetous of his night watching ability.  Astronomy has always held an interest to me, and I still kick myself for not taking the course at university, but it just never fit my time table.  I digress, so yesterday arrived my Celestron First Scope (the IYofA model.)  It is a Dobson Reflector style scope (sorry if my jargon is off I'm just learning.)  I wasn't planning on opening it until after the move to keep it safe, but at Colin's suggestion it was a nearly full moon last night, so after D&D Erin and I stood on the driveway while I bumbled my way through setup, aiming and focus (this took a touch of time.)

Once I got the moon in my sights (you would think a giant glowing ball would be easy to find) It took a touch longer to sleuth out the shadow edge as colin suggested.  Now it was late, and I was tired, but I have to say that it looked like the whole leading edge of moon was "on fire."  I'm going to assume that I was in effect observing either some reflection or artifact of the sun at the leading edge of the shadow, but it was cool.  Either that or NASA seriously needs to get on putting the moon out :P

It was vary vary cool, and I know I will get a lot more going once I move, but I'm going to go out again tonight when I have a touch more time, and a coat, and see that else I can see, and play around with the second eye piece which I realized this morning was different.  I'm also super looking forward to getting up to the cottage where their is no light pollution (except Bob's high intensity discharge fixture, but that ballad is for another blog post.)

I will keep you all posted on alien sightings as well,

thanks colin!

g