Tile's going up and we have a visitor!

For reasons way too boring to mention I haven't been up to the house for several days.


Meanwhile Tony, the tile guy, has been hard at work. He's doing the top floor first so the wood flooring guy can start upstairs while he works downstairs.


This is the guest bath. I really like the way the small trim tile is looking. Gives some dimension to the small bath.


And this, gentle reader, (isn't that what one of the old mystery writers used to say?) is my laundry room. Same tile as in the guest bath but without a trim tile.

Washer and dryer go under the counter to the right.






In the master bath, this will become the shower. Tony has put up the "mud" and will start tile in there next week.



Notice the blocking of the doorway? Can you read the sign?













Tony's careful & he doesn't want his work messed up. He also covered our kitchen island (did I mention it took SEVEN HOURS to put together) and wrote a big ole note that it is not to be used as a work bench.

Good idea.



While we lived in New Mexico we had a mountain bluebird build her nest up in the eaves of our front porch. Though we were getting ready to tear off the old porch and rebuild it, we waited for her two babies to fledge.


So, while we were up at the house today we saw a little bird fly out from under the front porch eaves, twice. Second time, I took time to look carefully and found the beginnings of a nest.

So, we have the good fortune to be host to nesting birds again.