Sunday update and giveaway winner

First things first. The winner of the Twelve by Twelve book, chosen randomly from the comments is Jenny from British Columbia. As soon as I get her address I will send the book. I hope you enjoy it, Jenny! Thanks to everyone who commented. I wish I had a book for each of you, but I don't. You may need to buy it!

The Studio is moving right along. The sewer and water lines were put in this week and that big pile of dirt got moved back against the foundation.

I was happy to see that happen. You can see that there are bales of straw meant to protect the creek, but there was always a worry that if we got a good rain the straw would not be enough to keep dirt from washing into the creek. One of our provisions for obtaining permission to build near the creek was that we do no damage to the creek. That is also our priority, so that big old pile of dirt was a little bit of a threat.  We have also agreed (happily) to mitigate the impact of the building by restoring the native vegetation to the area around the building.

The work on the inside was significant as well. I met with the electrician to decide on lighting and electrical needs. This is a big deal and he was helpful. I think I will be happy with what we decided on, though it was different from my initial thoughts. Once the electrical was finished they were ready to start dry walling.

Here is the loft in progress.

It is supposed to get hot here today and for the rest of the week. Ray and Carlos, our son-in-law, are taking advantage of a pleasantly cool morning and working on the greenhouse.