Easter has just come and gone - it was early this year (March) - and brought stunning weather for gatherings, celebrations, chocolate hunts, good times and, of course, building inspections. After a large extended family lunch at Fi and Steve's place just around the corner, about a dozen of us walked, biked and drove down the road on Easter Sunday to check out developments at The Old Forgery.
Beautiful weather helps, of course, but the house is looking fantastic - the supporting RSJs (reinforced steel joists, so Keith informs me) are up and now support the second storey floor joists. Lurking on the garage pad, the flooring panels are just waiting to be laid (no, I can't rephrase that) on said joists. Want to know what a joist is? Great word, but apparently a joist is a joist is a joist and there's no substitute.
So the great frame-up continues ... this week, the upper floor should start to take shape, and it probably won't be long until the complete house outline becomes evident. We can also see evidence of where the log-burner is going, and how the downstairs rooms really work for size and proportion. Once again, thank you Desmond and builders for turning dreams into reality.
This Easter will be remembered for our visitors and guests as well: Mark and Cathy, Keith's brother and sister-in-law, from Canada; Harry and Gay, Steve's parents; Greta and Skye-the-wonder-dog, from Waihi Gorge; Chris and Vanessa, from over-the-road; as well as our usual family regulars - Patsy, Fi, Steve, Jasper and Claudia.
The two of us at home pre fund-raiser kitchen walk for kindy
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