Party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that we are finished, almost, we have set our official open house for Saturday August 9th.

Plan on a lively evening to break in the new stuff.

Maybe by then we will have some vegetation in the ground along with some water! We're working on it as I write.

Make your travel plans early!

Hugh and Kim Horstman

Excavation and terrace work continues

We finished the tree ring and the back terrace work began. The big rock in the jaws of the track hoe weighs as much as a volkswagen.

Lower level concrete walkway/patio poured

It took about six weeks to get the concrete work done outside the basement. I figured that since the housing slump is in full swing that getting concrete would be easy. Not true. But they are done and we can now install the air conditioner. Interestingly, we have not needed A/C yet this year. Today the high was 75 and tomorrow we expect rain and 60 degrees. Summer is on the way but took a detour this year.

Excavation work begins in back yard

The big boys arrived with their track hoes and Tonka toys. Now they will dig terraces in the back and re grade the slope. Once they finish the first part we ca n begin to landscape.