Late on Saturday afternoon we took Daisy, our hyperactive spaniel, for a walk in ‘our’ park. It had been a beautiful, mellow, late winter’s day and the low sun cast a lambent light over the trees. Because we always approach our house from the southern side, we tend to see it from very close-up. It was lovely to see it from a distance, emerging through the trees. With the roof almost finished, it’s finally starting to look like a proper house…
The park on a late winter afternoon. Far in the distance you can just make out our new house.
House emerging through winter trees.
Most of the plastering, both inside and out, is now finished and the roof is almost complete. The metal workers’ strike has caused a slight delay in the delivery of some of the sheeting needed for the roof over the front door and porch area and also, for the cottage. We’re hoping to get both those areas done within the next week.
Some of the skylights have been installed upstairs too so that is a little more progress. It’s still a long way off being finished though and I’m beginning to think it’s unlikely we’ll be able to move before Xmas.
home-in-the-making 
Looking through the trees, your new house certainly looks as though it belongs there.
Thanks Johanne. Funnily enough, I thought the same thing when I saw it on Saturday. I’m glad we insisted on siting it quite low on the plot. I’m afraid it might have ‘loomed’ rather, had it been on higher ground.
It looks beautiful peeking through those trees…..it sure is starting to look like a finished home. And ‘your’ park is just lovely…..how wonderful to have that park next door. Not to mention the tree view.