Week Three: A Visit to the Lake

Many Chicagoans ran the Marathon yesterday. Mark and I did the Lake Wawasee drive marathon instead.  Here's what we found:

Some hardy survivors from my cutting garden!

But wait....there's more!

Additional work on the roof lines has taken place on the back of the house.

Walking in through the kitchen door was a surprise.

Before:

Yesterday:

Some strange things about the demolished kitchen:

1.  The space seemed a lot smaller after demolition.
2.  We saw this wallpaper, fortunately hidden by former cabinets and walls.

Yikes.

The lake side of the house really took shape last week.  The view from the pier:

And from the side:

A new old house!

We met with Jeryl, our general contractor, and he and Mark had a great talk about the construction "how to" process.  We made some decisions about window sizes, roofing shingles, bead board trim, and chimney brick.  So, within the next couple of weeks,  these materials will be making their appearance on the house, especially if this good weather holds!

It was a busy and exciting day, but Mark and I made it home in time to watch Mad Men as well as our two favorite celebs who were filmed by a Chicago news crew and appeared on the local show 190 North:

Photos courtesy of Alex

Maddy and Alex Winter!

We'll keep you posted.