How fast another year passes which puts us to five years since we bought the lot and three since we broke ground...with not a great deal to show for the last year as Dan's been busy with projects on St. John and none of our needs are urgent. In prep for a bunch of different people coming down for April he got the upstairs bathroom working (sink and toilet, no shower) and things were pretty posh compared to last year. For the first time we broke out rugs and cushions and duvet covers and the place looked (and felt), well, like home. More progress made in April with first Brad and Barb spending 10 days (new bar (stocked, thank you!), compost bin, painting, furniture building, et al) and then a second wave of visitors including G. Suz, Sam, Karina, Tira, Kath and Jeff that delivered more of the same plus wood wall finishing in hallway and drywall hanging and taping in bathrooms.
Some shots (in no particular order)
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| Parker (aka the Dapper Yapper) feeling quite safe and stylish in his new pfd. |
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| Bar (stocked!) by Brad & Barb. |
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| Porch settin'. |
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| Hanging ceiling sheetrock with a ladder and forehead to offset gravity. |
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| Dinghy docking in St. John. |
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| Group shot with Fiona and all island dogs. |
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| Karina with... something alive... with a claw. |
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| Coming in to Lovango dock. |
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| Last piece of Ikea furniture built- a doozie... 8 drawer dresser. |
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| Family room- thanks Beth and Ikea. |
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| New log- thanks, Mama Luks. |
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| Porch settin' the sequel. |
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| Lovango in the distance from Solomon Beach on St John. |
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| View from out front- Love Shack, us, Capt. Phil, and Dan on the ridge as you zig zag up from the water. |
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| Boy meets girl. Parker the Barker and Olive (g)Oyl. |
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| Ready for pre-cocktail cross-island run. |
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| Post work detail, pre cocktail. |
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| Found one morning. |
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| Source of screen hole. Caught in 5 gallon paint bucket and removed to another island. |
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| Sam chauffeuring G. Suz from the beach. |
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| Kath dealing with sea urchin spines. Got shallow fast with no mask. |
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| South bedroom upstairs. |
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| Staples. |
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| G Suz gets the dry spot on the dinghy. |
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| Palm transplant (one of two). |
