Setbacks, but Nonetheless...

Builder Mark took a fall over a week ago, and work on the addition has slowed to a stop, until today. But the days have been filled with work on the ger and its platform.

I re-painted the large areas of solid orange (the color that matched at Questa Lumber was "Tomato Soup"), and varnished over all painted areas. The varnish really makes the original paint colors POP!

The Mongolian painted filigree was beginning to chip...

The deck is now waterproof and ready for the ger.

Mark is back on the job, and if the spring winds will give us a break, we'll begin putting the roof on tomorrow.

Spring is gorgeous, by the way..

...and Dali has a boyfriend
(fortunately he's a eunuch).

Dali gets Ditched! I get Framed!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Temperatures are around freezing at night, and 70º in the daytime. Perfect for working - hot days coming soon!

The irrigation ditch at the top of the property began running yesterday. It's a main ditch, or mother ditch, or, as they say around here, acequia madre. My dog, Dali, who's about 8 months old, has never seen anything like this. She was a little hesitant at first, but now she is Water Dog:

In the two weeks since my last post (sorry, fans) there's been major progress on the addition.
A few pictures will bring you up to date:
Wall #1 up, #2 almost ready...

Wall #2. Note the bedroom window view...

Wall #3...

...and the roof framing.
We'll have some kind of roof and walls by the end of the week!
Doghouse. My design... Hey, Dali likes it!

Tub/shower, delivered and waiting...