Visitors, Stucco and Wallboard

Hello from sunny Southern Oregon!!!

At least that was the case for two days this week. Then a very wet storm blew in for the week end.

Today we had sun, hail storms, followed by a beautiful rainbow and then another cloudburst over the valley. This made it a great day to work on the property clearing brush and do clean up burning. M even got a burning treat today as she joined G on the slopes for a time.




They started the stucco process on the house this week. The first coat is called the 'brown coat.' Sometime after it dries and cracks, the final coat is applied, which has the color mixed in.









The total thickness is about 5/8."

This stuff is a gray muddy mess.














Meanwhile the dry wall hanging is underway. This is the kitchen. The half wall in the front of the photo is where the bar will be. You are looking down the hall towards the garage.

This stuff is a white dusty mess.





The messy house project was gratefully interrupted by a visit from Steve and Liz.

Here we are in the Jacksonville Hills. The spring flowers are just starting to come out.

Life is good isn't it?




You know times have changed when part of your social visit involves taking your blood pressure. Steve and Liz did fine.

M has her own blood pressure kit now, so if you come on down you can expect to be checked out if you are over 50 or not.









BTW - Happy Birthday Steve.

Don't let it get your goose! (This character was in our back yard and was making a lot of noise.)







Found this shot of Clem hiking on the Rogue River. It was too good to leave out. ( He is standing next to a manzanita bush hanging on a ledge on the Rogue.



One other late One other note to add: Gary got his picture on the Front page and the Sports page of the Mail Tribune last week. He happened to be standing at the turnaround when the first runner in the Pear Bottom race came by (note: it was not Michelle).

See you next week!