Paul trimmed a branch from the hemlock below the house down to something he could nail on the peak of the house. The Crew lifted him up with their forklift and he managed to get the branch affixed to the roof without any problems. It is now official: the frame is up, we have appeased the tree spirits . Jerry suggested a hemlock bough as a nod to the hemlock of our frame.
We are waiting to see if the Midwest blizzard headed into Canada over the next 48 hours will dump snow, ice, or rain on us. The Crew put several tarps over the main floor deck to make it easy to clean up when the weather clears.
It was fun to walk through the house, see the cut outs for the lights, and imagine where the fire stove and bed will go. We received a surprise package from sunny Florida today: a box of very interesting wine corks which we will use as cabinet pulls. Thank you, Empress.
