Keeping up with that theme is the little project we have going on in the backyard.
Mary's mom, Grace, is making the biggest move since she left her native Italy and came to the United States: She's leaving Corning, N.Y. and moving in with us in beautiful Ohio.
The only hitch: She wanted her own space. Hence, the big project that has taken over our backyard.
Now, when many of you last saw our backyard, it was last summer when we added the gazebo and the landscaping. I posted a bunch of picture here. It sure was peaceful looking...
Note the balcony back there and all of the trees...
One year later and the trees look a little different...
Yikes. Well, one we did that, that beautiful cedar siding and deck just had to go...
Done and done. So, let the excavation begin!
It was at this point that I called up those peaceful images from last year. And cried. That did not deter the workers who began to build the foundation of the new in-law apartment...
After some Thursday/Friday/Saturday work, you can see the addition really beginning to take shape...
A bonus to the project is that our master bedroom is going to extend 12 feet which will allow us to actually make it into a modern master bedroom with a modern master bathroom, someday. Plus we are expanding the electrical box which will greenlight the future kitchen remodel...
The backdoor to the addition will actually incorporate some unused space in our lower level that will become a storage room for Grace. When complete she'll have a bedroom, back/walk-in shower, kitchen/living area and even her own laundry facilities.
As the six-week construction schedule goes on, the cats and Mary and I are holding up pretty well, although we are longing for the days of normal and peaceful again. When it is done, Grace will have an awesome place to call her own. In the meantime, I will continue to share pictures...
More later,
Mark
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