Morris and Elisabeth and the House

So our friends in the greater DC area will already know this, but the monsoon season here hasn't let up much at all. We're still getting regular showers, there are places all over the region that are experiencing really terrible flooding, roads washed away, and unfortunately even a few deaths to my understanding. Compared to these issues, our frustrations with the rain seem petty at best, but it definitely has interfered with our plans lately. It's hard for certain materials to dry or cure in the rain and some projects are on hold until we can work on them outside, so it didn't feel like we got a great deal accomplished this weekend. To demonstrate - this was the view out of the sitting room looking at the storm drain across the street, and the house is at the top of a hill that was backed up and creating a lake in road: Also, when Morris goes out of town for most of a day, it's amazing how much less gets done compared to me being out of town for a day.... H...

So apparently I have a small following which means I can finally say: "I'm a big deal on the Internet". Thanks, y'all!  Sorry for the delays. But I have been under the weather, but fortunately Morris is still a machine! The news for the week is that there is some SERIOUS progress happening in the kitchen.  Previous posts saw how Morris took out the old drywall ceiling and the sink and some of the old caninets. This weekend saw a lot more getting ripped out and much of it going to the dumpster. Thursday and Friday evenings were about laying the concrete backer board for the kitchen floor, and this was some serious stuff. This is the anchor for the tiles that are going on the floor so they have something strong that won't move like wood will as the house settles and shifts over time. (I am learning so much through this process). For the curious, in the time it takes me to screw down one board, Morris can do 3 or 4.  Morris inspects the work, and ...