We have a roof!

The guys were up pounding plywood onto the roof all last week during an intense heat wave in Nova Scotia! It must have been brutal, but they got it all done in time for "Hurricane Earl" to hit. We figured this would be a good test of whether or not the engineers knew what they were doing.

As hurricanes go, this was a pretty lame one - at least in the Annapolis Valley. On Friday before the storm hit, Rory threw these nails out onto the lower roof that covers the front walkway. After the "hurricane," they hadn't moved!

Here are some pictures of the upstairs with the roof on. This week they will start putting roof shingles on, and will begin prepping for the windows and doors to be installed. They will also start rouging in some electrical and plumbing, and will prepare for the slab to be poured.

We have had a visitor for the past few weeks. This blue heron seems to like having breakfast in our pond every morning. Erin's mother Louise often said that she would like to be reincarnated as a blue heron, so maybe Louise is watching every day to make sure the guys aren't cutting any corners! Louise was about as handy as I am, so this doesn't give me much comfort, but it's still pretty cool. I've always wondered why people choose to be reincarnated as animals. I'm going to wish to be reincarnated as the King of a small but wealthy tropical island.