House Update
So... the homestead has been undergoing a transformation in the last few weeks. We had 96 years of paint scraped and burned off the exterior which finished last Wednesday -- and the painters have been priming the wood.
So here is the house in its current state of disrepair:
1. Back in the good old days

2. Stripped naked on the east side:



3. House stripped and primed - as it looks today:


4. The porch:

5. So what are we thinking for colours for the "new house"? Our original thoughts were, shall we say a little "misguided" and the test patches made it look like a jelly bean on the hill.... Well thanks to Stephanie (Gordon's wife) we are now thinking sensibly. The front porch is the test area and currently looks like:
