The Barn

Work continues on the carriage house, or casita, or now with its new color I've been referring to it as the barn, as have others I've overheard. This photo is a little behind but the body color is set and I've started work on the trim. The two blind sides still need a lot of work but I'll do those over time. The porch roof is also framed and now we're just waiting on the roof, which is scheduled for next week. Once that's in place, we'll be able to final out the permit shortly thereafter. There will still be much work to be done, but that will be a major milestone.

This past Saturday my contractor was on site briefly and we were discussing the barn door while in the garage when he heard someone outside. We went out to find a woman there looking at the barn and when she tried to speak, she started crying. It turns out that she grew up in my house and was back for a wedding and came by with her aunt who knew that we were working on the carriage house. Both her parents have passed and she said they would have loved what we've done. She recalled playing in it as a child even though they weren't supposed to. It felt really good to bring that much emotion to someone with this project. I hope we've done it justice and that it stands for another hundred years.