appliances on the premises

All appliances have arrived. The refrigerator has been hooked up, except for the icemaker. But Brad is ready to put a ceremonial six-pack in as the first item to be refrigerated. Maybe tomorrow.

 The microwave is mostly installed, but the vent pipe that connects from the top is not present. The range and dishwasher are waiting for installation. Brad is excited that the cooktop has a large (5th) burner in the middle that comes with a pancake griddle. How many ways can a man plan for his grandchildren??  (Actually I am sure we have just begun to scratch the surface on that question.) I asked the builder to change the color of the electrical outlets in the backsplash from dark brown to something light, which turned out to be "almond. They look much better.

 Here's a nice touch we didn't necessarily anticipate. The guy who installed the backsplash coordinated the height from the behind-the-stove area to the one corner. Once again, a beautiful job was done by a craftsman who does great work. You get a better feeling for it in the second photo.

 And I cannot overlook reporting on Brad's work this weekend. He cleaned and painted the floors on the two porches --- eating porch and drinking porch. I hope we will have the usual family gathering on Labor Day weekend --- the porches will be the same as always. Just the rest of the house will be different. We hope to move the porch furniture into place in the next day or two, despite the fact that Brad returns to work tomorrow (students return a week later).

Brad re-connected the "stadium light" today. That's the floodlight installed high in a tree to illuminate the parking area. This involved digging a new line across the yard and driveway and some coordination with the electrician who has done all the work on the house.