Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Drywalling the greatroom
Drywall is taped
The drywall arrives
and the roofers begin
Gotta get this done today!
Gatto finishes the entry stucco............lovely.

Kenny and the stucco crew work on the entry arches

Stuccoed courtyard - now for the columns......

Finishing the smooth stucco on the columns
The crew finishing the entry

Finished Entry with stucco

Saturday, August 22, 2009


Front entry with lath

Chuck finished the columns with Randy's help

Chuck works on the electrical
Kitchen arch

Greatroom looking toward kitchen arch. To the left is the entry to the master bedroom.

Guestroom #1 bath.
Hallway; guestroom #2 on left, the laundry room, then office in the back. Door takes you out to courtyard.

Guestroom #1
Greatroom looking toward hallway arch.

Alder door to courtyard from dining area of greatroom.

Great room media area - looking toward the kitchen

Kitchen with workbench island
Master Bath tub

Chuck's bath. Yes it's almost as big as mine.

My bath (we have separate baths). Well, why not.

Office

Jeff, the lath master! Only a native Tucsonan could work in sweat pants in 107 degree weather!
The lath is finished, next comes the stucco.
Front of house with lath completed

Lathed courtyard

Courtyard patio area on master bedroom side

Courtyard with lath
Courtyard

Friday, July 10, 2009

Chuck lot his assistant............I broke my arm 4 weeks ago; so, tell me why I'm smiling!!!!
This is inside our guesthouse.

Our trip to San Diego last month. We surprised Anne for her birthday!
Our granddaughter Kaitlyn in Ashville, North Carolina at the Biltmore Estate...........we visited Dave & Cheri in May.
Chuck installing wiring; working in shorts for the first time in his life! It's pretty hot here today (to say the least!)

Randy putting up the facia boards.
The windows and doors are in. This is in the great room.
The roof is loaded.
Chuck is very proud of his man-cave........um, workshop.
We've been busy having fun in San Diego with family.
This lizard thinks he's the king of the castle.
Randy is here from Healdsburg to help Chuck with the construction. This morning they found an enormous tarantula!

Our dream home is finally complete!


Chuck, I love it!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Our new home.......the studio

Wednesday, April 1, 2009


Stainless steel kitchen base from Ikea. What a find!

the painted sky of Tucson...........
Incredible sunset..................