OK. Here's the deal. My ISP is being painfully slow and I didn't want to wait 3 hours to download and upload on the other thread with my name on it, so am creating a new one. Maggie, feel free to dump it if you want.

This is day one of construction on my small sunroom. The main purpose of it is really to keep rain and wind from blowing between the French doors. However, it will also be a great place to put plants over the winter. We are installing sliding glass doors on each of the two open sides.

Looking good already, Carolyn, and I love your bricks, wish my bungalow was built from those. Very similar to the ones found on lots of the buildings in York, the mix of colours and shades gives great character.

Thanx. I like the color too. I'm planning on making a brick planter to the left of the porch after the guys finish construction. Just think how easy that will be to set out plants. Just slide the door back and stick them into the planter!

It looks and will work out swell for you Carolyn.......I don't know about the planter??? Good Luck and I know you will enjoy it........

Carolyn, when the guys are done, send them my way! I'd love one of those around my patio and I've got a pergola planned and squeezing in the pond and......

They won't be "done" for a while, Gail. There is still the new pig paddock and shelter and fencing; razing the barn; painting the ceiling in the media room;....and on and on and on....

Plus, at some point, my cousin may tire of all these weekend projects and go back to his city life. That will be a sad day for us.

When he tires of those projects, Carolyn, suggest he takes a break in England...I'll get the timber and glass ordered. J

You'd have to pay for the trip, though. My cousin is half Scottish. Actually, I have never even seen his wallet, but would be suprised if moths didn't fly out when he opened it.

I'm just teasing, you know. I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to have someone come out here all gung ho to work. If we don't have a project, he's disappointed.

He's disappointed if you don't have projects????!?!?!??! Send him to my house PLEASE! I'll provide room & board for anyone willing to finish up my honey-do list!

Not until my list is finished! You'll never get his name out of me until then....no matter how many green bottles you save for me!!!

Neal worked alone yesterday on the sunroom, since Cuz is off on motorcycle trip this weekend. So, I got to help a little, mostly tough stuff like handing him nails, etc.

Anyway, on day two of the project, he got the siding up, inside and out. He says all that's left is the trim and putting the doors into the tracks. Then there will be painting, but there's really not that much to paint.

It'll be great fun BUT will it be big enough? I'm betting you are going to want a bigger one next season.

Looking really good now Carolyn, if it was mine it would soon be full of plants.

This is a great treat to watch it evolve. Boy, are you lucky that roof was already there and safe and sound! It looks to be about the same size as my little see-thru shed (which doesn't really attain 'greenhouse' status because its sooo ugly!). But yours will be a lovely addition as well as productive and fun, Caro!

Day Three: The doors are in. Very windy today, so think trim will wait until another day. Anyway, in the unlikely event it rains, the porch is closed in.

See how well it's going to tie in with the lines of the house?

Carolyn, It looks great! I'm jealous. And it's a good thing the roof and doors were on, uh? The rain isn't heavy -- YET -- but I'm very hopeful and loving watching it trickle down outside my back window.

That's a house?...Oh. yes like the Queen has a house...Buckingham Palace I think it's called. J

I bet the Queen doesn't have to clean her house!

Ah. so you've heard about the dust and cobwebs. *thinks...does cobweb mean anything to these people* over to you Maggie if it doesn't.

Cobwebs means the same thing over here, Terry. Out in the country, especially, they are a real pain to keep swept down. During warm weather, I usually get a cobweb across the face each morning when I walk down the front steps. This one garden spider apparently works all night every night spinning her web between the two Youpon hollies on either side of my front steps. Somehow, I forget every morning, and walk right through the thing! Yik!

And about the dust and cobwebs at BP, maybe the help is so busy polishing the dining tables with the cloths attached to their knees (I saw that on tv) that they never look up!!

Same problem here at the moment Carolyn, one snared me this morning, I only just managed to break free.
They do look lovely though, with the Autumn dew on them first thing in the morning.

Looks up and realises he's just placed a cobweb in Carolyn's New Sunroom. Quick somebody get a feather duster.

Wow! Great pic, Terry! Are you a photographer in real life?

Beautiful web! and pix. For those who can find it, Cobweb Eliminator is great for the eaves and doorways of the house. I usually spray and sweep it on about every 3 months. It's great, especially on new cream colored paint. The spiders can form webs in the area because it leaves an (un-detectible to human) film. Another great organic product!

Thank you for the compliment Carolyn, no I'm not Playboy turned down my application J

I got that one right away. Now I see - I just have to follow a particular strand ;-)
Love the idea of that product Gail but glad Terry doesn't use it in the garden - wonderful to see the spider's art so beautifully!
What kind of rooms are the towers Caro? They look so fun.

Upstairs turret is part of Robert's room, naturally; and downstairs is the breakfast room. Of course, if someone would get in their really fine vehicle and drive a mere 50 minutes, she would already know that. ahem....

scuse me while I go back my bags again - for that guilt trip :-0 lol
Your towers remind me of a REALLY old book, but such a sweet story; 'I Capture the Castle' by Dodie Smith. Anyone else know of it?

Ta-da! Fini!

I love the sunroom. It would be great here - I could really extend my growing season.

The house looks wonderful. I'm sure glad it's you cleaning all that house and not me. I've never seen the turret type architecture in a brick house before. Did you have the house custom built?

Thanx. No, we bought the farm with the house already built. It was 4 years old when we moved in last year. And yes, the housekeeping is a bear. It takes 3 hours for me to sweep, mop and vacuum the downstairs. Needless to say, woe to anyone who doesn't leave their shoes at the door!