7. Fourth of July - Before & After

Where May was sunny and we were needing rain, June is cloudy and stormy every day. Definitely slowing things up a little. The outside walls were mostly installed today - Thursday. Tomorrow is the 4th so no work on Friday. It's a long way around this foundation.

Monday bright and early Hastings Concrete were here 6:30am to finish the job. With the heat coming on they wanted to get done as early as possible. Doug took this picture from the excavator so he could get it all from above. (shhhh, don't tell Larry) Tuesday they will pour the walls. Wouldn't you know it's going to be HOT! I'm so glad I don't have to do it, but glad that someone is willing to.

We took off on Sunday for our first trip to the beach since our 2007 anniversary in January. Weather was much better this day. It was about 82 and breezy - perfect beach weather and I forgot to wear a bathing suit! It was really foggy on shore but we didn't care, the better to smell the salt air. We had our favorite Pier Fries with vinegar and catsup, fried clams and later had a lob-sta roll on the way home. We went to the Portland pier to get fresh haddock, Oh best of all, Doug took me to the Christmas Tree Shop!! All in all a really wonderful day. This was also our longest drive so far - 3 hours. Soon we'll be traveling further and further.