hi there! we couldn't get a great shot since the middle ceiling light is still a dangling temporary till we make it down to get an overhead light for the kitchen, but at least a nice one is over the sink. (Even though the sink itself isn't there yet!!!) The panelling of the ceiling is done in the kitchen! It came out beautifully, there are a few spots to sand just slightly, and a few of the nails we need to sink individually with a tiny hand sinker, but that's it. Amazingly, the panelling worked out to exactly the end of the kitchen, didn't even need to rip it down with the table saw we don't yet have! Great!
We also got most of the mudroom done, and it looks way better. Winter is loosening her grip here, truly! Yesterday on our walk we saw a big flock of robins in the trees, starting to scope out the still white fields. (It was near 40 yesterday). Last night was cold, around 5, and tonight will be eight, but it will be warm all next week, with a couple of days in the forties (the upper forties!!) and the lowest low of the week is 19 (which as I have mentioned, feels subtropical to us now!). The best news is this! We let the fire go out around midnight yesterday. It was 73 when we went to bed. This morning, the sun was shining (has been all day) and though it only reached about 19 (when we took our walk today it was 12! Good thing for hat and muffler, those things WORK!) we are only just starting a fire NOW, at 4:45 PM, and it's 68 degrees inside! We are really loving this insulation! It's amazing!