Surprise

view from the intermediate stair landing

The living room doors and windows

The master bedroom porch which leads to the deck

This is the entry porch with the bathroom dormers above

The roofing started today

We had a surprise last week.  When the mason came to start work on the stone chimney he found that it was originally built incorrectly.  It would never be able to burn wood without smoking into the house.  The patching that was required wouldn't be as seamless as we had hoped, and his recommendation was to take it down and rebuild it.  Once we heard this, we had to reconsider the chimney's presence at all.  Without it there is an unrestricted view of the water, and a large room with no obstacles for furnishing.  So, we decided to get rid of it completely.  Sometimes surprises are for the best.