Moving Along

 Construction of our new patio is well underway.

All the excavation work is done and the foundations poured for the walls of the upper patio. 

The east wall of the upper patio received its veneer of stone which I think is rather pretty.

The road base was applied and tamped down and the posts for the privacy fence were set.

And then the stone mason began setting the flagstones on the upper patio, which was very exciting.

While all this was going on the new iron railings for the balconies were installed.  Be still my beating heart!  I'm quite crazy about the new look.    

As a reminder of what the balconies used to look like, here's a photo from spring of 2015. 

 Now we have a place to sit outside and keep an eye on all the activity in the yard.

Or to air out the duvets!

It's a beautiful day again here in Boulder and I hear the tap-tap-tap of the stone mason's hammer as I type.   Ben is wrapping up the taxes, I'm heading off to Pilates with Dawn in a few minutes, and Paul is staying late at school again tonight as part of the big push towards opening night of the school's spring musical on April 18th.  We'll all make hay while the sun shines because tomorrow it's supposed to rain and snow all day.