Lights

Where we be living

Where in the world are the Ryans living? Among cow pastures south of Charlottesville. After we move out of The Breedings basement on Oct 20, we move straight into the house. We close on our old townhouse on Thursday. Busy times.

Lighting project

Lisa and I decided to do something different. We wanted lighting for the satirwell that wasn't something off the shelf. We bought 10 cords, 5 for the two recepticles on the staiwell. We bunched the cords, twisting and coiling them so that the lights would stagger while hanging from the ceiling. The electrician will be installing them tomorrow. More pics to come.

The first two photos: Lisa and I playing tug-of-war to unkink a cord. The third photo: we walked over to MAS (a local tapas bar) for inspiration.

Tile work: included

Tile work is included in a Latitude 38 house. Jeff will even entertain weird ideas, like fake floormats made of black tile.

Concrete

We decided to create a generous parking pad in the back yard. We will also be connecting the pad and the stairway with a concrete path.

Top soil

We've been graded. A plus, Jeff.

The things we don't see

There's a lot of hidden projects in the housebuilding process. This drainpipe takes the run-off all the way to daylight on Monticello Road. I didn't even know we needed it.