37) The SunCottage is complete!
With summer winding down, the stone walls finished and the landscaper's work done, it seems like a perfect time to declare the cottage complete and put the blog to bed.
We had four rental couples stay with us before Covid-19 clamped down on travel. Things opened up again in July when we had an essential worker stay with us, a rabbi from Boston who came up to oversee the production of kosher cheese uphill at the Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company. July and August saw three more brave couples travel north and we're so happy with their wonderful observations. Click reviews to see what they had to say. McCullough Stonework:
Spring saw stonemason Darren McCullough building walls, the overhang and the perfect patio:
Driveway island
Huge patio stone
Darren at work
Melville projects:
Son Graham built a dip pool in the stream for the true Scandinavian sauna experience
Hunter built a fire pit on the hill with the leftover stone
Landscaping:
Jack Rossi oversaw the landscaping design which was superbly done by the Arborscape crew
Catamount Solar
12 additional solar panels were added in late August making the SunCottage net-zero!
We're off the grid
Voila, c'est finis.
Rester avec nous!
Bon nuit et bon voyage.