We spent most of today doing more yardwork. We rented a chipper to take care of the piles of blackberries and limbs - that's Brian in the photo feeding the hungry chipper! We got it almost all done so now it's time to get back to cutting blackberries. A BIG thanks to our friend Shawn who spent the morning helping us and getting skewered by thorns! We got a lot done.
We take possession in a month and Brian has been creating a "chain of events" checklist. He has submitted plans to the city; they called with some questions so we know they're working on it. The other photo I'm attaching is the CAD rendering Brian drew - doesn't look like the same house! Last week while cutting blackberries I uncovered a section of what we're guessing was the original wooden gutter! I'd heard of wood gutters before but I'd never seen one. I'll post a photo of it soon, it's pretty cool!
Corvallis has a Spring Garden Festival tomorrow where folks can buy & sell plants, planters, and other garden supplies. I always get there early and buy plants for home but this year I'll want to buy things for the Caton House as well! But until I have the landscape design finalized I guess I'd better not buy too much. I had a landscape contractor walk around the house with me last week - he had lots of great ideas! We're also considering hiring him for long-term maintenance. He's starting a new company as soon as his contractor's license comes through so I can't share the name of his company until then. Stay tuned...
Several people have asked me how to pronounce Caton. Without a TARDIS (time machine) we can't ask the original owners! We've been saying it to rhyme with payton, and hope that's right.
