Friday, January 11, 2013

Home to Sweden Summer'12


End of August in Sweden is slightly magical.
Welcome to Kil. 
True it was a little chilly but the scenery cannot be beat. 
Kimball braved the less than inviting temperature of lake Fryken.

The wild blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and chanterelle mushrooms were ripe for the picking and boy did we pick!

A few days with my family before our adventure continued on to Southern France.








Sunday, May 13, 2012

Hard work paying off. In Cabo.

Lois loves the beach but not the individual sand grains that stick to her hands.
She loves to chase the waves and squeals when the water licks her toes.
She can spot a dog half a mile down the shore. "Wooh-wooh."
She will spend hours in the shallow end of the pool if you let her.
She takes three or four 40 minute power naps a day and eats like a horse too keep up with all the adventures.

Lois loves vacation. Los Cabos, Mexico.
And sure, I do too.















Monday, April 30, 2012

Presenting: Casa McGary - First look

Welcome friends and family
Upstairs loft
Upstairs guest bedroom 1 


Master bathroom door and wallpaper (I did it myself so don't look too closely)

Master bath - jetted tub with chroma therapy lighting

Master bath - vanity

Master bathroom and closet 

Master shower with rain shower head and dual wall mount

Powder room
(really terrible wallpapering but I had to practice on something before doing the master...it's getting redone)

Hallway

Family pictures


Corner leading from hallway to great room

Great room mantle
(room still needs to be decorated and painted a different color) 
Basement hang out and kitchen
(not complete either but coming along)
Basement family room with brick arches
(also needs to be pained something other than white)
Exercise room (another unfinished space)
Another view

Steam room
Sauna



Backyard hill

Garden plateau

Outdoor hangout plateau

Water feature on hangout plateau

View from the edge of the property

Spa pool

Second waterfall and stream that comes down the side
of the house to the front where the pond is
Third waterfall and some of the pond
(Lousy shot but you get the idea..)
Come visit
Still to come: More master bedroom, entry, nursery, 3 bathrooms, 1 guest bedroom, 1 special room, craft room, office, kitchen and mudroom. And deck.

It's a work in progress!