{"id":1064,"date":"2016-06-19T11:14:21","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T11:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/?p=1064"},"modified":"2016-06-19T11:44:20","modified_gmt":"2016-06-19T11:44:20","slug":"summer-solstice-is-right-around-the-corner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/2016\/06\/19\/summer-solstice-is-right-around-the-corner\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Solstice is right around the corner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning – A couple of days till the summer solstice and summer is definitely here.<\/p>\n

I was down and out last weekend due to the flu – so this is a bit of a catch up post, I didn’t feel very creative last week!<\/p>\n

Things are moving into the home stretch at the house – the Carlisle Tax Assessor sent me a letter with a form to fill out (by month end) indicating how many bits and pieces are complete on the house (septic, foundation, insulation…). \u00a0The town’s fiscal year starts in July I think and they want to start collecting more taxes I suppose. \u00a0I am going to leave a copy of the form with Paul to fill out – it is basic YES\/NO – is this complete or not type stuff.<\/p>\n

Speaking of which, detail work is continuing and is very coordination\/schedule driven I think. \u00a0The flooring guys came in and did a 2nd coat on the floor – which looks fantastic. \u00a0The lighting fixture for over the island is coming together – the beechwood box is onsite and also looks REALLY good. \u00a0Diane, my project manager at Deck House, noted to me that Paul is really good with built-ins when we were introduced and it is definitely true – you rock AND roll Paul!<\/p>\n

Bathrooms are coming along and very close to finished. \u00a0I also saw this weekend that the last two exterior light fixtures from Hubbarton Forge<\/a> appear to be onsite in their boxes – waiting for installation.<\/p>\n

Things I still need to do but have been backlogged (at work, this is the busiest time of the year for us. \u00a0Friday was a big push and month end coming up. \u00a0All went well this week)<\/p>\n

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  1. Get the stone carver lined up to carve the house number on the granite post out by the mailboxes. \u00a0I think we are going to have Acton Monument<\/a> do the work – but haven’t called them yet. \u00a0They appear to do mainly headstone engraving – which is obviously a lot of onsite work when adding ‘beloved spouse…” to a headstone already installed.<\/li>\n
  2. Get a mailbox and post installed out by Bedford Road<\/li>\n
  3. Get my butt in gear and get my internet equipment purchased. \u00a0This is what I am looking at getting the Cradlepoint Wireless Router with a Yagi antenna<\/a> – getting in touch with their Mass. sales team is challenging since we keep playing phone tag.<\/li>\n
  4. Get kitchen backsplash designed and ordered. \u00a0I pulled measurements yesterday. \u00a0I think I going with a stainless steel system from Commerce Metals online – stainless in the SANDTEX finish<\/a> (scroll to the bottom) to minimize streaks. \u00a0We use some aluminum foil and masking tape to mock it up and it looked really good color\/texture wise on the wall.<\/li>\n
  5. LOTS of other stuff – but these are the critical path items at the moment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I hope you all are enjoying your summer weekend. \u00a0Now some more coffee and to plan my next San Francisco trip<\/p>\n\n\t\t