West Coast Destruction

Well, Josh wanted to see some pics of the famous "Storm of '06" so here you have it...greater Victoria wasn't too bad but heading west to Sooke and Port Renfrew was a real eye-opener. I just can't believe nobody was killed or injured during this storm, absolutely unbelievable.

The first two pictures are of a house in Sooke, the family had fled to the basement before the trees came crashing down. The third pic was of the neighbour who just received a "scraping". There were too many damaged houses to count. The rest are of my trip to Port Renfrew today where I was accosted by the locals and media (didn't make the news...dang, I was on my game too!).

The End Is In Sight

Connor and Kevin really ramped it up this week, finishing drywall and putting a window in the bathroom. Then they sanded and painted the downstairs. We played with the colours a bit and I think with the trim installed it will come out OK...












A rusty red feature wall...




Connor applying some beige for the rest of the wall...




Kevin applying brown to the rec room...




Finished with the paint...next it is flooring and trim!

Winterscape

Today we got the full brunt of the arctic outflow. Luckily I was off work and able to get out and enjoy Victoria under a blanket of white. Unfortunately the awning on the deck did not enjoy the snow quite as much...

The highway picture reminds me of Ft. St. John...I guess I saved some money by having the Peace experience right here at home! Still miss those quirky Peace River people...

Basement Progress

Time to hit the basement hard...gotta get this house done. Thankfully Connor and Kevin had some time to spare and drywall got installed in the rec room and laundry room...just the downstairs bathroom left and it is time to paint!

You will notice the rec room was also plumbed in the event the basement was made into a suite...the rec room would become the kitchen.

Rec room:














Laundry Room:

Back To The Beach

My mother was up for a visit and no place like Sombrio to catch the evening sun...

A New Jacket

The colour was not at all what we had in mind...had to bring out our designer lady to tell us how to make the best of it. Looks like charcoal trim, black railings, and a darker fascia board should help ease the orange glow...

But at least the house looks finished and clean...from the outside...