When we mention that we have a cottage, there are a few images that people undoubtedly have. Maybe this…

Or this…

But for the last several visits, it’s been nothing but this…

See, friends, this is a lot of work. This is not relaxing on a hammock or scorching ourselves on the beach. This is very hard work, especially when you are trying to install tongue-in-groove beadboard on a 100+-year old ceiling, with a HAMMER. Don’t worry, we got smarter. THIS weekend we borrowed one of those nifty contraptions that shoots nails out with a big burst of air. (Thanks, Fred!) Love it. It’s like a staple gun on steroids.

And, thanks in no small part to that nifty contraption, we are making serious progress.

Now for the floor…