My mom's vegetable garden. (The fence and netting is to keep the critters out--they don't seem to understand that those plants are for us humans, not them!)

The driveway in from the street, as seen from the southwest corner of the workshop.

The "back" (west) side of the house (on the left) and shop (right). (And my dad, Vern. ) This is actually the side that faces the street, but architecturally speaking, it's the back.

My dad and my sweet geeky hubby Peter doing a little "male bonding" near the pump-house for the well and the concrete pad where the main propane tank for the house will eventually reside. (His Geekiness is gonna kill me if he finds I put up pics of him--he hates having his picture taken. I just couldn't resist, though; I think he's the cutest thing on two legs! )

One more of that same view.

The driveway, as seen from the street side. The large dark object on the right is a rented storage container; it's where Mom and Dad stored all their tools and some building materials before they got the house and shop completely enclosed.

The south (front) side of the shop and house. The 6-foot gap between them was called a "breezeway" on the plans, but Mom says it's more like a "wind tunnel." And you can't really see it in this pic, but the front door is past the larger garage door on the right side.

The "best" view of the house, looking northwest; you can see the screened porch that faces the Floridas on the right side. (The boat and pickup truck belong to my parents; the little Honda SUV is ours.)

The motorhome that my parents have been living in for the last year while they built the house.

An interior shot of the house; this is taken from the southeast corner, in what will eventually be the living room, looking towards what will be the guest bedroom.

Another interior shot, taken from the same place as the previous picture, but looking more north, towards what will be the master bedroom, plus the doors out onto the screen porch.

And one last interior shot, this one taken from the guest bedroom looking back towards the living room. The doorway on the far right is the front door.