The house gets a new roof

And with it, new skylights! We first need to do a lot of demolition on the old plaster and lathing. The scary thing is seeing all that daylight through the old rafters! Yikes! I'm glad we're getting this done before another winter. So when we're done playing This Old House, it will be time to start in on the winter woodpile. Never an idle moment around here.

John taking down the Rose Room ceiling--what is that crap?

Down to the rafters. Glad I hadn't painted this room yet!

And the bedroom--Looks like it will need a new paint job!

It's a jungle of squash out there!

Our garden in Eliot overflows with squash. The vines are climbing right up and over the potatoes, snaking their way out of the garden into the grass, virtually taking over. Yesterday we harvested about half the turnips--another winner for the fair sits on the truck tailgate, even bigger than our last. The buttercup squash seem to be holding their own against the deer, but the French variety (little orange guys) and the delicata are battling against the damn squash bugs and deer depredation. I'm going to have to come up with a storage solution fast for this batch. Given that it's only August, finding a cool, dry spot may be difficult!

Giant turnip dwarfs the harvest!