What the heck's a Groin Vault?

This was so cool watching them make my groin vault ceiling.  

Doors, doors, and more doors

 Today I had more exterior doors installed.  This one is my very favorite!!

And more doors...

Iron Doors, Por Favor

My iron doors arrived today from Monterrey, Mexico; after several delays and some nail-biting when I didn't think they'd ever come in.  Unfortunately, the glass isn't here yet, and they are brown instead of black.  I might actually like them this way.  Gotta think about this for a bit, let me know what you think.

Installing Fireplaces

Here they come!

These Isokern fireplaces are made from volcanic pumus and stack together like legos.

Just like frosting a cake.

Yeah, it's amazing what they let me do out here.

Making the herringbone tile pattern.

We Have Windows!!!

Twenty-six windows and five sliding doors, to be exact.

Window #1 is going in.

Success!!!

Somehow they got them all in in one day.

Bon Fire

At 5:30 am six volunteer firemen showed up with a huge firetruck to help me burn five piles of trees.  Later that morning we called in a bulldozer to help.  It was all going well until the freak thunderstorm came through.  Crap!

The first flame.