12.9.2013

Jim has still been heading out to the land in the afternoons to do more digging.  This was how it looked Sunday after he worked on Saturday.  He basically has the footprint of the carriage house done although he will have to dig where the stairwell goes as well as get all the dirt out from inside.

Today we woke up to the most snow we've had since we've been here - and it was maybe 1-1/2"!  Then it warmed up a little bit so the streets are all clear.  Jim had to meet with the insurance agent this morning so he didn't head out until after lunch.

This was the picture he took before it got too dark...Today he took the excavator down below and started loosening up the step of dirt that couldn't be reached from above.  He then used the Bobcat to scoop the dirt.  And, as you can see from the picture, he mounded some of that dirt on the areas where the footers will go to keep the ground stable throughout the winter.  Otherwise, the freeze-thaw cycles will loosen the compacted dirt and may cause the carriage house to eventually settle.  Which we obviously don't want.