Sorry for the long lapse in the blog. It was partly brcause we've been so busy and partly because the thought of bloggin overwhelmed me as I hadn't done it in so long, so I will do my best to share the finishing details we've, mostly Andy, Brian, and Dwayne, been working on.
I went up with my parents and sister for a family reunion and my Mom was driving me crazy, so into the stockade she went. Andy deisgned this, in this location, so people wouldn;t walk off the ledge.
Andy has been going up alot without us and these are the things I noticed he had done when I wasthere. It seems the fungeon is now a bt of a torture room & this is a torture chair.
Looking down into the Fungeon with new rope railing
Andy hung some tapestries, this one is behind pew in main entrance
The entrance area
The first floor bathroom, along with the painting Rex had made of Addy, now has a urinal with a guillotine above it and the plaque aside it says........
Andy came up with the saying and made it with his 3 D Printer @ the office.
the stairway as it opens to roof is being prepped for the 20 foot tower that is coming in a few weeks. The tower will go right on the stairs with a door out to roof and a spiral stair inside it to the outlook atop it.
The roof is secure with the parapit wall all the way around
This is a shed atop roof. It is open on the outside and has a crane for lifting heavy things up. It also encloses the inside fire flume.
A viewing area atop the roof.
The Knight room got some things hung and new furniture
The knight room also got Andy's parent's old chairs from when he was a kid, with a new reupholstered castle flair.
The Bishop's room has the completed stations of the cross, minus one. These came from Germany and were a great find on an antique trip last fall.
A shot through the bed looking onto the Bishop room's dresser and new tapestry.
the following week Andy and I went up for Labor Day & the Timberframer had gotten done what will be a small walkaround where tower will go.
Looking through the center timberframe
(place to hang out under in any type of weather) to the storage shed.
The tower will be this size, 20 feet up.
Andrea and Tom came to visit and cook for us, We made them dress for the occasssion
Yes, the fireplace really works
and we had dinner in front of the fire.
Andy thinks this ice pail is a big drinking mug and no one has the heart to tell him its not.
My sister found some nice silver pieces at a yard sale, now where to put them.
We actually took an afternoon off and went kayaking on the Raquette River, It was a perfect day. Andrea was the Kayak godess
Not one of us tipped over either, but Andy did have us take a wrong turn.
OK, so this is on the Raquette River, near the Wild Center. That white thing in the opening, in the distance, is the castle. It'll be easier to see when the tower is on.
Nothing like spending the evening on the roof looking at the stars.
More visitors. My college Roommate Lucy, from Albany, came up with her friend Yvette
and Lucy's youngest daughter Olivia and her friend. They are abit of Harry Potter fans.
and yes, walked around all evening dressed like this and then retired to fungeon to watch some Harry Potter.
Alittle roof top fun waiting for sunset.
We had dinner on the roof this night.
Here's the ladies, and the dogs, before this round of friends leave and the next ones come.
(Yvetter - Lucy - Sherie - Andrea / Tosh and Addie)
The girls saying goodbye to their new friends.
The kids fort has nicely grown into the folliage and can barely be seen.
The girls atop the fort
backside of the fort
walking back to castle on driveway. These big concrete thingys are going to be put on past and will be your guide along the driveway into the castle.
the spiral staircase awaits the tower.
Cidney came for a visit and met up with the target practice knight.
One of my favorite views. Walking down to lower pond looking back up the hill.
Toshie takes a swim
a view I might have never shown. this is from front pond, on driveway, with your first look at castle.
Cidney climbed the fort too
another perfect sunset
Me and my king!
My Breast friend Yvonne & her lovely hubby, came to visit from ALbany for the evening.
I awoke the next morning to Mark and Andy in deep conversation below me.
So, Yvonne is an actress and acting teacher & she knows people. She is taking part in a friend's kickstart project. He is making an animated story set in medevil times & she is one of the characters. He happened to text her while she was visiting and said he needed her to stage a scene, so off go Andy and Yvonne. Will make sure to let you know when movie comes out.
and then we put her to work.
and Mark too. Andy built a cabinet to go above the frideges and Mark was helping with the install
Andy also built and installed a cabinet in the laundry room.
Yvonne captured some different angles I thought would be fun to share with you.
as I said before, Yvonne knows people and it just happens her previous director friend lives in Long Lake, so here they are trying on their best knight helmut face
I thought my pic was good, but I like it with the knight in it, damn Yvonne!
Never got this one either, That Yvonne has the eye
really, she is putting me to shame.love this one too
well she is definitely capturing the level of detail Andy has put into this place.
and the master himself
Had to move the puzzle to the fungeon room as it was a 3 ft. one. and its a strange one, but I can;t wait to get back there to work on it.
Stay tuned for the tower!
I have arrived - I MADE THE BLOG!
ReplyDeleteDamn, that castle is awesome...love you guys!
WOW!
ReplyDeleteHi. I was on the AARCH tour yesterday and really enjoyed it. I keep thinking about all you have done, not just the building but the decorating too. I saw that you have copper sinks in your bathrooms. I have recently installed one too. How do you take care of them? Will they turn green with oxidation some day? I also have oiled bronze fixtures and I hope they don't change color too. Any suggestions? Sara
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