jeff continues to be a deck building machine!  he's been waterproofing and building railing sections and yesterday he put up some sections in the snow!  it is really looking good out there, here are some shots.

in this one you get a good idea of how high the deck is off the ground.  at the bottom of the staircase is the sliding glass down that leads to our basement family room.


this one is just a zoom of the lovely railings in progress...


for my part, i was inside repainting the guest room to the color i originally had wanted (a tan/putty color - "stone house" from benjamin moore).  pix to follow when that is finished up, but i am already much happier with the space.

and fwiw, i keep trying to get another "bump shot", but there are have been various failed attempts.