So, its been another relaxing month.  We took a 12 day 4,200 km road trip through Washington and Oregon to Reno Nevada, and then back through California and the Oregon coast.  The roads to the redwoods were closed due to rock and mud slides, but the rest of the trip was great.  Below is a view of a rather large tree in southern Oregon, and a view of a surfer out our motel window in northern Oregon.  While we are more partial to the coast of Japan, if you are in the neighborhood, the Oregon coast is well worth it.

Did a little work before we went – these are the cabinets in the laundry room, which shall also become a pantry. Next step is to build the cabinet doors, likely maple, and then put on a countertop.

Also finally installed the rama screens in the void beside the stairs – the void was sized for the screens when we framed the house.  Have decided to redo the lower set of stairs to hid the steel supports. The upper set have the supports hidden and look much better. So I need to disassemble, plane one of the stringers which has cupped a bit, rout out the ends of the treads, and reinstall.