Let's Visit Christy & Bryan

Would you like a peek into our daughter

and son-in-law's new house?

Christy and Zoe will welcome you at the door.

Hope you brought your swimsuit with you.

Have you met our grandson Luke?
Here he is with his mom,
and he'll put some red snapper and flounder
he caught on the grill for supper.

I haven't taken pictures of the guest room yet,

but the master bedroom is a dreamy retreat.

Barn wood from our old home in TN

will become a part of this bedroom 

when Bryan has it made into a barn slider door

leading into the bathroom.

I'll show you that when it's finished

but here's another piece from Valley View

that Christy asked for when her father and I moved to Florida.

It's a 12 foot bench R.H. and I bought decades ago

that we used by our dining table for a long time

and now will be used for Christy and Bryan's.

It was made by a Mennonite carpenter and had been

in our barn for over 10 years after we stopped using it.

The small entrance courtyard outside the window above

will soon become a small garden full of herbs.

Before we step further into the house we should pop

back outside for a moment and let R.H. show 

you a date palm tree that is in bloom.

Back inside, just a quick look at one wall of the kitchen.

The kitchen will be remodeled in Phase II;

meanwhile we'll just look at this piece

that holds her Fiesta collection.

Time to go to the pool party but you might want 

to stop by the dramatic new powder room first.

I couldn't resist getting a closeup shot for you.

Ready for a swim now?

Bryan, Christy, and R.H. have been so busy landscaping

the area around the terrace that I need to get a new 

picture out here as it has changed dramatically
since I took this picture.

Next time I go visit, I'll do just that

and will keep you updated as they move into

Phase II and III, and beyond.

An outdoor kitchen is next on the list as

Christy is one of the best grill cooks ever,

but here's how we'll end our visit.

Let's gather around the new linear fire pit between

the pool and the lake beyond.

Magical!

So glad you came along with us on a visit to our

daughter and son-in-law's new house.

Y'all drive home safely now!