When we live in the house, we'll have a big decking area outside. And when I say 'big', I mean the size of two living rooms. Imagine! Our plan all along was to have a house where the outside was just as important as the inside. I often walk over to where this deck will be, and imagine myself lying in a hammock... I'll be reading a book, curling my toes in the sunshine, and Elmer will be bringing me cocktails.

It's so strange to be building a house (especially for someone who comes from a country where this is not common), and the only thing that makes it real at the moment is walking over to stand on the foundations. I wonder if it will match the image I have in my head when it's finished....or how long it will take to feel like home..

This wood will make up the frame for the stairs and the bridge-walkway above the living area. It is huge (see baby wellies for proportion) and it smells GREAT.