Matilda Comes Home - 30 April 2012

After nearly a year and a half living in a small museum in Fall River, Matilda finally came home today.  The Firehouse fits her like a glove.  Our thanks to Philip from Corkum's Towing for bringing Matilda from Fall River.

And while I was waiting for Will and Matilda to arrive, I managed to finish painting one of the windows and do some paint touch up on the main doors.  There's no time wasted around here right now!

Hardscape - 28 April 2012

It was cold and windy, but it didn't stop the team from Heritage Landscaping and New Leaf Horticultral.  I was remiss, though.  I had intended to get them to stop for a few minutes just before left for a group photo.  It might not have been possible to get Gordon and Pamela in the picture, but at least I wanted to get Doug, Kirk, Frank, Chris and Nick to sit still for a minute for a group shot.  I missed the opportunity. To be fair, it was probably better to let them finish up and get home, so they could have some family time.

We are very pleased with the work.  It looks so great!

Driveway - 27 April 2012

The driveway is in!!!  The day began with pouring rain and so I expected that the team from Heritage Landscaping wouldn't get here at all today.  But then, the rain eased off and eventually stopped completely. Within five minutes of the rain stopping, up drove the crew in their wet weather gear all ready to continue laying the tumbled pavers.  By this afternoon the sun was out (and then in and out of the clouds).  They just kept on trucking until they were done.  And it looks great.

Meanwhile, Will has spent this week "populating" the upstairs of the Firehouse with all things fire related and collectable.  It, too, is looking great.  I know he hasn't got all of the collection out there yet and perhaps he never will, at least at one time.  Nevertheless, it looks really good. Here is just the corner representing the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation (CFFF).  As the founder and first president of the CFFF, Will has a special place in his heart for this cause.

Driveway - 26 April 2012

The guys made such great progress today.  The driveway went a lot further than we expected and I think Doug and his team where pleasantly surprised by their own progress.  It looks so great.

Landscaping, Painting & Cleaning - 25 April 2012

The landscaping continues with the french drain being finished, the ground being smoothed, and a bit more slate being laid.  The nicest thing today was seeing the pavers being delivered and then their installation beginning.  It is going to look so great.

Dennis finished the painting on the stairwell, so now all that is left are two windows.  One of which is going to be quite challenging to get to.

Cindy is cleaning everything to sparkling.  What a difference it makes.  So nice!

Painting and Cleaning - 23 & 24 April 2012

The beam and pillars are now done and the stairs are coming along nicely.  The paint really adds a nice polish to great work that has already been done.

We are also very pleased that Cindy Hirtle has come to help us with cleaning the Firehouse.  Having someone who knows what they are doing when it comes to cleaning really helps.  We were able to get rid of the big dirt and dust bunnies, but there is still so much dust that needs help. You do good work, Cindy!

Patio, Walkway & Signage - 20 April 2012

Another day of making great progress.  Work continued today with the folks from Heritage Landscaping and New Leaf Horticulture working on the patio, the walkway, the stone steps and garden beds.  They also pruned some very large and thorny rose bushes. Everything is moving along very well.

Another wonderful addition to the Firehouse are the signs that grace the front of the building.  Don Wilson and the folks at Chiselworks have done a stupendous job.  These aren't just signs; they are art.  What can we say - elegant, beautiful and so fitting with the character of the building. Well done and thank you. Here they are installing the five signs that tell the story.

And here is the full picture of the Lorne Street Fire Co. of Lunenburg, with all of the details showing. Go ahead, click on the picture, you can see it up close and read it for yourself.