Merci beaucoup to Warren!

Once again I am feeling very lucky to have found wonderful people to help me around the Clocktower Cottage. 

Warren Smith, my carpenter/all around handyman, came through again. This time installing the new countertops near the sink and in the dining area. I put matching butcher block tops in the dining area because I love the way the island looks (Warren did that last fall). And around the sink, where it'll be wet and messier with food preparation, I put new, neutral-colored Formica that blends well with the tile backsplash. We selected the color of the Formica when we were there last November and told Warren he had until April 1 to get the job done. All done with days to spare!

Before:

Gosh I hate that awful green Formica!

After:

I didn't even ask Warren to level the whole counter as I assumed it was installed that way because of the dishwasher height, but he figured out a way to do it and I am delighted with all the workspace I will now have when cooking.

Warren is English and doesn't speak much French so he enlisted his wife Anne to help with translation when the guy came recently to measure for mosquito screens, called "moustiquaires," in French. So I will have Anne to thank if those also turn out well. We are still waiting for the cost estimate to arrive from the window company. 

So, as usual, all is ticking along nicely and I can't wait to get to Duras to see the improvements to the kitchen.