Please note...

Every good building project deserves a "topping out" ceremony where an evergreen bough is placed when the highest point of construction is reached.  Not to be outdone of course...  Last night we had our own short ceremony.  Please note John & Brian on the roof.  Please note Brian's the one who's still limber enough to squat down to attach the branch.  Please note it's a larch branch, not quite an evergreen, but enduring none the less.  Please note the longest part of the ceremony was probably John getting up and down off the roof....

The ceremony was followed by our own Wed. morning trio in the new "orchestra pit".  The audience, in various stages of awe, are in the "new" room.  Notice Phyllis, front & right, who just arrived back from Florida via NC today (just for this event, I'm sure).  Last photo is Brian with some BBQ sandwiches.  We had chopped pork for dinner with 5 BBQ sauces, mostly from different parts of NC.  The vote for the best sauce was tied between the Eastern and the Special.  Please note the platter of asparagus all from my our own garden!

Have a good Memorial Day weekend.  We're taking a few days off as well so no blogging until next week...