The Griffin has landed

The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Greek: γρύφων, grýphōn, or γρύπων, grýpōn; Latin: gryphus) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. As the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle was the king of the birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Griffins are normally known for guarding treasure and well valued priceless possession. In antiquity it was a symbol of divine power and a guardian of the divine. (Wikipedia)

Our Griffin has finally found its home. It has had a rough life after being uprooted from Georgia but now has a nice place to reside. Welcome home my friend!

Rome wasn't built in a day!

No doubt you have heard the phrase "Rome wasn't build in a day" or something similar. I personally believe that Rome was built one column at a time. At least that is true with what I have experienced. The first column on the front porch is in place but not completely installed. This represents a few days work. Five more columns need to be installed. Maybe they will go up quicker since I have now learned what not to do from putting up the first one.

Maybe, Rome can be built in a week or two.

Work on the front porch

I've noticed that it has been some time since my last post, in fact almost 2 months. Why you may ask? We have been visiting our children and grandchildren in Utah and Georgia. But we are home now and work has resumed. So what's on the agenda...repair of the front porch for sure. Elder Chidester, Elder Parkinson and I took down the granite caps and bricks that served as the porch railing.

(Men at work photos:)

Who needs the gym when you have 250+ pound granite caps to haul around. As of now everything is taken down ready for the columns to be put up. We also worked on the upstairs bathroom. The ceiling wallpaper is up and we will start on the walls soon.