Completed Projects
North
Conway Community Center Landscaping
Wendy's first project as president of the
Mountain Garden Club was to handle all the efforts
made by the club members in this major
landscaping project.
Trip to Phoenix
At
the end of March, 2016, our wonderful son, Jim,
took Wendy, Kelly and me to Arizona for four days
where we visited all sorts of highlights ending
at an Indy Car Race. Photos are here.
Flight with Brian Knight
In
October 2015, Brian Knight flew up from Brainard Field in Hartford with Bob and
Deb Haas as passengers. Wendy and I met them at the Eastern Slopes Airport in
Freyburg and then Brian took us on a flight around Jackson. Photos are here.
Anniversary Party
Our
50th wedding anniversary was held on Labor Day weekend in 2015. We had 50
guests (including 8 children) - mostly friends from the Glastonbury era. It was
a gorgeous early fall day. Photos are found here
Notes to Home
This was not a High Meadow Project. Rather it was our 2013
trip to the Alps. Wendy and I visited my sister, Ruth, in Montisi, Italy, then
went on to climb the Alps in Sulden and Tiers, both in the Sud Tyrol. These are
note that we sent to our children and to our friends that had planned to go
with us. . Click here to view the Notes to Home.
The Hut
This project was started in 2007, but lay dormant until the
boss hired Alex Franke of Alex’s Fine Woodworking to finish the job in early
2011. This ‘finished storage area’ above the garage can handle all 5 grandchildren
who wish to experience the joy of staying in a hut without climbing a mountain
to get there. Click here to view the
construction process.
Jackson Public Library
This was a project, not at
High Meadow, but a project which took a lot of our time. At the conclusion of
the effort, Wendy was asked to put together a catalog of 20 pictures that would
tell the story of the transformation of the old Trickey Barn to our new
library. Click here to view the
catalog. Photos acquired during the period from April 2008 through January 2010
are available here.
Photos from February 2010 to the December 7 2010 ribbon cutting ceremony are
found here.
A geothermal heating and cooling system designed for the new library and that
took a lot of our time and that of our son Doug. An economic analysis of such a
system was published - click here to download a .pdf
version of that document.
Ski
Trips
Also not a construction
project, but it seemed to take as much time and effort. A DVD of 300 slides
from our 1998 – 2001 European ski trips was assembled using all the tricks of
the trade. The slideshow is not available here (you can request a DVD) but the
photos and area maps are here.
The Barn
Gestation period was four years. Contracted with L.A. Drew in
2007, completed in early Spring, 2008. View Photos
The Basement Stairway
This project involved replacing the plywood stairs with
trimmed-out birch to match the flooring used upstairs. Solid maple shelving was
installed on the landing to provide storage for cookbooks and Wendy's office
material. Completed in Summer, 2005. View
Photos
John's
Office
This project featured a wall of built-in bookcases to house
material for the Hopkin Thomas Genealogy Project as well as general office
equipment. Also, the other walls were outfitted with custom birch wainscoting.
The major activities were completed in 2002. Remaining related activities
include the framing and hanging of family portraits and artifacts related to
the genealogy project. View Photos
Grandy's
Hangout
This project entailed finishing the second floor area that
connects the Future Space with the Master Bedroom closet - it is an extension
of the closet and used for primarily for storage of out-of-season clothing. The
project was completed in the fall of 2004. View Photos
Dumbwaiter
Also known as Lil' Dummy, this project involved construction
of a powered lift to raise the wood for the Jotul wood stove located in the
Great Room from the basement level. With approximately eight cords of wood
being burned during the heating system, this installation is critical. The
major activities involved creating a shaft, a car to ride in the shaft and a
wire rope and pulley system powered by a boat winch to raise and lower the car.
The upper terminus of the lift was constructed as a wood storage bin at the
time of the house construction. The lower terminus was framed into the south
all of John's Office.
This project was completed in 2001.
Rev. Jan. 2016