Cabin

​We have had a number of dramas and a few other things going on.  I have hardly mentioned the granny flat of late.
Our new kitchen has taken up a lot of our thoughts in recent times.  We had no place to put anything in the kitchen while the old one was demolished, and the stages of the new one were taking shape. That has changed now.
Merril went to hospital and the guy making the granny flat (cabin) also did.  When the guy doing the Cabin was ok again, he recommenced work.  Merril had had another stent put in her artery and I had ended up staying the night in hospital with her.
So the builder has been beavering away at the cabin and it is taking shape.  Once the concreting and some of the groundwork was done, I said to the guy “you must like this stage” (making it look pretty).  I was surprised at his answer.  He said something like, “I actually like working it all out and how to do it the best.”
Anyway Merril and I have been wandering in to have a sneak peek after the worker goes home each day.   It has been taking shape.  Recently giant strides were made in the bathroom/toilet area.  As were strides made in the washer/dryer area.
I must admit I have been very pleasantly surprised.  It is amazing - we live in a joint for more than 10 years and little changes - and then big changes happen.
Our goal with the granny flat has been to make it an independent living space.  Visitors can use it, and it contain all that is required.  I can actually see that our plans for the place are turning out as we had in mind.  We did not want it to be so pokey that anyone felt claustrophobic, and although there is seemingly a heap of stuff to go in there, it does not feel like it will feel spacious enough.
Its funny but I really feel like I am seeing what encouragement does.  Merril and I tell the builder we like what we are seeing, and he seems to go the second mile.  It is not finished yet but for sure so far so good.