Here we are at the end of week 2. Although still a long ways away from the deck of our dreams,  there is a hint of what is to come. Mike went to Halifax today and ordered the iron fencing that will enclose the back half of the yard as well as the iron arches that will top the privacy fence around the rest of the yard. They ran the electrical for the cabana and hot tub today so everything is starting to fall into place. If there were no more financial surprises that would be good but I guess that's just part of the beauty of owning a 100-year-old house.

The pool used to be at the far edge of the deck. Now, with the new cabana, it looks like it's going to be more in the centre of the deck than at the edge. We're starting to get a feel of just how large this thing is going to be.

The first two beams that will hold up the roof of the gazebo that will cover the hot tub. If you look closely you can see the strings that mark the top of the deck. The far edge is almost to the Yew bush.

Another view of the framework that was finished as of the end of the week. Mike was going to order an outdoor dining table today but wasn't sure there was going to be enough room for a 90" table. I think he would have been okay.

The black and green lines you see trailing through the water are the high voltage electrical that will power the hot tub. I'm not sure I'm comfortable with them going through water like that but the electricians didn't seem to be panicking so I'll assume everything is fine. But I might let someone else be the first person in the hot tub. Just in case.