We have tile at Anam Cara!

The tilers were busy this past week!  About 95% of the tile is laid in the basement retreat space and the upstairs bathrooms.  Grouting still needs to be done and then they can get busy on floor trim and interior doors.  The plan is to be able to celebrate Christmas at Anam Cara, so Mark and I have been busy doing some preview shopping online for bunk beds and simple furniture for the basement. This first picture is a view of the basement fellowship hall looking towards the retreat kitchen with a propane fireplace in the left corner.

This second picture is the fellowship hall looking from the retreat kitchen towards the bunk rooms.  There are two bunk rooms which we hope will each hold at least 3 bunk beds.  There is a bathroom for each bunk room and two large storage closets in the hallway.  The windows have a beautiful view of the woods behind the house.  Right now it's a solid wall of cedar trees, but we're hoping to thin those out a bit giving room for the hardwoods to flourish and adding backyard space.

Picture number 3 is a close up view of the retreat kitchen. The right hand side will have a cooking area and the left hand side will have a large plank table.  We also hope to purchase a few round folding tables and chairs that can be set up in the fellowship hall for quilters, scrap book fans, or other retreat guests.  After Benjamin and Samohya's wedding and the Thanksgiving holidays we'll be investigating what it will take to set up a 501C3!