Recital Pictures

Here are photos of the recital that I did not have time to post last night. It was a very nice deal. Erik was exceedingly kind and happy to be there and support his sister...

Anneliese's Recital

Anne's long awaited recital was today. I thought it was a great success. We went out to carbo-load at an Italian restaurant afterward.

Rich got started and has really gone to town making our blog, this is much easier than I thought it would be so now we are up to date! We seem to be obsessed with the house, it' been a long year, but today they put in the last window so our renovating is DONE and we are enjoying the new space. Dad told us to put up pictures of the whole house so Rich did it right away. Check out Rich's running blog- Gimsbacher runner- he has a mileage tally, after he saw Casey's total he had to make his own. He is also going to add a baby total of babies he has delivered, so we have to go back a bit and count up and then go forward from there. So I guess we'll think of more fun stuff to add and can keep up with everyone now!

Erik and Anne's Rooms

Anneliese's room is the one with the frilly canapy. Erik's with the sleigh bed--only thing we have not an antique. Built in closet is one of two in the house--cherry wood and quite cool.

Granda Jeffery said folks had said we should put some pictures of the rest of the house--so I did. This is quite fun really. Hope all are interested..mildly.

Our Bedroom

Here are different views of our bedroom. This room was the living room during the first year we moved in as it is the biggest (was before the Scheune), but it is on the second floor--which was weird to traipse up through the laundry room to get to the living room. SO, we switched placed. But the piano (weight 2000 pounds) remains there until it dies. So, I can play at night time in my room.

Dining Room

This is the dining room. We have 4 large Schranks in there. Two are Weinschraenke (Wine schranks) from a vineyard with carvings about Rhine wine and Mosel wine. They are really for the glasses only. The blue dishes are a small portion of our collection of Villeroy and Boch Burgenland dishes from the flea market.

Living Room

Here is the living room in the 1830 end of the house. Notice our old blind cat, Heidi.

Here are Katie's bowls and a little wagon we got from Teo.

Anneliese Nella Jackson jumping on Mom's new exercise ball.

Scheune

Inside the Scheune during the decoration process--cutification.

Main Entryway

Inside the entryway... We put back on the doors when we were able to move the "Monster" antique up to the new loft in the Scheune.

Grandpa Jeffery and Rich during Berlin Marathon

Here I am during the middle of my 38th marathon and the 8th Berlin for me. Berlin is my favorite for sure.

Erik's Dog House

Erik and Grandpa working on his "dog house". They got the front window in and Erik subsequently put in the back one. Of course, during this process we acquired a table saw and a nifty Black and Decker drill. We could use Grandpa around for a year! Of course, Grandma made the best apple cake I have ever eaten!

Here is the view of the Scheune looking toward the street when we were looking at the house. The lady in the leather is Frau Schleppi. We have tried to name several pets after her subsequently, but the children did not buy off on it.

Wonderful visit by Mom and Dad Jeffery- Sept-Oct 2007.

Anne and Grandma Jeffery up a hunters stand up on the mountain behind our home near our little piece of forest.

Here is a similar view with same ladder. Lots of changes.

This is a before view of what has become our favorite room in the house. This door goes into the finished part of the house. This project started on 31 Oct 2006 and involved about 3X the quoted budget for the project, many more months than it was supposed to take and involved three groups of Polish workers, a Russian and many different German firms-electricians who come for a few hours every month or so, cement firms, floor heat, plasterers, chimney, electric company to move the wires over the emerging chimney, etc and etc. WHAT AN ADVENTURE!

After church one Sunday when Grandpa and Grandma Jeffery were visiting. We LOVED having them with us for a couple of week. This is in the front of the house under a big Chestnut tree.

Here is the view into the back yard from inside the Scheune.

Here is the homestead. The barn end-with the round door is from 1776 and the other end was added in 1830. The 1830 end used to be a restaurant with a dance hall on the back. The stream which the town is named after, the Gimsbach, is on the right side of the house as you face it here.

Gimsbach Farm House

Here we are at the front of the new "Scheune" Family Room with our "Residuals".