poplar road

This busy week started out with a quick visit from Jason. He came up here for a heating job, but at the end of the day Monday when we were about to put our feet up on the coffee table, he got Richard motivated to do a quick and dirty (very dirty) installation: our over-the-range microwave convection oven. The box in our entry hall had become the new catch-all spot coming in the front door, sitting there for 3 months after a similar delay getting the thing; but with Jason’s expertise it didn’t take the guys long to plot out the ventilation, install the fan and get the oven in place. Jason was a little perturbed by my hovering with the camera, but I couldn’t resist documenting yet again. Richard still has to install the vent duct, which of course means that with less than 72 hours until he serves up the Christmas Eve ham, my dining room table is hidden beneath a pile of razor sharp bits of metal. But it’s in, and isn’t it shiny! More than makes up for the sawdust I had to clean off everything when they’d finished.