First day of fall 2012

We still have a lot of work to do before winter sets in!

Help finish/furnish the new Bennett House B&B in Deadwood!

Help finish/furnish the new Bennett House B&B in Deadwood!: The restoration is almost complete, but we need help furnishing guest rooms for the brand new Bennett House B&B before the Deadwood Jam in September!

Kitchen cabinets

We hope to move in around the middle of June!!

Walls, steps, and patio are almost done!

This rock was placed by Sam Bell of Signature Masonry,

(970) 988-0514, on Valentine's Day 2012.  Sweet!

This gives you an idea how tall the back wall is! 

We're looking forward to grilling/relaxing on our new patio.

They're putting the old railings back on!

We will put a wooden stairway between this wall and the new garage. 

It will go to a pathway to the back door into the kitchen.

I like the rockwork on the sides of the steps, too.

New stuff

You know move-in day is getting close when you put in a toilet with running water!

Retaining wall progress

Dry wall progress

Article in Black Hills Pioneer

Bennett House Restoration way beyond a labor of love - Black Hills Pioneer: Local News: DEADWOOD — Fixing up the family home in Deadwood sounded like a
good idea to Jim Fletcher since he and his wife, Donna, stayed there
on weekends during the summer and on occasion the rest of the year.... (click the link above to read the rest of the story).

Rebuilding the Retaining Walls

Do you want to make a guess as to when it will be completed?

Sam Bell, Sr., 3rd-generation mason, of Signature Masonry (970) 988-0514.

The rocks are out!

Finally!  There isn't too much damage, and the back door still works!  Maybe we'll be able to move in by May after all!