October at Joie de Vie

new coat of stain and sealer

custom copper caps on the porch posts

a little snow dust on the mountain

We had some work done on the house last month and took an opportunity for a quick trip to Crested Butte to check it out. There are four houses in our Association and this summer we agreed that all of the houses needed another coat of stain and sealer. The snow is murder on these homes. Also, our porches are supported by huge posts that are all splitting from the melting snow that sits on them in the winter. Danny had talked to a couple of people and suggested "caps" of some sort for the posts. Our neighbor did some legwork and decided on a local company, Dragon Sheet Metal, to do the work. We had copper caps custom fitted for all of the posts on our homes. We are very pleased with the work and glad we came up to check it out. We missed the peak season for foliage, and the aspens have just about dropped all of their leaves. It was exciting to see a dusting of snow on the mountain and we are hopeful for a great ski season. I took Danny to Marchitelli's Gourmet Noodle for supper last night. It was a new place for him, but Hallie and I went this past summer to try it out and loved it. We had a great meal and will definitely go back on another visit.