The first weekend in June we made another quick trip to Saskatoon; waiting until we could get back in August just seemed too far away. The main event of the weekend was getting the chuppah poles for our wedding ready to go.
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First of all, Natasha's dad and Dave cut down a tree from Natasha's parents' new place to be the fourth pole. (The other three poles had already been cut down at Natasha's parents' old place.)
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After cutting down the tree, all the poles needed to have their bark taken off -- at least, according to Natasha's dad they did :) Dave really enjoyed that job!
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Next, Natasha's dad smoothed them out with some special equipment. You can see the deck with lovely flowers in the background. And of course, Natasha's mom, probably enjoying some coffee.
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Taking the poles into the house so Natasha's dad could cut samples of them for Dave's parents wasn't
strictly necessary, but I think Dave's parents appreciated the samples. Plus, it gave Natasha a chance to get this lovely picture of the newly framed windows!
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And just check out all the space... This will be the living room/dining room when the house is finished.
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The floor of the master bedroom is starting to be built. (This used to be the sunken living room.)
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A view from the dining room to the kitchen. Beyond you can see that the office walls are framed. You can also see the front door to the right.
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As one last task, we assembled the mosquito tent/outdoor dining room before we left. Unfortunately, a huge windstorm undid our work in a very short amount of time, just a few days after we left. Sigh.
And that was the last of our Saskatoon visits before we headed off to Ontario for our wedding.