Updatery

Things have been eventful lately: We have insulation installed and the sheetrock crews have installed the drywall. Now they are mudding, which seems to be a time-consuming process. When they have finished mudding, they will prime the walls, and then, at last, we can paint.
We have already purchased the paint, and I'm quite impatient to apply it to the walls.
Speaking of which, we have walls. They make a surprising difference; all the rooms seem smaller, and yet the house seems larger, and more mysterious. You can get lost wandering into rooms and not being able to see through the walls to tell where the other person is.
Here are some pictures:

 This is the kitchen, with a glimpse into the adjacent pantry.

This is upstairs in the library.

And, just for good measure, this is the garden: