Drafts be gone!

Well, some of them anyway. I never thought getting new windows could be so exciting. The plan goes a little something like this:
new bedroom windows upstairs, west side
new kitchen window
new upstairs hall window, north side
new (and doubled in size!) upstairs window, south side
knock out the dining room window facing the deck and replace it with french doors

This will hopefully not only cut down on frigid drafts come wintertime, but also bring good southern and western light in where we want and need it in the cold months and provide cross-ventilation in hot summer months. I've been reading bits and pieces of the piles of books we've got on green building/renovating, passive solar heating/cooling, home design, etc. Windows are one of the first on all lists of things to do to make your home more efficient (and attractive!). It's a small-ish step, and it's always exciting to see these kinds of long-term investments taking place.

The tomatoes are ripening - a few more each day. And we can't keep up with the summer squash and herbs. Tonight's supper is grass-fed burgers from a farmer-friend nearby, roasted potatoes and beets, and sauteed squash, zucchini and beet greens. Supper's on in an hour, so I'm off to prepare. Yum yum.