NOV. 18 Part II - After the digging for the septic field was completed, Mary Anne emerged from her "track hoe". What a surprise. Hersh relaxed after coffee in the "breakfast nook" while Mary Anne played hide & seek!

NOV. 18 Progress continues. This week saw the completion of the foundation, installation of the septic tank, trenching for the septic field and routing of lines under the foundation for water and power. The foundation now has been backfilled and the floors of the basement and garage are ready to be poured. Also, pads were poured for the fireplace and longitudinal steel suppot beam. Forms and tubes for the deck posts were on hand. Stay tuned.

Nov 10 Opus 2 By Friday, the entire foundation was framed and then poured. Special pads for the fireplace and support beam were also poured. The frames will come down Monday to expose the concrete foundation. I had a great time climbing onto the crane and threatening to level the entire lakefront community. One of Silver Lake's many amatuer building inspectors, (Dave Solomon) arrived with his sidekick, Ode, just in time to take pictures of 75% of the Sosnoff family conducting their own inspection. Stay tuned!

Nov. 10 - Progress continues. This week saw yet another piece of ENORMOUS equipment arrive...the crane used by the foundation contractor. First, the footings were poured. After Mary Anne inspected them, frames were put in place to hold concrete and rebar.

NOVEMBER 3 - Upon returning from a few days in the big city, I found that well drilling was in progress. Tasker Wells drilled down to an incredible 620 feet and still had to "hydrofrac" to get a good flow. At 600 feet the Chinese embassy filed a protest and threatened a full diplomatic flap if we continued much further. Luckily, the hydrofrac produced results. Hopefully, the water will not speak Mandarin! Here are some pictures of the rig . The following day, an excavator arrived and finished carving the foundation. Finally, I couldn't help trying the new garage location! Feels right. Stay tuned, Hersh