It’s been raining steadily all day today, so it’s a good thing that I finished using the mortar on hand yesterday. The outside brick work is getting very close to the level of the hearth slab especially around the back and left side.
I’m taking a few days off (yes, I know I just got back from vacation) to visit my dad in Yadkinville, NC. Friday is his 89th birthday and I don’t get to see him often enough. I’m taking a slide show of pictures of the oven to share with him and other family that will be at the Birthday Party. Most everyone in the family is pretty handy with tools so it will be fun to show them how the oven is coming.
Tried to add some pics for the record. However, something isn’t cooperating, so I’ll edit them in later. The rectangular slab of stone is pink granite salvaged from the Atlanta UAW meeting hall that was demolished. My father-in-law had been saving that for “something” and when I expressed an interest in it he was glad to pass it down as his Union Legacy.
