Today we have come into Jackson. We'll visit Paul's work site, which we have not seen as yet. His third site working with OSM. Right now we're at Jackson Whole Grocer.
So, after I wrote the above, Ellen dropped me at the Teton County Library while she shopped, and then we went to Paul's worksite:
Architect's rendering of Paul's current project, which is a c. $7 million house.
This is proving to be the most frustrating job yet, because it is a classic "all accountability/no authority" situation. Paul is responsible for assuring that the project is done in 2 years, with big fines if it isn't, but he has about five bosses who can't agree among themselves and dither endlessly on important decisions. It's sort of tearing him up.
Part barn board, part stone exterior
This is a vast, sprawling house, attractive in many ways, but pretty big for an older couple with no children living at home. It has two fantastic views, one of the Tetons, the other of a lovely valley.
The valley view
It has only 3 bedrooms, but very generous living spaces. E.g., this is the kitchen:
The kitchen in progress
The dining room ceiling
The living room
During our tour of the house, I got a call from Winnie Vogt, back in Vermont. She didn't realize we were in Wyoming. She had been reading a sermon she had had on her desk for years, titled Constructing Fatherhood, but with no name attached. She wondered if I had written it. I said I had. About 15 years ago. She loved the sermon and wanted to show it to the person who is preaching next Sunday, Fathers' Day, at the Dummerston Church. (The regular pastor, Susanna, has now retired). I said anyone could use it as they wished.
After our tour, we went across the road to the Teton Science School. Neither of had ever seen its new location. This is where Max is this week during the day. It's a pretty impressive campus. They must have some pretty wealthy donors!
One building at the Teton Science School
We didn't see Max. We'll hear about his day later, we hope.
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