Friday 06.28.2013

A very productive week at Ramsay--despite the 90+ temps most of 

the week doing little to slow down the outstanding cast of characters

on site working their distinctive bits of magic around the estate.

  Carpenters, masons, gardeners, grounds crew, electricians, 

housekeeping, AV specialists, glass specialists, and more.

On site today:

Sherry & SY - the usual

Kevin White - general handyman about the grounds

Jim Bailey -our AV and electronics specialist from SC

Mick - after working his usual wonders headed for SC

Kevin and Mike - carpenters at the Guest House

Kyle and masons - in the parterre garden

Chris & Todd - electricians installing final fixtures at the Studio

C'ville Glass & Mirror - installers at the Studio

 

",,, like the countryside of England..." Ramsay after dinner.

Beautiful "Herringbone" pattern

Almost ready for the new lawn!

Kyle and Nate (master & apprentice)

had a mock competition to see

 who would finish which side first. 

It was too close to call!

              

The new shower door at the Studio addition really

sets off the beautiful tile work done earlier.

The Ramsay cows & horses are popular fixtures in Greenwood!

Weekly--passers by stop at the main entrance to take pictures.

"This place is so beautiful we just had to stop and take a picture!"

Thursday 06.27.2013

 The forecast called for 60% chance of rain today, but the clouds

hung close to the mountains and simply teased us all day!

Looking south over Rt. 250

On site today:

SY - mostly the usual (see lower pics)

Kevin & Mike - carpenters at the Guest Cottage
Kyle, Kenny, Adam, Harrison, Nate - the masons in the parterre garden
Tim Scarborough and his  mowing crew

Jim & Mick headed off to Alexandria!

And just as I (SY) was thinking what an uneventful day 

it had been, I unexpectedly met this beautiful creature 

while making rounds in the NW pasture.

Oh, deer!!! Now what should I do?

Exit!   Stage left!

Wednesday 06.26.2013

 A fierce looking storm rolled in a little after 3pm today but 

skirted to the south leaving us mostly high and dry. The chance 

of precipitation for tomorrow afternoon is even greater.

On site today:

Sherry & SY - the usual
Kevin White - yard man extraordinaire

Kevin & Mike - fighting the heat and continuing their great carpentry at the Guest Cottage
Kyle, Nate, Kenny, Josh, Harrison (masons) - getting a good rhythm going on the parterre garden walkway

Kenny mixes a batch of cement at the staging area.

Jim Bailey (from SC) - stopped by to do some tweaking to the electronic master control hidden under the Main House!

Mick - is putting finishing touches on the Studio and finished installing the new wine cooler in the kitchen

OK TJ, where's the wine!?

Tuesday 06.25.2013

Weather Alert!

Heat Wave Coming!

According to our Central VA weather guys,

3 days of 90+ temps constitute a heat wave. So tomorrow's

forecast-ed 90+ temperature will be our 3rd day, and by

definition--we'll have  Our First Heat Wave of the summer.

(Kevin & Mike are ready with an industrial fan on site: see pic below)

On site today:

Sherry & SY - the usual

Kevin White - our one-day-at-a-time hardworking yard guy

Kyle and the masons - in the parterre garden

Kevin & Mike - fighting the heat wave at the Guest Cottage

Check out the 6' fan on the patio!

David "A" Snyder and some "rooter" guys trying to plumb the depths of the 

Guest Cottage drainage system--we don't think the news is going to be good!

And... Mick McWharter... our Master of Whatever Needs  To Be Done!!!

Mick is installing a new wine cooler in the kitchen island.

Monday 06.24.2013

Beautiful Hot Summer Day at Ramsay!

Typical afternoon clouds rolling in on a hot day!

On site today:

Sherry and SY - the usual
Kevin White - back for a day or two before heading to Alaska!
Kevin & Mike - at the Cottage

Friday - Last week

 

Today (2)

Today (1)

And....

Wild Man David "A" Snyder came by to resolve the riddle of the

gutters, downspouts, and drains at the Guest Cottage.

He's a genius -- and doesn't mind doing the dirty work!

It's out here somewhere!

A hah!!! There it is!!!

Mick McWhorter - our master carpenter and wizard from SC arrived earlier this evening to help us sort things out for a few days.

Weekend - 06.22 & 23. 2013

The First Annual 

Countryside Invitational 

Ramsay & Farmington Country Club

Tom & Nick (standing) Bill and Larry (seated)

...and a few scenes from a quiet summer weekend at Ramsay...

Bessie & Beulah

Smoky & Toby at the Barn

Farm House - Early Morning

 

Lindsay Yowell from Richmond

                                                                                 

Ramsay after dark during SY's night time patrol

Friday 06.21.2013

Such a refreshing First Day of Summer!!

Ramsay - 1st Day of Summer - 2013

On site today:

(1) Sherry & (2) SY - the usual, with lots of final prep for TS and his three friends in for a "Guys Only" weekend of Skeet Shooting, Golf, and "who knows what?"  Welcome to Nick, Larry, and Bill... pics to follow!

                                                                                        

(3) Jessica - cleaning the fish pond

Jessica takes on a mammoth task!

           (4) Patsy - beautifying the Guest Cottage porch.

                                                                    

Flowers By Patsy!!

(5 & 6) Kevin & Mike repairing rear wall of the Guest Cottage that had been leaking for years! They got a special consult from  wild man (7) David "A" Snyder - the best roofer in Greenwood!

Better than new!

(8) Billy Frazier - mowing the pastures... and...

our fantastic Yardman, (9) Kevin White on his last day at Ramsay. He's off to play summer baseball in Alaska as part of his conditioning as a rising Junior on the Baseball Team at the University of Michigan.

"Good luck Kevin - we enjoyed having you on OUR TEAM this summer!!"

                                                     

Kevin's request for his parting picture!