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2018)
2-5-2018 This is what the castle looks like on February 5th. We had a little
snow again, but it's not much and should be gone in a few days.
I have not started to do any work yet this year because the next thing I need
to do is lay more blocks. The weather is not yet good enough to do that.
3-19-2018 Our friends Tony and MaryBeth came up for a visit. They were Patty's
next door neighbors back in Alexandria for many years. We all had a nice time,
and we are glad they went to the trouble to come see us.
3-20-2018 What the heck is this stuff? It's supposed to be the first day of
spring. We have six inches so far and it's supposed to keep snowing till
tomorrow afternoon.
3-22-2018 We got a total of eleven inches of snow over two days. I used
the backhoe to plow the driveway. On my way back up the hill,
I was greeted by four of our deer friends. One was heard to say "What the
heck is that big orange thing?".
4-2-2018 This snow must be a little April Fools joke. Only problem is that
it came a day after April first.
4-2-2018 Through rain, through hail, through sleet or snow, our deer friends
come to visit us.
4-5-2018 Today our friends Woody and Winnie stopped by to visit. They don't
usually both show up at the same time.
4-8-2018 This is a photo of my relatives that came to visit us. They came
all the way from the west coast and stayed a few days. We certainly had
fun having them here. They seem to have enjoyed themselves. Perhaps they
can come for a longer visit next time.
4-8-2018 We now have a new knight at the castle. I encourage anyone
who is foolish enough to consider attacking our castle to remember that
it is now being protected by Sir Jaden.
4-11-2018 The weather is getting better now. Soon I will be able
to start laying block again. The next goal is to finish the wall
in front of the great hall.
4-13-2018 I've started laying blocks. I asked duke if he wanted
to lay some blocks. He thought I said "do you want to lay next
to some blocks?".
4-18-2018 I've finished row five on this portion of the wall. Five
rows down, fifteen to go.
4-23-2018 The block inspector showed up today to check out the new
work. She said it all looked okay.
4-23-2018 I have now finished row eight. Eight rows down, twelve rows to go.
5-2-2018 I have sad news to report. Today, we lost our good friend Wizard.
We adopted him at the animal shelter eleven years ago. He has been a very
good cat and a very good friend. We will miss him.
5-4-2018 Row twelve is now finished. Twelve rows down, eight rows to go.
5-4-2018 I have also started working on the left side of the gatehouse.
5-15-2018 I have finished row 13, 7 more to go.
5-15-2018 I have also finished row 12 on both sides of the gatehouse.
This allows me to place the steel pieces across the tops of the doors.
5-15-2018 The steel is 1/4 inch thick and it bends a little so I
spot welded a 2 inch wide piece across the top to make it a little
more rigid.
5-21-2018 Of course, in order for the blocks to fit over the
upright steel piece, I need to take out a portion of the
bottom of the blocks that will go over the doors.
5-26-2018 We were visited by our friends Tony and MaryBeth.
They brought with them a beautiful quilt castle scene that
they had made. MaryBeth did the quilt and Tony made the frame.
They are both very talented. What a wonderful and unique thing
to have hanging on our wall.
5-28-2018 I have now finished row sixteen on this part of the wall.
Sixteen down and four to go.
5-28-2018 Also today, we had a visit by our friend Tammy the Turtle.
I asked her if she was here to help, and she just headed straight for the door.
6-2-2018 The wall is now high enough that I can finally install the rest
of the roof.
6-2-2018 First, I install the ceiling joists/rafters.
6-2-2018 Then I put the plywood in place. I will not be able to install the
rubber roofing until I finish three more rows of blocks on the front wall.
6-9-2018 I just finished row 20 on the part of the wall in front of the
great hall. This is the last row except for the crenelations. When I have
time and the weather is good, I can finish installing the permanent rubber
roofing.
6-13-2018 I just finished row 14 on the gatehouse.
6-19-2018 This is my first bear sighting. We have several photos caught
on the deer cam, but this is the first I have seen in person. As soon as
I went out on the porch to say hello, he (or she) ran off. I was only
able to get this blurry photo.
6-23-2018 Soon, I will be adding rows to this, the last wall of the castle.
6-30-2018 Momma deer stopped by today to show off her new young'un.
7-9-2018 Now up to row 9 on the last wall and row 17 on the gatehouse.
7-18-2018 As far as I can remember, this is the first time we have
had four spotted fawns in the yard at the same time.
7-19-2018 The nice man from Lowe's brought us a big pile of lumber today.
7-20-2018 I am going to use it to build a couple of walkways near the
top of the front wall.
8-1-2018 This walkway is now almost finished.
8-2-2018 This part of the wall is finished except for two more rows
on the crenelations.
8-5-2018 I need to build another walkway on the other side of
the gatehouse.
8-8-2018 I have finished the final row of blocks on this part
of the wall. All that's left to complete this is to put the
caps on top to keep the rain out of the blocks.
8-9-2018 The second walkway is coming along nicely.
8-12-2018 Two building inspectors came around today.
Since today is Sunday, I TOAD them they would need to come back tomorrow.
8-12-2018 Also, we had a visit from our friend Mr. Green. He said he
is praying for us.
8-13-2018 The floor boards are in place for the new section of the walkway.
I need to do eight more rows of blocks to finish this part of the wall.
8-19-2018 I have placed the last block on the regular walls. I still need to
install the top caps on several walls. As far as blocks go, the only blocks
that need to be put in place are the blocks for the gatehouse.
9-4-2018 Most of the stairway is finished. I still need to install the
permanent railings.
10-1-2018 I still need to finish covering the roof with EPDM (rubber)
material. It is held to the plywood with a special glue as shown here.
10-2-2018 This is what the area looks like when finished. The only
part of the roof that still needs to be covered is the tower on the left.
10-26-2018 I have now finished the last portion of the roof. It started
raining today, so I will have a chance to test everything out.
11-5-2018 The castle is protected by our team of "guard deer".
Unfortunatly, right now most of them are laying down on the job.
11-6-2018 I just finished installing the floor joists for the
floor-roof on the gatehouse.
11-16-2018 We had about 8 inches of snow yesterday. That
is higher than is normal in November. I hope this doesn't
mean we are going to have a very snowy winter this year.
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12-8-2018 We had a visit from Jim today. He stopped here
on his way around the country visiting various castles and
renaissance festivals. It sounds like fun, we hope he enjoys himself.
To send e-mail to Jim or Patty click here:
jimdupont(at)dupontcastle(dot)com
OR here
jimdupont@intergate.com
Queen Patricia and I would like to say a special THANK YOU to the following people
who have volunteered time and energy to help with the work at the castle site.
Bill Postlethwait
Mariann Postlethwait
Mark Eastwood
Barbara Gay
Jim Eaton
Carol Eaton
John Miller
Terry Robinson
Shereen Robinson
Brad Hurliman
Rob Dekarske
Shirley Mandler
T.O. Galloway
Bill White
Adam Elliott
Mike Rozalski
I would also like to thank the following people for advice, technical assistance, encouragement,
and moral support:
John Miller - Bull Run Castle
Ron Bigbee - Castle Avalon
Sir Randy Michael - Chateau LaRoche
Peter Wing - Wings Castle
Sue Maxwell - Ravenwood Castle
Mike Freeman - Castell Gwynn
Roger Greim - Kataryna Castle
Bruce Busboom - Busboom Castle
Meme Hardin - Hardin Castle
Wyatt C Mortensen - Sleeping Beauty Castle
David O'Connor - Castle Anam Cara
Mike Newman - Newman's Castle
We would like to thank the following people who donated either money, furnishings,
or building materials to the Dupont Castle building project.
Bill & Mariann Postlethwait
Shirley Zimmerman & Bob Hampl
Mark Eastwood &Barbara Gay
Frank & Beverly Frederick
Bentley & PamWestfield
Al Dumit
Frank Bredimus - Berkeley castle
Mack & Mattie McLaughlin
Terry and Rick Moody - Sky High Castle
John & Pat Beno
Terry and Linda Jemison
Tientje Willis
Carl & Christine Hanfling
Charles Klusarits
Rick & Shirley Rutherford
T.O. Galloway and Shirley Mandler
Bill White
Annamae and Ron Ankeny
Keith Nolan
Foy and Helen Varner
Jim Fassio
Richard Taylor
Tony and MaryBeth Heller
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