Stone Shack: Has it really been a whole year ???

I have a lot of catching up to do ... It's been a few days beyond a year since I last updated. Surely I haven't been doing nothing. a quick list:

Rotted back porch post bases have been removed and restored.
A new fir T&G back porch floor has been installed to replace the rotted pine one. I need to sand and recoat with one final coat of spar varnish and it will be done for the next couple of years.)
The old wrought iron fence we've been dragging around for 12 years finally has a permanent home in the front yard.
Perennial gardens are dug and partially planted after regrading the soil (removing about 8 inches of bulked up earth.)
Lattice panels under the porch have been dug out (see above) and removed to be restored and reinstalled.
Aluminum soffit and fascia (probably dating to 1970's) has been removed, re-exposing the original rafter tails and adding more charm and style to the house.
The whole exterior (save a few window surrounds) has been scraped and repainted.
The original terra cotta tile floor on the front porch has been cleaned and now I am removing paint drips (see above.)
The Japanese garden in the back yard is 90% in place. I am still collecting rocks for the dry creek and a few final plants need to be purchased when the coffers refill.
The front door, which was stripped and left unfinished when we purchased the house, received a dozen coats of shellack in the past few weeks to begin repairing the funky "stripped wood" color. Final coats of spar varnish will complete it once the color is corrected with the shellack.
a few trees have been removed from the side of the house. These were improperly "topped" years back and would never recover. Soon well look for some new evergreen shrubs to plant in their place.