I visited family in Ontario for two weeks in early June.  Thanks to my sister Karen for hosting and keeping me busy.  Just before I left I ordered plans for a 2-car garage.

The plans were waiting for me when I returned home and since then I have been planning the construction.  Yesterday I applied for a building permit which will take a few weeks to be processed.  In the meantime I am searching for a contractor to build the slab-on-grade foundation.  The rest of the construction I will do myself with some help from friends to do heavy lifting.

Above is the site plan.  Currently the driveway extends from the road all the way back to the shed where there is a car/boat tent.  The strategic placement of the garage turns the area behind the garage into garden space, provides privacy, and increases the deer-free zone.  BTW the deer did not penetrate the newly constructed fences while I was away.

The schedule is to build the foundation this year and then construct the rest in 2016 after I return from Mexico.  Yes, I decided to return to Guanajuato next winter, leaving mid-November and returning mid-March.  I will be renting the same efficiency apartment and going to La Hacienda Spanish School, newly founded by my teacher friends.