August 4, 2016. Western Head, Nova Scotia. The Folly.

Gill is building a Folly all by herself.  She is not contracting for a Folly to be made by George, she is making it with her own hands and by the sweat of her brow.  It will be built to the left of her house and closer to the ocean so she will hear the sound of the sea at all times.  Gill is not a novice at building with wood.  The coffee table she uses here she made in 1978.  And she has made two head boards for her home here, as well as the outside tables for both decks.  Recently, she assisted George with the renovations and made two bookcases, one built in and one free standing.

But this is the first time she has tackled an actual building.  It will be ten by sixteen with no electricity or plumbing.  There will be plenty of windows and one door.  At the moment she is working on the foundation, which is backbreaking work.  She estimates it will take four years before completion.  She and Ken are now in a contest as to who will finish their project first.  Ken has been working on his kayak for ten years but now the race is on as to whether he can finish it in before Gill's Folly.   Ken laughs that he is also building a Folly because by the time the kayak is finished he will not be able to get in and paddle it.

Gill even has a building permit.  She will have fun with her Folly and so will we, as we watch the little building take shape.   Now we need a proper name.