"This is our retirement home...so we are building the dream my Mom and Dad had..."
It shows in all of the touches large and small.
I also like the look of the real logs - and was considering them for our cabin/house plan. However, if we do manage to build our dream place, then I will have much better things to do than climb up ladders to stain every few years!
It looks like you have everything above the surface in really good shape now - especially since you have corrected your freeboard margin on the dam. So I will just wish you good luck on what is going on below the surface and hope you keep growing your fishes!
