With Jeanine assisting me all day, we made excellent progress on setting balusters in place on the stairs from the first to the second floor. Weather permitting, we hope to do the same for the stairs to the basement tomorrow. A snowstorm is currently forecasted to dump half a foot of snow on us throughout the day. The work goes slowly because of the need for accuracy and the high cost of even a small mistake. While the balusters are being installed permanently, all the newell posts and rails are temporary and will need to be replaced when the bamboo needed for their construction finally arrives.