After a very white Christmas, the weather has turned again to rain and the earth to mud. Strong green blades of grass are erupting all around me. It’s surreal! In between bouts of rain I get to stake the goaters out for a refreshing munch of fresh green grass. In January, no less! The first blades of green grass are coloring the meadow I bet they’re grateful not to be weathering another 6-month winter with…
Tag: building projects
“Raising the Barn, Part 2: Floors & Roof”
With the posts secured upright and our beams braced in place, it was time to add girders and joists so we could work towards having a solid floor on each level of the barn. Each joist was chainsaw milled with 1 flat side, and the ends were notched so they all rested at the same precise height (regardless of how big/wide the log was) on the girders. Andy painstakingly measured out the placement of each…
“Raising the Barn, Part 1: Logging, Footings, & Posts”
It’s time I wrote out our adventure in building our barn! I will make a video about it at some point, but for now, it shall be a series of blog posts. We spent spring 2019 logging dead and dying trees out of our draws to use for constructing our barn. The telehandler is a fantastic friend for logging. We can telescope the boom out to its furthest reach and run multiple lengths of stout…
“A Post About Today: February 1st, 2021”
It’s a bright, sunny Monday morning. My orders are in the post and I’m now hiding in front of the computer. The thermometer says it’s 38ºF in the greenhouse. The top of our greenhouse today will likely reach 50ºF, whilst the draw below the cabin is likely in the teens or single-digits. It’s a comfy 70ºF inside after a busy morning of frying up sausage, pancakes, and onions. Why am I indoors in front of…