Well, our apartment isn’t up to code, apparently. Luckily, we’re not subject to code. In real time, we weathered the ice storm, and I’ve been glued to the computer since power came back on. Tomorrow is Part 5 of the apartment series a…
Read moreA hodgepodge of progress: 1) I completed a mulching job for Mr. Greg’s ditch bank. This was a tractor work trade. He will be preparing a 30′ x 150′ garden plot on our property for Jamie around Easter. 2) Getting the moster hickory log…
Read moreFinally, a return to building furniture is at least within sight. Once we get the insulation in the apartment we are moving in. We will do the interior siding later, as we plan on cutting the trees, making lumber, drying it, and cutting either shiplap …
Read moreThe most boring part of the apartment is behind me: electrical! Electrical work isn’t necessarily difficult; I just find it to be incredibly boring and slow.
Read moreAnother “my biggest tree yet” event. This time, a 32″ hickory in the beginning stages of dying. The tree had a hard lean and, luckily, had no obstacles to avoid. My friend Mr. Jack said this tree was starting to shed dangerously large…
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